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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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.