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Learning the Basics
Starting a program
Once the cursor control overlay is on:
To turn off the cursor control overlay, hold down the
Fn key and
press
F10 again. The cursor control mode light on the keyboard
indicator panel goes out.
Starting a program
The easiest way to start a program is to double-click the name of
the file that contains the information you want to work on. To find
the file, use My Computer or Windows Explorer.
If you prefer to open the program first, you have four options. You
can:
❖ Double-click the icon for the program on your desktop
❖ Use the Start menu
❖ Use Windows Explorer or My Computer to locate the
program file
❖ Use the Run dialog box
The next three sections explain how to start a program from the
Start menu, Explorer and the Run dialog box.
To Procedure
Type lowercase letters Press and hold down Fn while you type the
letters
Type uppercase letters Press Fn and Shift simultaneously while
you type the letters
Use the numeric keys Press and hold down Shift while you use
the overlay keys, then release Shift to
return to the cursor control overlay