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Chapter 3: Getting Started

Using the keyboard

Standard keyboard

This keyboard is the basic model of keyboard available with your computer.

Press these keys...

To...

Function keys

Start program actions. Each program uses different function keys for
different purposes. See the program documentation to find out more
about the function key actions.

Navigation keys

Press these keys to move the cursor to the beginning of a line, to the
end of a line, up the page, down the page, to the beginning of a
document, or to the end of a document.

Indicators

Show if your

N

UM

L

OCK

,

C

APS

L

OCK

, or

S

CROLL

L

OCK

keys are

activated. Press the corresponding key to activate the function.

Windows keys

Press one of these keys to open the Windows Start menu. These keys
can also be used in combination with other keys to open utilities like

F

(Search utility),

R

(Run utility), and

E

(Explorer utility).

Application key

Access shortcut menus and help assistants in Windows.

Directional keys

Move the cursor up, down, right, or left.

Numeric keypad

Use these keys to type numbers when the numeric keypad (

N

UM

L

OCK

)

is turned on.

Function keys

Navigation keys

Indicators

Windows keys

Application
key

Directional
keys

Numeric
keypad