Personal Computer User Manual

Special Keys on the Equity 386SX Keyboard

Certain keys on your keyboard serve special functions when

your computer is running MS-DOS or application programs.

The following illustration shows the Equity 386SX keyboard,

and the table that follows describes the special keys.

Key

functions

Key

Purpose

Tab

Caps Lock

Moves the cursor one tab to the right in normal

mode and one tab to the left in shift mode.

Changes the letter keys from lower- to

uppercase; changes back to lowercase when

pressed again. The numeric/symbol keys on

the top row of the keyboard and the symbol

keys in the main part of the keyboard are not

affected.

Shift Produces uppercase characters or the top

symbols on the keys when used with the main

character keys. Produces lowercase

characters when the Caps Lock function is on.

Ctrl Works with other keys to perform special

(control) functions, such as editing operations

in MS-DOS and various application programs.

Alt

Works with other keys to enter alternate

character codes or functions.

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Using the Equity 386SX