Sony Notebook
User Guide
Using your notebook
30
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 other.
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.
