hi there, the fn or so-called function key is used to simulate a num pad on a laptop. i personally find it impractical, seen as there is a number row on the laptop anyway. also, the fn key can be used for other things, like screen brightness but this will depend on the type of laptop. hth, orhan.---- Original Message ---- From: Moty Azrad To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 2:07 PM Subject: [access-uk] Jaws and FN key in Laptops > Hi friends, > > I'm going to get my first new HP Laptop. > Up to now, I used only Desktop PC. > I wish to know more abut the key in Laptops that is called: > Function key. > What exactly is this key used for? > And when I use Jaws, and I'm using now Jaws9.0.552, the latest > updated version, do I have any improvement or something else that I > can do with this function key? > > Thanks much and any output here is greatly appreciated > > Moti > > Moti Azrad > Musician & Piano Tuner > motia@xxxxxxx > motiaz@xxxxxxxxx > azrad_moty@xxxxxxxxxxx > Israel