User Manual

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GD6000 User Guide
Getting Familiar With Your Computer
Primary Keys
Key Description
Alt The ALT (alternate) key is used with other keys to perform special tasks. On some operating systems
pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL twice soft reboots the computer.
Backspace The BACKSPACE key, sometimes represented on the keyboard as a left arrow, moves the cursor one
position to the left. The character to the left of the cursor is erased.
Caps Lock Pressing the CAPS LOCK key one time locks keys A through Z in the UPPER CASE position. Pressing the
CAPS LOCK key again returns the letters to lower case. While in the upper case mode, pressing the SHIFT
key results in lowercase characters when entered. You still have to use the SHIFT key to display charac-
ters located on the upper portion of the keyboard. For example, press SHIFT+8 to type an asterisk (*),
even when the CAPS LOCK key is activated.
The Caps Lock LED
lights when the keyboard is in Caps Lock mode.
Ctrl The CTRL (control) key works with other keys to perform a variety of functions.
Enter The ENTER key signals the computer that you have completed your entry. This is your way of telling the
computer to process the information that you have entered.
Esc The ESC (escape) key allows you to exit a pop-up window or message box.
Prtsc In Windows, pressing the PRTSC (print screen) key or ALT+PRTSC key copies the current screen or win-
dow to the clipboard so you can paste it into documents.
Shift The SHIFT key changes the keys A through Z to the UPPER CASE position. When you press an alphabetic
key, the character appears as a capital letter. When you press SHIFT with other keys, the characters on
the upper part of the keys appear. For example, pressing SHIFT+7 displays an ampersand (&).
Fn Some special FN (function) keys have been established to perform important tasks when pressed and
held with the FN key. These keys are described later in this document. The FN key legend is color keyed
to other special keys on the keyboard.
spacebar Use the SPACEBAR to enter a space and move the cursor one character to the right.
Tab The TAB key moves the cursor to the next tab stop or field. Tab stops are defined by your operating sys-
tem or application program. Press the TAB key to move from one field or text box to another.
Arrow Keys
The arrow keys are defined by the software application.
UP ARROW: usually moves the cursor up one line. In some cases, you can use the up
arrow to make selections from menus and scrollable list boxes.
DOWN ARROW: usually moves the cursor down one line. In Windows, you can use
the down arrow to make selections from menus and scrollable list boxes.
RIGHT ARROW: usually moves the cursor one character position to the right.
LEFT ARROW: usually moves the cursor one character position to the left.
Keyboard Basics
The GD6000 features:
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Full size keys on a 85-key keyboard
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Twelve function keys
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Application launch button (programmable button)
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Embedded numeric keypad
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USB port that enables you to connect an external keyboard
Keyboard ergonomics
Located below the keyboard, the wide palm rest is ergonomi-
cally designed to provide you with a very comfortable place to
rest your hands while you type.