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Keyboard Functions

A handout for a "Computer Basics" class which includes an introduction to keyboard and mouse basics. This handout was created by Beth Duttlinger for the Pasquotank-Camden Library (Elizabeth City, NC) in 2002 and last updated in 2010. Resource may be freely duplicated or adapted by any library or non-profit. More resources can be found at http://technologytrainingwheels.pbworks.com/Computer-Basics

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Keyboard Functions

A handout for a "Computer Basics" class which includes an introduction to keyboard and mouse basics. This handout was created by Beth Duttlinger for the Pasquotank-Camden Library (Elizabeth City, NC) in 2002 and last updated in 2010. Resource may be freely duplicated or adapted by any library or non-profit. More resources can be found at http://technologytrainingwheels.pbworks.com/Computer-Basics

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The Keyboard

Most of the letters and symbols are in the same position as the standard typewriter keyboard
BUT there are some important additions. Take a few minutes now to examine your keyboard
and locate the following keys while you begin to familiarize yourself with their functions.
Laptop keyboards sometimes omit the numeric keypad and other keys may be in a slightly
different position.

Main Keyboard Key positions in the main section are similar to a typewriter.
However, the characters will repeat if the key is held down for
even a second.
Numeric Keypad The number keys to the far right of the keyboard were designed
for input by bookkeepers and accountants. The <Num Lock> must
be on in order to type numbers with these keys. If <Num Lock> is
not on, they become directional keys.
Directional Keys Directly to the left of the numerical keypad are the directional keys.
The arrow keys are located at the bottom of the keyboard. The
directional keys labeled <Home>, <Page Up>, <End>, <Page
down> will perform specific tasks depending on the software
which is running. In a word processor, the <Home> key will
reposition the insertion point at the beginning of a line of text.
Function Keys Function keys are those which are numbered <F1>, <F2>, <F3>,
etc. Your computer may have up to twelve functions keys. These
keys perform special commands within application software.
Special Keys The <Esc> (escape) key is dependent on the software. Generally it
allows the user to back up one step in a menu or exit a command.
The <Ctrl> (control) key takes on many special functions when
used with other keys on the main keyboard.
The <Alt> (alternate) key is also used in conjunction with another
key. For example, holding down the <Alt> and touching the
<F4> will close a program.
The <Enter> or return key is used on the Internet to enter a
command. In word processing, it is used to end a paragraph or
insert black lines.
The <Delete> key removes typed characters to the right of the
cursor. <Backspace> removes characters to the left of the cursor.
The <Tab>, <Shift>, <Space Bar>, <Caps Lock>, and
<Backspace> keys all work the same as on a typewriter.

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