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Learning the Basics
Using the keyboard
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Sample 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 l (el) and the number 1 are not
interchangeable.
❖ The uppercase letter O and the number 0 are not
interchangeable.
❖ The Caps Lock key changes only the alphabet keys to upper
case—the number and symbol keys are not affected. The
caps lock light next to the caps lock key glows when you
press the
Caps Lock key.
Making your keyboard emulate a full-size keyboard
Although your computer’s keyboard layout is compatible
with a standard full-size keyboard, it has fewer keys.
A standard full-size keyboard has two
Enter, Ctrl, and Alt keys,
editing keys, cursor positioning keys, and a numeric keypad.
Pressing the
Fn key simultaneously in combination with one
of the specially marked keys allows you to emulate a full-size
keyboard.