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Function keys

The twelve function keys along the top of the keyboard are used to

 

 

 

 

 

perform designated tasks. For example, in many applications, F1 is the

 

 

 

 

 

Help key. The task associated with each function key may vary from

 

 

 

 

 

one application to the next.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Escape key

The Esc (Escape) key is used to cancel commands.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Print Screen key

The Print Screen key takes an electronic snapshot of the screen and

 

 

 

 

 

places it in the Windows Clipboard. You can then paste the screen

 

 

 

 

 

shot into a document and print it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operator keys

Several keys are always used with at least one other key: Ctrl, Alt, and

 

 

 

 

 

Shift. When held down with another key, the Ctrl (Control) and Alt

 

 

 

 

 

(Alternate) keys offer another way to give commands. For example, in

 

 

 

 

 

many applications, instead of choosing the Save command from a

 

 

 

 

 

menu, you can hold down Ctrl and press S (referred to as Ctrl+S). The

 

 

 

 

 

Shift key operates the same way as on a typewriter; it is used to

 

 

 

 

 

produce capital letters or special symbols such as @ and $.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows key

The key with the Windows logo displays the Windows Start menu; it is

 

 

 

 

 

the equivalent of clicking the Start button on the taskbar. See

 

 

 

 

 

“Combinations and Functions with the Windows Key” on page 38.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fn key

The Fn key is used in combination with other keys to issue

 

 

 

 

 

commands. See “Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key” on

 

 

 

 

 

page 40.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applications key

The Applications key displays a shortcut menu of context-sensitive

 

 

 

 

 

choices. Pressing this key is the equivalent of clicking the right mouse

 

 

 

 

 

button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combinations and Functions with the Windows Key

Combination

Function

 

+ F1

Displays Windows Help.

 

 

 

 

 

+ Tab

Switches the selected button on the taskbar.

 

 

 

 

 

+ E

Displays Windows Explorer.

 

 

 

 

 

+ F

Displays the Windows Find: All Files window to find a file or folder.

 

 

 

This is the equivalent of selecting Find and then Files or Folders from

 

 

the Start menu.

 

 

 

 

+ Ctrl + F

Displays the Windows Find: Computer window where you can locate

 

 

 

other computers. This is the equivalent of selecting Find and then

 

 

Computer from the Start menu.

 

 

 

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