Where did they move the insert key to on the Microsoft Surface Go laptop?

[kestrell]

I love my little laptop but, as a Jaws user, it is kind of a nuisance that the designers put the power button where the insert key typically goes, to the left of the delete key.

While Jaws can use the caps lock key in the laptop configuration as a meta key, there are a lot of keyboard commands that only work with the insert key.

I'm currently using a USB keyboard plugged into the laptop, but the more I think about it, the more it drives me crazy.

Can anyone find a picture on the web which indicates where they hid the insert key?

I already had to call the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk once this week, and I would rather not call them again if I can avoid it.

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[kestrell]

Thanks! I read a bunch of reviews before buying the laptop, and no one mentioned that the designers put the power button where the insert key traditionally goes. It's not a dealbreaker for me, but for a blind person using the Jaws screen reader, it might be. Now, Freedom Scientific, the company that makes Jaws, builds in a laptop configuration for Jaws, and most users think it gives you all the funtionality of the desktop configuration, which relies on that insert key, but it doesn't.

So, since I began taking courses in using Jaws with other applications this year in order to improve my overall computer skills (two courses so far, and I begin a third next week), I find that there are actually quite a number of keyboard commands which can only be performed with that insert key.

I'm kind of surprised at Microsoft not taking this into consideration, as they are possibly the software company most involved in accessibility, since they create software typically used by government agencies, businesses, and schools, which is required by law to be accessible. Additionally, there is a version of these Surface laptop which is being sold as the student version to schools.

Why am I writing this pedantic essay here? I don't even know. I woke up too early this morning and I'm insufficiently caffeinated. It's Friday. I should go do something fun.