Computer Keyboard Using Tutorial

Keyboard Using

The keyboard is the primary way you enter text and commands for the PC. The keyboard may connect directly to your PC or may be wireless. Your keyboard has an arrangement of standard keys, indicator lights, and special buttons (select models only). Your keyboard may vary from the illustrations. Some keyboards do not have the Internet buttons shown here at the top of the keyboard, and some use a different layout on the top right.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of keys that you press simultaneously to do specific actions. For example, from the Windows desktop, press the Alt (alternate) key, the Ctrl (control) key, and the S key (the letter s) to display support information for the PC (including model number, serial number, and service ID).
You will see this combination of keys represented as Alt+Ctrl+S. In Windows, press Ctrl+C to copy an item you’ve highlighted or selected, Ctrl+V to paste a copied item, or press Ctrl+Z to undo the previous action. These shortcuts perform the same actions you can perform through menus but save you time and mouse clicks.
Standard Keyboard Features
Alphanumeric Keys
The alphanumeric keys are the main keys found on a standard typewriter. 10 PC Basics Guide
Function Keys
The function keys, located above the main keys, are labeled F1 through F12. • Pressing F1 displays a Help window for the software program being used. • Pressing F3 displays a search window. F1 and F3 are available at all times. Other function key operations vary by software program.
Edit Keys
The edit keys are Insert, Home, Page Up, Delete, End, and Page Down. Use these keys to insert and delete text and to quickly move the cursor on your screen. They function differently with some software programs.
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Arrow Keys
The arrow keys are controls for up, down, right, and left. You can use these keys instead of the mouse to move the cursor for navigation in a Web page, in a document, or in a game.

Numeric Keys
Press the Num Lock key to lock and unlock the numeric key functions: • When the Num Lock light on the keyboard is on, the numeric keys work in the same way as the number keys and arithmetic functions found on a basic calculator.
• When the Num Lock light on the keyboard is off, the numeric keys are directional keys used to move the cursor or play games.
Keyboard Indicators
Each keyboard indicator is a light labeled with the name or icon for its status:

Icon Name Description:
Num Lock Numeric keys are locked as numbers keys and arithmetic functions. Caps Lock Alphanumeric keys are locked to uppercase.
Scroll Lock Scroll function is locked. 12 PC Basics Guide
Special Keyboard Buttons
There are special buttons (select models only) at the top of the keyboard. (Some models have some of these special buttons on the left side of the main keys.) These buttons operate a CD or DVD player, control speaker volume, connect you to the Internet, or provide quick access to specific functions.
 Volume Control
The Volume knob increases speaker volume when turned clockwise and decreases volume when turned counterclockwise. It can be turned indefinitely, even after maximum sound has been reached.  The Volume Up button increases volume, and the Volume Down button decreases volume. The Mute button turns speaker sound on and off.
Media Control Keys
NOTE: The number, location, and labeling of buttons vary by keyboard model.
a Open and close disc tray(s)
b Record
c Play or pause
d Stop
e Skip to the previous track
f Skip to the next track