Laptop User Manual

Learning the Basics

Using the keyboard

❖ Use Error-checking and Disk Defragmenter regularly to check

and optimize disk space and improve performance.

❖ Scan all new files for viruses.

This precaution is especially important for files you receive via

diskette, email, or download from the Internet.

❖ Take frequent breaks to avoid repetitive-motion injuries and

eyestrain.

❖ Do not turn off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates

a drive is active.

Turning off the computer while it is reading from or writing to

a disk may damage the disk, the drive, or both.

The Windows

operating system records information, such as your

desktop setup, during its shutdown procedure. If you do not let the

Windows

operating system shut down normally, details such as

new icon positions may be lost.

Using the keyboard

Your computer’s keyboard contains character keys, control keys,

function keys, and special Windows

keys, providing all the

functionality of a full-size keyboard.

(Sample Illustration) Keyboard

Character keys

Typing with the character keys is very much like typing on a

typewriter, except that:

❖ The space bar creates a space character instead of just passing

over an area of the page.

❖ The lowercase letter l (el) and the number 1 are not

interchangeable.

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