Toshiba M50 User Guide

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Learning the Basics
Starting a program
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To disable the numeric overlay, hold down the 
Fn
 key and 
press 
F11
 again. The numeric mode light on the keyboard 
indicator panel goes out.
Using the overlay for cursor control
The keys with the gray arrows and symbols on their left front 
are the cursor control overlay keys. 
To turn the cursor control overlay on, press 
Fn
 and 
F10
 
simultaneously. The cursor control mode light on the 
keyboard indicator panel glows when the cursor control 
overlay is on.
To type alphabetic characters while the overlay is on:
For lowercase letters, hold down 
Fn
 while you type the 
letters.
For uppercase letters, hold down both 
Fn
 and 
Shift
 while 
you type the letters.
To use the numeric overlay keys while the cursor control 
overlay is on:
Hold down 
Shift
 while you use the numeric overlay keys. 
To return to the cursor control overlay, release 
Shift
.
To disable the cursor control overlay, hold down the 
Fn
 key 
and press 
F10
 again. The cursor control mode light on the 
keyboard indicator panel goes out. 
Starting a program
The easiest way to start a program is to double-click the name 
of the file that contains the information you want to work on. 
To find the file, use My Computer or Windows
®
 Explorer.
If you prefer to open the program first, you have four options. 
You can:
Double-click the icon for the program on your desktop
Use the Start menu