How do you type the greater than and less than signs?

[Cjnals]

I have up to 4-5 characters (some in blue) on some of the buttons on my keyboard. How do I select them? I've tried holding down the ctrl button but then nothing types. I've tried the fn button but it has no effect. 

[Jeet_singh]

@Cjnals,

Thank you for joining the HP Forums!

I understand you need to know how to access the blue keys on your laptop.

Please try steps mentioned below.

Click Start, enter regional in the search field, then select Regional and Language Settings from the search results list.
Select the Keyboards and Languages tab, then click Change keyboards.

In the Text Services and Input Languages window, click the Add button.

In the Add Input Language window, select a language and click OK.

In the Text Services and Input Languages window, set the Default input language to the one you just selected.

Next, select the language you do not want and click Remove.

Click OK to save the changes and close the window. Then click OK again to close the Regional and Language Options window.

To activate blue character press Ctrl+fn+right Shift keys once.

To deactivate blue character press Ctrl+fn+right Shift keys twice.

Please refer the document how to enable blue keys.

Link: HP Notebook PCs - How to Lock or Unlock the Fn Key

Also, try Pressing "Left shift" + "Left alt" together and double click "Right Shift". keys to enable blue keys.

I hope this answers your question, do let me know if you need any further assistance.

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Good Luck.