Windows Keyboard and

Key Functions

Created by:Mary N. Painter

Presented by: Maxine Miller

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Introduction Different Key Functions

– Function Keys (F1 – F12)

– Windows Key, Menu Key, CTRL (Control) Keys, ALT Keys

– Word Processing Keys (Insert, Home, Page Up, Delete, End, Page Down)

– Number Key Pad

– Cursor Keys

– Shift Key, Caps Lock Key, Enter Key, Tab Key, Backspace Key, Esc (Escape) Key, Print Screen Key, Scroll Lock Key, Pause Break Key

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Space Bar

Standard Windows Keyboard

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Laptop keyboard

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The laptop keyboard is smaller and

you do not see the Number pad on

the right side of the keys.

The laptop keyboard has two main

differences from the basic keyboard.

1. The location of the numbers

keypad

2. Some Function keys require

pressing the Fn key to activate.

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Space Bar

F Keys – Function Keys

STANDARD KEYBOARD

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F Keys - Function Keys

F keys has different functions in diff programsF1 HELP *

F2 JUMP

F3 PREVIOUS MENU/RETURN

F4 CLOSE OPEN PROGRAMS *

F5 START UP IN SAFE MODE*

F6 NEXT MESSAGE

F7 BACKWARD SCROLL

F8 OPEN IN WINDOWS BOOT MENU*

F9 UPDATE

F10 PREVIOUS FUNCTION

F11 START RECOVERY PROGRAM *

F12 OPEN ‘SAVE AS’ IN WORD.

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Window Keys

Space Bar

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Windows Key

Windows Key = Start Menu

Holding down the Windows Key and pressing:

E = Windows Explorer

D = Minimize or Restore All Open Windows

F = Find or Search Dialog Box

M = Minimizes All Open Windows

Shift + M = Maximizes All Open Windows

R = Run Box

Pause/Break = System Properties

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Space Bar

Menu Key

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Menu Key

The same as a right mouse button

click.

An options menu appears for your

choice of what you want to do.

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Space Bar

CTRL (Control) Keys

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CTRL (Control) Keys

A = Select All

C = Copy

P = Print

U = Underline

X = Cut

Esc = Start Menu

B = Bold

I = Italics

S - Save

V = Paste

Z = Undo

Holding down one of the Ctrl (Control) Keys and pressing:

Holding down the Ctrl (Control) Key and pressing the Home

Key will take you to the Beginning of a document.

Holding down the Ctrl (Control) Key and pressing the End

Key will take you to the End of a document.

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Space Bar

ALT Keys

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ALT Keys

Holding down one of the Alt Keys and pressing:

– The “H” key will bring up the Help Menu in a program.

– “Tab” Key will switch between all open programs.

– The “F4” Key will close the current open program.

– “Prt Scr” (Print Screen) Key will copy the active

window to the clipboard.

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CTRL and ALT Keys Together Holding down the Ctrl and Alt Keys

together and pressing the Delete Key once

(1) the Close Program Box appears.

Holding down the Ctrl and Alt Keys

together and pressing the Delete Key twice

(2) will restart your computer.

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Space Bar

Word Processing Keys

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Word Processing Keys Insert Key – toggles between insert and type over in

a document.

Delete Key – sends selected item or what is to the right of the cursor to the recycle bin.

Home Key – goes to the beginning of the active line.

End Key – goes to the end of the active line.

Page Up – goes up the document one monitor viewing area of the screen.

Page Down – goes down the document one monitor viewing area of the screen.

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Space Bar

Cursor Keys

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Cursor Keys

Scroll through documents

without any changes

being made.

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Space Bar

Numbers Key Pad

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NUMBERS KEY PAD With the Num Lock Key ON can be used as a

calculator.

+ Adds - Subtract + Multiply / Divide

Enter – Totals

With Num Lock Key OFF the keys are the same

as the Word Processing Key and the Cursor

Keys.

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Space Bar

Shift Keys

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Shift Keys Holding down one of the Shift Keys and pressing:

A letter will type the letter capitalized in a

document.

A number key will type the Special Character above

the number.

Holding down the shift key and pressing the delete

key will delete a selected item without sending it to

the recycle bin.

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Space Bar

Caps Lock Key

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Caps Lock Key Caps Lock Key on will type all upper case

letters. Will not type the special characters

above the number keys.

Must press Caps Lock Key again to turn off

the upper case typing.

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Space Bar

Tab Key

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Tab Key When pressed will move the cursor to the

next set tab. Default on most documents is

every half inch.

In a form when pressed will jump to the

next box for information input.

Shift Tab will go back one box.

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Space Bar

Backspace Key

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Backspace Key Will erase the letter to the Left of the cursor.

Delete Key

Will erase the letter to the Right of the cursor.

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Space Bar

Esc - Escape Key

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Esc (Escape) Key

Cancels the current task.

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Space Bar

Print Screen Key

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Print Screen Key Pressing the Print Screen Key will copy the

viewing area on the monitor to the clipboard

for pasting into a program where it can then

be printed.

Holding down the Alt Key when pressing

the Print Screen Key will copy only the

active window to the clipboard for pasting

into a program where it can then be printed.

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Space Bar

Scroll Lock Key

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Scroll Lock Key

Scroll Lock key’s major

function now is to convert a

laptop keyboard to alpha-

numeric use.

Toggle between two

computers using the same

mouse, monitor and keyboard

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Space Bar

Pause Break Key

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Pause-Break Key

Holding down the Window Key

and pressing the Pause-Break Key

will bring up the System Properties

Box.