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Using Your VAIO Notebook
11
The notebook keyboard keys
Key Description
Numeric keypad
area
The numeric keypad area contains the keys found on a
typical calculator. Use this area to type numbers or to
perform mathematical calculations such as addition and
subtraction. Note the following:
❑ To activate the numeric keypad, press the Num Lock
key, which causes the Num Lock light to come on and
remain on until the numeric keypad is deactivated.
❑ To deactivate the Num Lock key, press the Num Lock
key again, which causes the Num Lock light to go off.
Navigation keys The Left/Right/Up/Down arrows are devoted to move the
cursor on the screen and also function as the Home, End,
Page Up, and Page Down keys, respectively.
Correction keys The Insert, Backspace, and Delete keys enable you to make
corrections in your documents.
Function keys The 12 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 next.
Escape key The Esc (Escape) key is used to cancel commands.
Print Screen key The Print Screen key takes an electronic snapshot of the
screen and places it in the Windows Clipboard. You can then
paste the screen shot into a document and print it.