Learning The Basics
User's Manual
3-3
Satellite P20
Version
1
Last Saved on 30/05/2003 13:57
ENGLISH using Euro_M.dot –– Printed on 30/05/2003 as T202014-EN
Using The Keyboard
Character keys
Typing with the character keys is very much like typing on a typewriter,
except that:
■
The space bar creates a space character instead of just passing over
an area of the page.
■
The lowercase letter
I
and the number
1
are not interchangeable.
■
The uppercase letter
O
and the number
0
are not interchangeable.
The
Caps Lock
key shifts the letter keys to upper case – the number
and symbol keys are not affected. The Caps Lock LED on the
keyboard illuminates when you press
Caps Lock
.
Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys
The
Ctrl
,
Fn
, and
Alt
keys do different things depending on the program
you are using. For more information, see your program documentation.
Function keys
The function keys (not to be confused with the
Fn
key) are the 12 keys at
the top of the keyboard.
F1
through
F12
are called function keys because they perform
programmed functions when pressed. Used in combination with the
Fn
key, function keys marked with icons execute specific functions, such as
dimming the computer display and enabling the numeric keypad. See
appendix A for more details of these ‘hot key’ functions.
