KEYS NAME FUNCTIONS
ESC ESCAPE It allows the user to abort, cancel, or close an
operation. For example, if a web page was
loading slow on an Internet browser, pressing
the Escape key stops the download
TAB Tabulator This is the indention key for the document
and the tabulator of the windows.
Caps Capital For the capital letter of a document during
Lock Letter Lock writing.
Shift Shift key There are 2 shift keys, this is the use for single
upper keys during writing.
CTRL Control There are 2 control keys, use of partner-
key specific keys to function another command,
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CONTROL KEYS
Windows Flying This is used to open or customize the start
Logo Windows menu of the desktop.
key
ALT Alternate There are 2 ALT Keys, This is used to partner
key the numeric keypad and other special keys to
function another specific command like the
character map or other symbols of computer
application.
Spacebar spacebar This is used to give a space between letters
and words or use to indent a character in a
document at the specific size of 0.1 inches
Desktop Desktop This is used to open the backdoor command,
Property Property just like a right-click of the mouse in the blank
Key of desktop or in a template of app
Backspace Backspace This is used to erase a character position on
the left side.
Enter key Enter key Use as to accept any command.
FUNCTION KEYS
Keys NAME FUNCTION
F1 Display help screen.
F2 Highlight file or folder for renaming.
F3 Open search tool.
Alt+F4 Close the current window
F5 Refresh the contents of a window or
webpage.
F6 is most often used to move the text cursor to
the address bar in an Internet browser
F7 you will get spelling command (Tools menu),
F8 Use to open start up menu
F9 Refresh document in Microsoft Word.
Send and receive e-mail in Microsoft
Outlook.
F10 Activates the menu bar of an open
application.
F11 Enter and exit fullscreen mode in all
modern Internet browsers.
F12 Open the Save as window in Microsoft
Word
KEYS NAME FUNCTIONS
~ TILDE This serves to indicate different pronunciations like Sto. Niñ0,
in mathematical numbers, is used to describe a range of
properties, like 220~240 volts of wall outlet standard voltage.
` ACCENT This is used for the stressed vowel of the last letter of the
GRAVE multivoxel word. Accent grave
! EXCLAMATOR It is used for uttering forceful feelings and also use for coding
Y POINT language purposes.
@ at sign It's a replacement of a word and commonly used for an email
address after the name or in between of email name and the
email provider., ex.
[email protected] # hashtag This symbol is describing a number to follow and describe as
no., it is also used of other social media to describe a keyword
or a topic within your post.
$ Currency Symbol This is used to denote a monetary value or money, in the
keyboard, you will see the dollar symbol.
% Percentage It is used in mathematical operations as a division property of a
whole number. It's a division of 100, example 5% can be
divided into 5/100 is equal to 0.05
NUMBER KEYS
^ Caret This key found at the top of 6 numbers and it is used to
indicate an exponent in mathematical operations.
& and sign or Use to describe the word and, the ancient name is the
ampersand ampersand. This is used also for coding language like Visual
Basic.
* Asterisk This used to express Mathematical operations of Multiplication
instead of using X in a spreadsheet application. And also use of
coding language.
( Open Paren thesis This is mainly used to separate a sentence or a word that is
different from the meaning of a word or sentence. It is also for
the spreadsheet application like the IF function of Microsoft
Excel.
) Close Paren This is mainly used to separate a sentence or a word that is
Thesis different from the meaning of a word or sentence. It is also for
the spreadsheet application like the IF function of Microsoft
Excel.
- Dash In Mathematical operations dash is the minus
_ Underscore It's an alternate of the space-bar key, it is used when the space-bar
not in use. And in coding language, its use in creating a variable
like $my_example.
+ plus In Mathematical operations, it is used to add numbers.
= Equal It's used to show a result of calculations, in a spreadsheet
application, it is the first to type before the logical formula.
{ Curly brackets It is used to enclose a group of statements. And in other coding
languages, its use to enclose a variable.
} Curly Brackets It is used to enclose a group of statements. And in other coding
languages, its use to enclose a variable.
[ ] Square In writing its denotes error, in Mathematical operations, it used to
Brackets enclose integer numbers.
: Colon In URL it's the use of the end of HTTP, and use to describe a
drive of computer storage, like C:
; Semi-Colon In programming language used to describe the end of the
instructions. In other use, this serves as equal or use to separate
two sentences that have the same equal.
| Pipe or Vertical It is also used to separate a combination word, in a command like
Bar MS-DOS it is used as a separator.
\ Back Slash In a command like MS-DOS, it is used as a separator indicates as
a directory or a folder.
" Double It is used to enclose a group of text that use to describe as a
Quotation Mark sentence or a quote, like the remarks. Example in MS-Excel, =if
(d4>100, "very high","very low")
' Single Use to quote within a quotation, ex. Philippines President said, 'I
Quotation Mark hate drugs'. In other programming languages, it is used to describe
lateral strings.
< Less Than Use to compare numbers that lower to other numbers in
Mathematical calculations, like 5 < 10
> Greater Thank Use to compare numbers that higher to other numbers in
Mathematical calculations, like 10 > 5
, Comma Its a punctuation mark describes in programming as an operator or
instruction. This is used also to indicate thousands and logical
operations it's used to separate logical tests and the value.
. Period This is used to indicate the end of a sentence or a full stop of a
paragraph. In MS-DOS it indicates a parent directory.
? Question Mark It indicates a question, need to answer. And in the browser, it
indicates a web address.
/ Forward Slash In Mathematical operations, it is used as a division symbol and
separator of an item of command in MS-DOS.
- Minus Mathematical operations of subtractions.
SYMBOL KEYS
list of basic computer shortcut keys:
Alt + F—File menu options in the current program.
Alt + E- Edits options in the current program.
F1--Universal help (for any sort of program).
Ctrl + A--Selects all text.
Ctrl + X--Cuts the selected item.
Ctrl + Del--Cut selected item.
Ctrl + C--Copy the selected item.
Ctrl + Ins-- Copy the selected item.
Ctrl + V--Paste the selected item.
Shift + Ins -- Paste the selected item.
Home -- Takes the user to the beginning of the current line.
Ctrl + Home--Go to the beginning of the document.
End -- Go to the end of the current line.
Ctrl + End -- Go to the end of a document.
Shift + Home -- Highlight from current position to beginning of the line.
Shift + End -- Highlight from current position to end of the line.
Ctrl + (Left arrow) -- Move one word to the left at a time.
Ctrl + (Right arrow) -- Move one word to the right at a time.
