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Q48038: Mac Adm: Special/Reserved Keys for User Names

Article: Q48038
Product(s): Microsoft Mail For Appletalk Networks
Version(s): WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.0b,3.1,3.1a,3.1c
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): 
Last Modified: 07-NOV-1999

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Mail for AppleTalk Networks, versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.0b, 3.1, 3.1a, 3.1c 
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SUMMARY
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In Microsoft Mail, you cannot use some of the keys on your keyboard to type a
user name. These keys and combinations of keys are interpreted by Mail as
commands to do some specific action.

For example, the ESC key in the upper-left corner of your keyboard closes most of
the windows in Mail.

The following characters/keys are not allowed as part of a user name:

  ESC
  CLEAR
  COMMAND
  OPTION
  SHIFT
  CTRL
  DELETE on the regular keyboard
  TAB
  Direction arrows

The following characters/keys are allowed as part of a user name:

  Function keys F1 - F15
  PGUP
  PGDN
  HOME
  END
  DEL (located between the regular keyboard and numeric keypad on an extended
  keyboard)

Note that many of these keys are available only on the standard and extended
Macintosh keyboards.


Additional query words: 3.00 3.00a 3.00b 3.10 3.10a 3.10c

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Keywords          :  
Technology        : kbMailSearch kbZNotKeyword3 kbMailATN300 kbMailATN300a kbMailATN300b kbMailATN310 kbMailATN310a kbMailATN310c
Version           : WINDOWS:3.0,3.0a,3.0b,3.1,3.1a,3.1c

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