User Guide - Windows 8.1
Keys
NOTE: Your computer may look slightly different from the illustration in this section.
Component Description
(1)   esc key Displays system information when pressed in combination 
with the fn key.
(2)   fn key Executes frequently used system functions when pressed 
in combination with a function key or the esc key.
(3) Windows key  Returns you to the Start screen from an open app or the 
Windows desktop.
NOTE: Pressing the Windows key again will return you to 
the previous screen.
(4)   Function keys Execute frequently used system functions when pressed in 
combination with the fn key.
(5)   Embedded numeric keypad When the keypad is turned on, it can be used like an 
external numeric keypad.
Each key on the keypad performs the function indicated by 
the icon in the upper-right corner of the key.
(6) Windows applications key Displays options for a selected object.
(7)   num lk key Turns the embedded numeric keypad on and off when 
pressed in combination with the fn key.
Alternates between the navigational and numeric functions 
on the embedded numeric keypad.
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