User’s Manual 5-1The KeyboardChapter 5The KeyboardThe computer's keyboard layouts are compatible with a 104/105-keyenhanced keyboard - by pressing some keys in combination, all of the104/105-key enhanced keyboard functions can be performed on thecomputer.The number of keys available on your keyboard will depend on whichcountry/region your computer is configured for, with keyboards beingavailable for numerous languages.In use there are six different types of keys, specifically typewriter keys,function keys, soft keys, Hot keys, Windows special keys and the keypadoverlay.Typewriter keysThe typewriter keys produce the upper-case and lower-case letters,numbers, punctuation marks, and special symbols that appear on thescreen. However, there are some differences between using a typewriterand 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 online justification and other factors.■ The lowercase l (el) and the number 1 (one), together with theuppercase O (oh) and the 0 (zero), are not interchangeable oncomputers as they are on a typewriter.■ The CAPS LOCK function key locks only the alphabetic characters intoupper-case while the Shift Lock function on a typewriter places all keysin the shifted position.■ The SHIFT keys, the Tab key, and the BACK SPACE key perform thesame function as their typewriter counterparts but also have specialcomputer functions.Never remove the key caps on your keyboard. Doing so could causedamage to the parts under the key caps.
