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CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook www.gateway.com Using the keyboard Tips & Tricks You can attach an external keyboard to the notebook using a USB port. You do not need to shut down the notebook to connect a USB keyboard. Your notebook features a full-size keyboard that functions the same as a desktop computer keyboard. Many of the keys have been assigned alternate functions, including shortcut keys for Windows, function keys for specific system operations, and the Num Lock keys for the numeric keypad. Function keys/ System keys Key types 18 Numeric keypad FN key Windows key Navigation keys Arrow keys Application key The keyboard has several different types of keys. Some keys perform specific actions when pressed alone and other actions when pressed in combination with another key. Key type Icon Function keys System keys Navigation keys Arrow keys Application key Description Press these keys labeled F1 to F12 to perform actions in programs. For example, pressing F1 may open help. Each program uses different function keys for different purposes. See the program documentation to find out more about the function key actions. Press these colored keys in combination with the FN key to perform specific actions. For more information, see "System key combinations" on page 19. Press these keys to move the cursor to the beginning of a line, to the end of a line, up the page, down the page, to the beginning of a document, or to the end of a document. Press these keys to move the cursor up, down, right, or left. Press this key for quick access to shortcut menus and help assistants in Windows. Windows key FN key Numeric keypad Press this key to open the Windows Start menu. This key can also be used in combination with other keys to open utilities like F (Search utility), R (Run utility), and E (Explorer utility). Press the FN key in combination with a colored system key to perform a specific action. Use these keys to type numbers when the numeric keypad is turned on. Press FN+ 1 to turn on the numeric keypad.

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CHAPTER 2: Checking Out Your Gateway Notebook
www.gateway.com
18
Using the keyboard
Tips & Tricks
You can attach an external keyboard to
the notebook using a USB port. You do
not need to shut down the notebook to
connect a USB keyboard.
Your notebook features a full-size keyboard that functions the same as a desktop
computer keyboard. Many of the keys have been assigned alternate functions,
including shortcut keys for Windows, function keys for specific system
operations, and the Num Lock keys for the numeric keypad.
Key types
The keyboard has several different types of keys. Some keys perform specific
actions when pressed alone and other actions when pressed in combination
with another key.
Function keys/ System keys
Navigation
keys
F
N
key
Windows key
Numeric
keypad
Application key
Arrow keys
Key type
Icon
Description
Function
keys
Press these keys labeled
F1
to
F12
to perform actions in programs. For example,
pressing
F1
may open help.
Each program uses different function keys for different purposes. See the program
documentation to find out more about the function key actions.
System keys
Press these colored keys in combination with the
F
N
key to perform specific actions.
For more information, see
“System key combinations” on page 19
.
Navigation
keys
Press these keys to move the cursor to the beginning of a line, to the end of a line, up
the page, down the page, to the beginning of a document, or to the end of a document.
Arrow keys
Press these keys to move the cursor up, down, right, or left.
Application
key
Press this key for quick access to shortcut menus and help assistants in Windows.
Windows
key
Press this key to open the Windows
Start
menu. This key can also be used in
combination with other keys to open utilities like
F
(Search utility),
R
(Run utility), and
E
(Explorer utility).
F
N
key
Press the
F
N
key in combination with a colored system key to perform a specific action.
Numeric
keypad
Use these keys to type numbers when the numeric keypad is turned on. Press
F
N
+
to turn on the numeric keypad.
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