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To use the Windows and Applications keys, To use the ALT GR key

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Basic Operation Operating Your Notebook To use the Windows and Applications keys The Windows key brings up the Windows Start menu. This is the same as selecting the Start button on the taskbar. The Applications key brings up the shortcut menu for the current application. This is the same menu that appears when you right-click while pointing at the application. This key combination Windows key+E Windows key+F1 Windows key+F Windows key+M Shift+Windows key+M Windows key+R Does this Runs Windows Explorer. Runs Windows Help. Runs Windows Find: Search. Minimizes all displayed windows. Returns all minimized windows to original size. Runs the Windows Run dialog box. To use the ALT GR key Non-U.S. keyboards have an ALT GR key to the right of the spacebar. This is a shift key that provides access to certain special keyboard characters. For a character in the lower-right corner of a key, press and hold ALT GR to type the character. 1 Shifted 2 Unshifted 3 ALT GR Reference Guide 21

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Basic Operation
Operating Your Notebook
Reference Guide
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To use the Windows and Applications keys
The Windows key brings up the Windows Start menu. This is the same as selecting
the Start button on the taskbar.
The Applications key brings up the shortcut menu for the current application. This is
the same menu that appears when you right-click while pointing at the application.
This key combination
Does this
Windows key+E
Runs Windows Explorer.
Windows key+F1
Runs Windows Help.
Windows key+F
Runs Windows Find: Search.
Windows key+M
Minimizes all displayed windows.
Shift+Windows key+M
Returns all minimized windows to original size.
Windows key+R
Runs the Windows Run dialog box.
To use the ALT GR key
Non-U.S. keyboards have an ALT GR key to the right of the spacebar. This is a shift
key that provides access to certain special keyboard characters.
For a character in the lower-right corner of a key, press and hold ALT GR to type the
character.
1
Shifted
2
Unshifted
3
ALT GR