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Just A Little Query Which Has Been Puzzling Me For A Long Time.

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Jackdaw33 | 03:37 Sun 05th Feb 2017 | Technology
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My laptop, like every other computer I have used, has both a Return key and an Entry key. To me they both perform the same function. Is there actually a difference?
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For Entry read Enter.
Most of the time they work identically but specific programs might find different uses for them. For example, see the references to Adobe InDesign here:
http://creativepro.com/a-tale-of-two-enter-keys/#
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Thanks for that, Chico. I don't think it will tax me too much.
You just pinched my link Chris ;-)
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Well it's a long way from Oz to Blighty!
That it is. Ho hum, I'm used to "running in the pack" ;-/
Can't see an 'Enter' key on mine.
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On mine it's at the bottom right hand corner of the number pad, directly below the number 3.
I'm on a laptop. It hasn't got a number pad. Which will explain it methinks.
I think in that case the Enter key will be for the number pad.
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My laptop has a number pad. Very useful in conjunction with the Alt key for generating characters with diacritics: é â ä à å ç etc.
I've often wished mine had one, for the same reason, I do have a Character map which has them all, and many other useful things on.
There are keyboards and "extended keyboards" and you have to tell your operating system which one you have when you first set up Windows. The extended keyboard is the one with the extra keys on the right-hand side, mainly numers. Larger laptops have the extended keyboard, smaller ones normally have the basic keyboard because of space limitations.

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