Keyboard Basics; Primary Keys - Hitachi GD8000 User Manual

GD8000 User Guide

Keyboard Basics

The GD8000 features:
Full size, glow-in-the-dark (GID) keys on a 85-key keyboard
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Twelve function keys
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Embedded numeric keypad
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Application Launch Key
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Radio ON/OFF Switch (option)
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Ergonomically designed wide palm rest located below the keyboard.
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Primary Keys

Key Description
ALT The
pressing
The
BACKSPACE
tion to the left. The character to the left of the cursor is erased.
CAPS LOCK Pressing the
CAPS LOCK
key results in lowercase characters when entered. You still have to use the
located on the upper portion of the keyboard. For example, press
when the
The Caps Lock LED
CTRL The
ENTER The
computer to process the information that you have entered.
The
ESC
PRTSC In Windows, pressing the
to the clipboard so you can paste it into documents.
SHIFT The
key, the character appears as a capital letter. When you press
upper part of the keys appear. For example, pressing
FN Some special
combination with the
keyed to other special keys on the keyboard.
SPACEBAR Use the
TAB The
or application program. Press the
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(programmable button)
ALT (alternate) key is used with other keys to perform special tasks. On some operating systems
CTRL+ALT+DEL twice soft reboots the computer.
key, sometimes represented on the keyboard as a left arrow, moves the cursor one posi-
BACKSPACE
CAPS LOCK key one time locks keys
key again returns the letters to lower case. While in the upper case mode, pressing the
CAPS LOCK key is activated.
lights when the keyboard is in Caps Lock mode.
CTRL (control) key works with other keys to perform a variety of functions.
ENTER key signals the computer that you have completed your entry. This is your way of telling the
(escape) key allows you to exit a pop-up window or message box.
ESC
PRTSC
SHIFT key changes the keys
FN (function) keys have been established to perform important tasks when pressed in
FN key. These keys are described later in this document. The
SPACEBAR to enter a space and move the cursor one character to the right.
TAB key moves the cursor to the next tab stop or field. Tab stops are defined by your operating system
Getting Familiar With Your Computer
A through
(print screen) key or ALT+PRTSC
A through Z to the UPPER CASE position. When you press an alphabetic
SHIFT+7
TAB key to move from one field or text box to another.
Z in the UPPER CASE position. Pressing the
SHIFT key to display characters
SHIFT+8 to type an asterisk (*), even
key copies the current screen or window
SHIFT with other keys, the characters on the
displays an ampersand (&).
FN
SHIFT
key legend is color