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Chapter 5: the keyboard, Typewriter keys, Chapter 5 – Toshiba NB200 User Manual

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User’s Manual

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The Keyboard

Chapter 5

The Keyboard

The computer's keyboard layouts are compatible with a 104/105-key

enhanced keyboard - by pressing some keys in combination, all of the

104/105-key enhanced keyboard functions can be performed on the

computer.
The number of keys available on your keyboard will depend on which

country/region your computer is configured for, with keyboards being

available for numerous languages.
In use there are six different types of keys, specifically typewriter keys,

function keys, soft keys, Hot keys, Windows special keys and the keypad

overlay.

Typewriter keys

The typewriter keys produce the upper-case and lower-case letters,

numbers, punctuation marks, and special symbols that appear on the

screen. However, there are some differences between using a typewriter

and using a computer keyboard:

Letters and numbers produced in computer text vary in width. Spaces,

which are created by a "space character" may also vary depending on

line justification and other factors.

The lowercase l (el) and the number 1 (one), together with the

uppercase O (oh) and the 0 (zero), are not interchangeable on

computers as they are on a typewriter.

The CAPS LOCK function key locks only the alphabetic characters into

upper-case while the Shift Lock function on a typewriter places all keys

in the shifted position.

The SHIFT keys, the Tab key, and the BACK SPACE key perform the

same function as their typewriter counterparts but also have special

computer functions.

Never remove the key caps on your keyboard. Doing so could cause

damage to the parts under the key caps.