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Insert a period Press the Space key twice. The next letter is capitalized.
Insert an at sign (@) or a period (.) in an email address field Press the Space key.
Capitalize a letter Press and hold the letter key until the capitalized letter appears.
Turn on CAP lock Press the Alt key and the Right Shift key. To turn off CAP lock, press
the Left Shift key or Right Shift key.
Type a symbol Press the Symbol key. Type the letter that appears below the symbol.
Type the alternate character on a key Press the Alt key and the character key.
Type an accented or special character Press and hold the letter key and, on the trackpad, slide your finger
left or right. For example, to type ü, press and hold U and slide your
finger left until ü appears. Release the letter key when the accented
or special character appears.
Type a number in a text field Press and hold the Alt key and press the number key.
Type a number in a number field Press a number key. You do not need to press the Alt key.
Turn on NUM lock Press the Alt key and the Left Shift key. To turn off NUM lock, press
the Left Shift key or Right Shift key.
Highlight a line of text Press the Left Shift key or Right Shift key and, on the trackpad, slide
your finger up or down.
Highlight text character by character Press the Left Shift key or Right Shift key and, on the trackpad, slide
your finger left or right.
Cut highlighted text Press the Left Shift key or Right Shift key and the Backspace/
Delete key.
Copy highlighted text Press the Alt key and click the trackpad.
Paste text Press the Left Shift key or Right Shift key and click the trackpad.
Troubleshooting: Typing
SureType technology does not recognize a word
Use the list that appears when you type to help you build words that SureType® technology does not recognize. Press the letter key for the
first letter in the word once. Highlight a letter in the list. Press the letter key for the next letter in the word once. Highlight a letter combination.
Click the trackpad. Continue typing the word.
I cannot check spelling
You can check only the spelling of text that you type. You can check spelling in English, Afrikaans, Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French,
German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish.
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