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Keyboard

The following table lists the keyboard specifications of your Precision 3580.

Table 14. Keyboard specifications

Description

Keyboard type

Keyboard layout

Number of keys

Keyboard size

Key distance (Key size: X/Y)

Keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard function keys

The F1-F12 keys at the top of the keyboard are function keys. By default, these keys are used to perform specific functions

defined by the software application in use.

You can run the secondary tasks that are indicated by the symbols on the function keys by pressing the function key with fn, for

example, fn and F1. See the table below for the list of secondary tasks and the key combinations to run them.

NOTE:

Keyboard characters may differ depending on the keyboard language configuration. Keys that are used for tasks

remain the same, regardless of the keyboard language.

NOTE:

You can define the primary behavior of function keys in the Function Key Behavior menu of the BIOS setup

program.

Table 15. Secondary tasks of keyboard keys

Key combination for task

fn and F1

fn and F2

fn and F3

fn and F4

fn and F5

Specifications of Precision 3580

Values

Standard keyboard

QWERTY

● United States and Canada: 99 keys

● United Kingdom: 100 keys

● Japan: 103 keys

● Canada: 99 keys

● French-Canadian Quebec: 100 keys

● French-Canadian: 99 keys

X=18.05 mm key pitch

Y=18.05 mm key pitch

X=15.05 mm

Y=15.05 mm

Some keys on your keyboard have two symbols on them.

These keys can be used to type alternate characters or to

perform secondary functions. To type the alternate character,

press Shift and the desired key. To perform secondary

functions, press fn and the desired key.

NOTE:

You can define the primary behavior of the

function keys (F1–F12) changing Function Key Behavior

in BIOS setup program.

What the task does

Operating system and application specific F1 behavior

Operating system and application specific F2 behavior

Operating system and application specific F3 behavior

Operating system and application specific F4 behavior

Operating system and application specific F5 behavior