Toshiba 2805-s503 User Guide

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Learning the Basics
Starting a program

To use the cursor control overlay when the numeric overlay is on, 
press and hold down 

Shift

 while you use the cursor control keys. To 

return to the numeric overlay, release 

Shift

.

To turn off the numeric keypad overlay, hold down the 

Fn

 key and 

press 

F11

 again. The numeric mode light on the keyboard indicator 

panel goes out.

To turn on the cursor control overlay, 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 keypad overlay when 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 turn off 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.

The easiest way to start a program is to 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:

❖

Double-click the icon for the program on your desktop

❖

Use the Start menu