Chapter 5: the keyboard, Typewriter keys, Chapter 5 – Toshiba NB200 User Manual

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User’s Manual

5-1

The Keyboard

Chapter 5

The Keyboard

The computer's keyboard layouts are compatible with a 104/105-key enhanced

keyboard - by pressing some keys in combination, all of the 104/105-key

enhanced keyboard functions can be performed on the computer.
The number of keys available on your keyboard will depend on which

country/region your computer is configured for, with keyboards being

available for numerous languages.

In use there are six different types of keys, specifically typewriter keys, function

keys, soft keys, Hot keys, Linux special keys and the keypad overlay.

Typewriter keys

The typewriter keys produce the upper-case and lower-case letters,

numbers, punctuation marks, and special symbols that appear on the

screen. However, there are some differences between using a typewriter

and using a computer keyboard:

Letters and numbers produced in computer text vary in width. Spaces,

which are created by a 'space character' may also vary depending on

line justification and other factors.

The lowercase l (el) and the number 1 (one), together with the

uppercase O (oh) and the 0 (zero), are not interchangeable on

computers as they are on a typewriter.

Setting Your Default Keyboard Layout
When you start your computer for the first time and choose your keyboard
layout, it will be added to the list of selectable keyboards. The default key-
board layout will not be changed.
To set your default keyboard layout, follow these steps:
1. In Remix Launcher, click Preferences.
2. Choose Keyboard.
3. In the Keyboard Preferences window, select the Layouts tab.
4. Activate your preferred keyboard layout in the Default column.
5. Click Close.

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