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Function keys | The twelve function keys along the top of the keyboard are used to | ||||
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| perform designated tasks. For example, in many applications, F1 is the |
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| Help key. The task associated with each function key may vary from |
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Escape key | The Esc (Escape) key is used to cancel commands. | ||||
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Print Screen key | The Print Screen key takes an electronic snapshot of the screen and | ||||
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| places it in the Windows Clipboard. You can then paste the screen |
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| shot into a document and print it. |
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Operator keys | Several keys are always used with at least one other key: Ctrl, Alt, and | ||||
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| Shift. When held down with another key, the Ctrl (Control) and Alt |
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| (Alternate) keys offer another way to give commands. For example, in |
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| many applications, instead of choosing the Save command from a |
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| menu, you can hold down Ctrl and press S (referred to as Ctrl+S). The |
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| Shift key operates the same way as on a typewriter; it is used to |
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| produce capital letters or special symbols such as @ and $. |
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Windows key | The key with the Windows logo displays the Windows Start menu; it is | ||||
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| the equivalent of clicking the Start button on the taskbar. See |
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| “Combinations and Functions with the Windows Key” on page 38. |
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Fn key | The Fn key is used in combination with other keys to issue | ||||
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| commands. See “Combinations and Functions with the Fn Key” on |
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Applications key | The Applications key displays a shortcut menu of | ||||
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| choices. Pressing this key is the equivalent of clicking the right mouse |
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Combinations and Functions with the Windows Key
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| + F1 | Displays Windows Help. |
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| + Tab | Switches the selected button on the taskbar. |
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| + E | Displays Windows Explorer. |
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| + F | Displays the Windows Find: All Files window to find a file or folder. |
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| This is the equivalent of selecting Find and then Files or Folders from |
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| + Ctrl + F | Displays the Windows Find: Computer window where you can locate |
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| other computers. This is the equivalent of selecting Find and then |
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| Computer from the Start menu. |
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