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4 Chapter 1
Windows Keys
The keyboard has two keys that perform Windows-specific functions.
The Euro Symbol
If your keyboard is in any of the following languages -- United States-International, United Kingdom, French,
German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Swiss German, Swiss French, Czech, Belgian, Norwegian,
Hungarian, Turkish, Swedish or Finnish -- you can type the Euro symbol on your keyboard.
IMPORTANT:
(for US keyboard users): The keyboard type is set when you first set up Windows. For the Euro
symbol to work, the keyboard type has to be set to United States-International.
To verify the keyboard type:
1.
Click on
Start, Settings, Control Panel
.
2.
Double-click on
Keyboard
.
3.
Click on the
Language
tab.
4.
Verify that the keyboard type used for "English (United States)" is set to
United States-International
.
5.
If not, select and click on
Properties
; then select
United Stated-International
and click on
OK
.
6.
Click on
OK
.
Key Description
Windows logo key Start button. Combinations with this key perform special functions. Below are a
few examples:
+ Tab (Activates next Taskbar button)
+ E (Explores My Computer)
+ F (Finds Document)
+ M (Minimizes All)
Shift + + M (Undo Minimize All)
+ R (Displays the Run dialog box)
Application key
(Fn-Application key)
Opens the application’s context menu (same as right-click).
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