Function Of Every Keys Flashcards
A computer key that you press together with another key so that the other key does something different from what it usually does. You can also refer to this key simply as Alt.
Alt Key
One of four computer keys marked with an up, down, left, or right arrow, is used for moving the cursor
Arrow Key
The key that you press on a keyboard to move one space backward in a document.
Backspace
A key on a computer keyboard that makes all the keys produce capital letters.
Caps Lock
A complete set of letters, numbers, or symbols that can be used by a computer
Character Set
On some computers, a key that you press together with another key to make the computer do a particular thing.
Command Key
The control key is on a computer keyboard
Control
A key on a computer keyboard that is used in combination with other keys for doing particular operations. This key is usually marked ‘Ctrl’ctrl abbreviation control: the control key on a computer keyboard.
Control Key
A computer key that removes characters. This key is sometimes simply referred to as del.
Delete Key
A key on a computer keyboard that makes the computer perform an action or start a new line of writing
Enter Key
A special button on a computer keyboard that is used for a particular operation in a program. The keys near the top of a keyboard marked Fl to ‘F12’ are function keys.
Function Key
A key on a computer keyboard that provides a short way of performing a set of actions.
Hot Key
One of the parts that you press on a keyboard to make it produce letters, numbers etc
Key
The part at the side of a computer keyboard that has number keys and arrow keys on it.
Keypad
The part of a computer keyboard to the right of the main keys that has keys with numbers on them.
Numeric Keypad
A computer key that you press to make the number keys below it enter numbers and not be used for moving up and down a document.
Num Lock
American the hash key on a telephone keypad or computer keyboard
Pound Key
A key on a computer keyboard that makes the computer perform an action or start a new line of writing
Return key
Computing a shift key on a computer keyboard
Shift
The key that you press on a computer keyboard when you want to write a capital letter
Shift Key
Computing a computer icon or a combination of keys on the keyboard such as ‘Alt + C’ helps you to do something on the computer more quickly, for example, go to a particular program or copy information.
Short Cut
The long narrow bar at the front of a computer keyboard that you press to make a space between words when you are typing.
Space Bar
The key with the asterisk symbol (*) on a telephone keypad or computer keyboard
Star key
Computing a button on a computer keyboard or typewriter that you press to move several spaces along the same line
Tab
Computing a key or command (instruction) on a computer that you use to move from one operation or program to another and back again.
Toggle
Computing a small flat surface on a laptop computer that you touch with your finger in order to move the cursor on the screen.
Touchpad
These two keys will select all text or other objects
Ctrl+A
Bold highlighted text.
Ctrl+B
Copy any selected text or another object.
Ctrl+C
Bookmark an open web page or open font window in Microsoft Word.
Ctrl+D
Center text.
Ctrl+E
Open find window.
Ctrl+F
Open Find in a browser and word processors.
Ctrl+G
Open the Find and Replace in Notepad, Microsoft Word, and WordPad
Ctrl+H
Italicize text
Ctrl+I
View downloads in browsers and set justify alignment in Microsoft Word.
Ctrl+J
Create a hyperlink for the highlighted text in Microsoft Word and many HTML editors.
Ctrl+K
Select address bar in a browser or
left align text in a word processor
Ctrl+L
Indent selected text in word processors and other programs
Ctrl+M
Create a new page or document.
Ctrl+N
Open a file in most programs.
Ctrl+O
Open a print window to print the page you’re viewing.
Ctrl+P
Reload page in browser or right align text in a word processor. Ctrl+S Save the document or file.
Ctrl+R
Save the document or file.
Ctrl+S
Create a new tab in an Internet browser or adjust tabs in word processors.
Ctrl+T
Underline selected text
Ctrl+U
Paste any text or another object that has been copied
Ctrl+V
Close open tab in a browser or close a document in Word.
Ctrl+W
Cut selected text or another object
Ctrl+X
These keys will redo any undo action.
Ctrl+Y
Moves the cursor to the end of a document instead of the end of the line.
Ctrl+End
Pressing these two keys will undo any action.
Ctrl+Z
Open the Windows Start Menu
Ctrl+Esc
Switch between open tabs in browsers or other tabbed programs.
Ctrl+Tab
Will go backward (right to left).
Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Redo
Ctrl+Shift+Z
Decrease font size
[Ctrl+[]
Increase font size
Ctrl+]
Toggle font subscript
Ctrl+=
font superscript
Ctrl+Shift+Toggle
(end of document or window)
Ctrl+End Bottom
(start of document or window)
Ctrl+Home Top
Copy
Ctrl+Insert
Next tab
Ctrl+PgDn
Previous tab
Ctrl+PgUp
Next window or tab
Ctrl+Tab
Previous word or tab
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Ctrl
Next word
Ctrl+
Delete next word
Ctrl+Delete
Delete the previous word
Ctrl+Backspace
Restart XII
Ctrl+Alt+Backspace
Rotate screen right-side up
Ctrl+Alt+↑
Rotate screen upside down
Ctrl+Alt+
Rotate screen left
Ctrl+Alt+(arrow left)
Rotate screen right
Ctrl+Alt+(arrow right)
Open task manager
Ctrl+Shift+Esc
Open task manager or session options
Ctrl+Alt+Del Reboot
The Help Key: This helpful button opens the help screen in almost every programme on your computer.
F1
The Rename Key:
Just as the name suggests, this key quickly allows you to rename the selected file or folder in your file explore
F2
The Search Key:
This key helps you find whatever you are looking for, by opening the search function in most programmes.
F3
- The Close key: Pretty simply, when combined with the alt key, F4 closes the active window, similar to Ctrl + W.
F4
- The Refresh key:
This key keeps your computer fresh by refreshing the active webpage, clearing the cache and downloading an contents of the page.
F5
- The Address Bar key:
Looking for a quick website search? This key selects the address bar in your internet browsers, allowing you in a specific website address
F6
- The Spell Checker key:
Here come the Grammar police! This key performs a spelling and grammar check in Microsoft programmes sure that your document is without any errors.
F7
- The Safe Mode key:
In a computer-based emergency, this key is used to access the boot menu in Windows when turning on the co This allows you to boot the system in safe mode, should your situation require it.
F8
- The Email key:
For those of you who use Microsoft Outlook, this handy key activates the send and receive function for your
F9
- The Menu key:
Another key doing exactly as its name suggests F10 accesses the menu bar in any active Microsoft program
F10
- The Full Screen key: This key’s function is very simple as well. It makes your internet browser full screen and vice versa, just in c
pressed it by accident.
F11
- The Save key:
Keep your files saved! F12 performs the save as function in Microsoft Word
F12