Sony Notebook
User Guide
Using your notebook
27
Keys
Descriptions
Escape key (1)
The
<Esc>
(Escape) key is used to cancel commands.
Function keys (2)
The twelve function keys along the top of the keyboard are used to perform designated tasks. For
example, in many applications,
<F1>
is the
Help
key. The task associated with each function key may
vary from one application to the next.
Print Screen key (3)
The
<Print Screen>
key takes an electronic snapshot of the screen and moves it to the
Windows
Clipboard
. You can then paste the screenshot into a document and print it.
Correction keys (4)
The
<Insert>, <Back Space>
and
<Delete>
keys enable you to make corrections.
<Fn> key (5)
The
<Fn>
key is used in combination with other keys to execute commands.
Navigation keys (6)
These keys enable you to move the cursor on the screen.
Application key (7)
The Application key displays a shortcut menu; pressing this key is equivalent to clicking the right
mouse button.
Numeric keypad area (8)
Contains the keys found on a typical calculator. Use the numeric keypad area to type numbers or to
perform mathematical calculations such as addition and subtraction. Note that you must press the
<Num Lock>
key to activate the numeric keypad. When you do so, the
<Num Lock>
indicator
illuminates.
Operator keys (9)
Several keys are always used with at least one other key:
<Ctrl>, <Alt>,
and
<Shift>.
When held
down with another key, the
<Ctrl>
(Control) and
<Alt>
(Alternate) keys offer another way to execute
commands. For example, in many applications, instead of choosing the
Save
command from a menu,
you can hold down
<Ctrl>
and press
<S>
(referred to as
<Ctrl>
+
<S>
). The
<Shift>
key is used to
produce capital letters or special symbols such as @ and $.
Windows
®
key (10)
The key with the
Windows
®
logo
displays the Windows
®
Start menu; it is equivalent to clicking the
Start
button on the taskbar.
