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Get to Know Your Keyboard

taken from Know the Keys On Your Keyboard!
by Mrs. Nelms
K-5 Computer Skills Resource Teacher
Northwest Elementary School
Kinston, NC

AB
alpha keysletter characters
numeric keypadenters all numbers and can be used as a calculator
function keysperform software function by themselves or with another character.
arrow keysmoves the cursor up, down, left, or right
shift keycreates capital letters and symbols when pressed with the matching letter or symbol
backspace keyerases the character to the left of the cursor
num (number) locktoggles the numeric keypad "ON"
ctrl key (control)peforms a software function when pressed with another with another key
tab keymoves the cursor forward 5 spaces or to the next designated tab stop
alt (alternate) keysused with Ctrl key to perform function
enter keycreates a new line or informs the computer to go to the next task
home keymoves the cursor to the beginning of the line
end keymoves the cursor to the end of the line
delete keyerases the character to the right of the cursor
insert keytoggles the insert mode "ON"
page up keymoves the current area view up
page down keymoves the current area view down
escape keycancels the previous command
caps lockstypes all capital letters automatically
space barmoves the cursor one space to the right


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