Getting Started 15The keys on the keyboard can be grouped into the following categories:• Full-sized Alphanumeric typewriter keys are arranged like a standardtypewriter keyboard and are used for text entry. The Windows keys on eitherside of the spacebar open Windows menus and perform other special functions.• Function keys, when pressed together with the key, enable specialfunctions.• Cursor and Screen control keys move the cursor. They may perform otherfunctions, depending on your software.To clean the computer keyboard, use slightly damp cotton swabs. Scrub the keys andthe surface around the keys.Do not allow liquid to drip into the keyboard or you may damage the keyboard.Using the Numeric KeypadYour keyboard includes a numeric keypad, which is a group of keys that you can set totype numbers and mathematical symbols, such as the plus sign. A number or symbolon the left corner of each keypad key shows its numeric function.Press + to turn on the embedded numeric keypad. The numeric functionsof the keypad are enabled and the Num Lock LED turns on. (See ”Reading the StatusIndicators” on page 22 for the location of the Num Lock LED.)While the numeric functions are enabled, you can temporarily return a key to its normalfunction by pressing the key and the key. For example to type the letter m, press+, this operation displays the letter m.To turn the numeric keypad off, press + again. The Num Lock LED turnsoff.Num Lock LED
