SPACE BAR - Is the largest key on the bottom row. Primarily used for creating a space between letters or words.
SHIFT KEY - Is located on both the left and right side of the keyboard. When this key is held down you make letters into capitals and can access upper characters. (Like the @ located above number 2 or the $ sign located above number 4.) Give it a try.
CAPS LOCK - This key basically locks the shift key on, so everything typed will be in capitals or the upper characters. Press it again to unlock.
TAB KEY - Is used to go to the next tab spot. Like on the old fashioned typewriter.
ENTER KEY - When you select a button you can press enter or double click the mouse. It usually causes something to operate. In a Word document it acts like a return key taking you to the next line.
BACKSPACE KEY - Pressing this will remove the last letter you typed or when browsing the internet it will take you to the previously viewed page.
ALT KEY - (Alternate) This key is a modifier and changes the function of other keys. For example if you press ALT and F key it drops down the file menu of the current program.
CTRL KEY - Stands for control button. Found on both sides, bottom left and right, of the keyboard. Another modifier used to perform special functions such as copying selected text (Ctrl-C).
WINDOWS KEY - This key brings up the start menu. Try it. If you press the win key and D it shows the desktop. This picture shows the win key in between the CTRL and the ALT keys.
Basic Shortcut Keys
Short Cut Keys
Description
Alt + F
File menu options in current program.
Alt + E
Edit options in current program.
F1
Universal Help in 90% of Windows programs.
Ctrl + A
Select all text
Ctrl + X
Cut selected item
Shift + Del
Cut selected item
Ctrl + C
Copy selected item
Ctrl + Ins
Copy selected item
Ctrl + V
Paste
Ctrl + F
Find (or Find and Replace) dialogue box will pop up. Use this to search a document or web page for a specific word or phrase.
Shift + Ins
Paste
Home
Goes to beginning of current line.
Ctrl + Home
Goes to beginning of document.
Ctrl + End
Goes to end of document.
Shift + Home
Highlights from current position to beginning of line.
Shift + End
Highlights from current position to end of line.
Ctrl + Left arrow
Moves one word to the left at a time.
Ctrl + Right arrow
Moves one word to the right at a time.
Ctrl + Backspace
Delete word to the left of cursor.
Ctrl + Del
Delete word to the right of cursor.
Note: You must highlight text if you wish to copy/move/delete.
Getting Screenshots If you need to get a screen shot, and you do not have a screen capture program, try this:
Hit the Print Screen key. This copies a bitmap of the full screen into the Windows clipboard. Start up a graphics editor and paste it in. I just go to the windows paint program and press on paste...Then I save it as a .jpg so I can edit it in my favorite picture editor. (easier to use than the paint program.)
Alt + Print Screen will capture only the active window.
