Whenever you need to type something in a program, e-mail message or text box typing keys of a keyboard are used. You can move the cursor by clicking in the desired location with the mouse, or by using the navigation keys present on the keyboard.
In addition to letters, numerals, punctuation marks, and symbols, the typing keys also include Shift, Caps Lock, Tab, Enter, the Spacebar, and Backspace keys.
Key name | How to use it |
Shift | Press Shift in combination with a letter to type an uppercase letter. Press Shift in combination with another key to type the symbol shown on the upper part of that key. |
Caps Lock | Press Caps Lock once to type all letters as uppercase. Press Caps Lock again to turn this function off. Your keyboard might have a light indicating whether Caps Lock is on. |
Tab | Press Tab to move the cursor several spaces forward. You can also press Tab to move to the next text box on a form. |
Enter | Press Enter to move the cursor to the beginning of the next line. In a dialog box, press Enter to select the highlighted button. |
Spacebar | Press the Spacebar to move the cursor one space forward. |
Backspace | Press Backspace to delete the character before the cursor, or the selected text. |
Some useful shortcuts | |
Press this | To do this |
Windows logo key | Open the Start menu |
Alt+Tab | Switch between open programs or windows |
Alt+F4 | Close the active item, or exit the active program |
Ctrl+S | Save the current file or document (works in most programs) |
Ctrl+C | Copy the selected item |
Ctrl+X | Cut the selected item |
Ctrl+V | Paste the selected item |
Ctrl+Z | Undo an action |
Ctrl+A | Select all items in a document or window |
F1 | Display Help for a program or Windows |
Windows key +F1 | Display Windows Help and Support |
Esc | Cancel the current task |
Application key (near to right Ctrl key) | Open a menu of commands related to a selection in a program. Equivalent to right-clicking the selection. |
Using navigation keys
The navigation keys allow you to move the cursor, move around in documents and webpages, and edit text. The following is the list stating some common functions of these keys. | |
Press this | To do this |
Left Arrow, Right Arrow, Up Arrow, or Down Arrow | Move the cursor or selection one space or line in the direction of the arrow, or scroll a webpage in the direction of the arrow |
Home | Move the cursor to the beginning of a line or move to the top of a webpage |
End | Move the cursor to the end of a line or move to the bottom of a webpage |
Ctrl+Home | Move to the top of a document |
Ctrl+End | Move to the bottom of a document |
Page Up | Move the cursor or page up one screen |
Page Down | Move the cursor or page down one screen |
Delete | Delete the character after the cursor, or the selected text; in Windows, delete the selected item and move it to the Recycle Bin |
Insert | Turn Insert mode off or on. When Insert mode is on, text that you type is inserted at the cursor. When Insert mode is off, text that you type replaces existing characters. |
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