Toshiba Portege 2010 User Guide 1 - Page 59

Learning the Basics Using the keyboard 59 Using the keyboard Function keys Windows keys Character keys Alt (Alternate) key Fn key Ctrl (Control) key Sample parts of the keyboard Ctrl, Fn and Alt keys Numeric and cursor control overlay Ctrl Fn Alt Ctrl, Fn and Alt keys The Ctrl, Fn and Alt keys do different things depending on the program you are using. For more information, see your program documentation. Character keys Typing with the character keys is very much like typing on a typewriter, except that: ❖ The spacebar creates a space character instead of just passing over an area of the page. ❖ The lowercase l (el) and the number 1 are not interchangeable.