Help with keys on laptop?

Question

Ok my son pulled half the keys off my laptop and I got them all back on except 8 on the very botttom row on each side of space bar...
The row goes FN __ __ __ __spacebar__ __ __ __ The keys I have are 2 alt keys, 2 windows keys, 1 ctrl key, 1 forward slash key,1 insert key, and 1 key with a rectangle with lines and arrow( not sure what its called, can someone help fill in the blanks? Also it's a gateway laptop that was bought 2 1/2 years ago and thats all I know

Answer 1

The best way is to test the keys. You should be able to press the little numbs where the keys go, if not, use a pen.

The Rectangle key is the right click key. Open IE, move the mouse to the IE windows then press each one until you get the right click menu. Pressing Windows + 'E' will open Windows Explorer, so test it out. As for CTRL and ALT, CTRL is usually on the outside of the bottom row and the ALTs are usually right next to the keyboard.

You could also go onto the manufacturer web site, download a manual and look at the pictures. :)

Good luck anyway.

Answer 2

You can use trial and Error, as laptop keyboard differ from model to model.
Open up notepad and type something. Anything. It doesn't matter.

Now press the key next to FN and press A. Did the text get selected? If so, then click the CTRL key into that position.

Now try the other keys.
If something in the top menu bar got selected, then its ALT.
If the Start Menu popped up its the Windows-Key.
If a Menu pops up as if you pressed the right mouse button, its the key with the rectangle, lines and arrow.
The forward slash key should normally work in notepad to print a forward slash.
By now the only left gap should be the insert key.
If you're unsure, type again something into notepad.
Then click anywhere into the text and press the suspected insert key. Now type again.
Is the text now being overwritten by your input? Then you found the insert key.

I hope this helps...

Answer 3

if the only thing your looking for is the order then....the order of the keys on my IBM thinkpad go

Fn,ctrl,windows, alt, spacebar, alt, properties key(key with the lines, rectangle and arrow), i have another ctrl key...you may not

Answer 4

Dear Jake_crys: I have the same computer.

It goes as this:
Fn-Ctrl-Win-flag-Alt-space bar-Alt-Rect wlines-Ctrl-left arrow-dwn. arrow-right arrow.

/?-key goes next to right shift
insert key goes to top row next to delete

Answer 5

Dear its better to try it with using GUM, if it can hold. Else you can either go for USB Keyboard or internal keyboard it is available in market. Just go to Computer shop ask them to USB keyboard, come to & just plug in to your laptop USB port Use it, You can use both the Keypads, internal & external.

Regards,
~hero~
Computer Engineer
www.akbarthegreat.com

Answer 6

look up keyboard on google images.