Keys on Computer Keyboard,

It's Functions and Proper Use

and Handling of Keyboard
Identify group keys / keys on
computer keyboards and their
functions

Prepared by:

PAUL C. GONZALES
Teacher I
ESCES - Midsayap West
District

Concepts /Ideas:
The computer keyboards are very light
and easy to strike, giving your hands
more convenience as you use them in
typing letters, numbers and symbols.
It is the is a way to input letters or
numbers into the different applications
or programs.
Most of the computer keyboards have
101 keys.

How do you input

your documents on
the computer?
To do it, we will need the computers physical
keyboard to mirror the virtual one, which means
you can comfortably use your actual keyboard to
type the characters on our document.

Basic Parts of the Keyboard

Alphanumeric Keys
Arrow Keys
Numeric Keypad
Function Keys
Special Keys

Special Keys
oEnter Key
oEscape Key
oTab Key
oCaps Lock.
oShift Key
oControl and Alternate Keys
oSpace Bar
oDelete (Del) Key
oBackspace
oPage Up (PgUp) Key
oPage town (Pgdn) Key
oMathematical or Operational Keys
oStatus Lights
oInsert Key

Basic Parts of the Keyboard

Function Keys

Prin
t
Scr
n

Scr
oll
Loc
k

Paus
e
Brea
k

Status
Lights

Alphanumeric Keys

Querty
Keyboard
Keys

Numeric
Keypad

click on the
colored keys
to know its
functions

Alphanumeric Keys
These keys allow you to type letters, numbers and
punctuation marks.
There are two modes that this key pad can be set
to.
Active if the Num Locks key (11) is tapped. The Num
Locks light should be on when active (10).
When the light is off, this key pad is a duplicate of
the arrow keys and react the same as described in 8
above.

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Special note should be taken of the

as they are mathematical symbols.

*/-+

keys

Arrow Keys
Used to move the insertion point
(cursor) inside documents.
Left - Right - Up - Down

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Numeric Keypad
This group of keys usually found at the right
side of the keyboard, resembles the keys on a
calculator.
When the Num Lock light is on, you can use the
number keys (0 through 9) to enter numbers.
When the Num Lock is off, you can use these
keys to move the cursor around the screen
To turn the light on or off, press the Num Lock
key.
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Function Keys

These keys may be on the left-hand

side of your keyboard or at the top
above the numbers.
Each function key contains the letter
"F" and a number.
Function keys perform different
tasks, depending on the program
being used.
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Escape Key
Most often used to cancel commands,
(menu and dialog box)
Press this key to return to the original
instruction. You can press Esc to quit a
task you are performing.

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Tab Key
This key is used to indent the first
line in a paragraph.
Primarily used to insert distance
between text. It is also used as a
movement key within Tables and
Dialog boxes.
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Caps Lock
This key is used to lock into the uppercase
alphabet mode. Press Caps Lock to change
the case of all letters you type. Press the key
again to return to the original case.
When this key is activated (tapped) the
"Caps Lock" light goes on (10) and all the
alphabet keys are typed in UPPER CASE.
When active, if you hold the Shift key and
tap a letter, the letter will be typed in lower
case.
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Shift Key
This key is used to enter uppercase
characters. Press Shift in combination
with another key to type an uppercase
letter.
When used with arrow keys, the
selecting feature is activated. Selecting
text is necessary prior to making
changes (i.e. Bold, Italic, etc.)
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Control Keys
You can use the Ctrl or Alt key in combination with another
key to perform a specific task.
Ex: Ctrl and S to save a document
Ctrl and Z to undo the last action
Ctrl and V to paste an object or text

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Alt Keys or Modifier keys

2 keys, one for each hand.
Primarily used to access commands listed in
the menu bar.

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Space Bar
This is a long bar beneath the letters used
to insert a blank Space between words.
A computer knows when a word ends by
its space. This key should not be used to
insert distances between words. When a
large amount of space is need, the Tab key
should be used.
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Delete (Del) Key

This key is used to remove or erase the
character to the right of the cursor.

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Backspace
This key is used to remove or erase the
character to the left of the cursor.

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Page Up (PgUp) Key

This key les you move up one screenful of
text instantly.

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Page Down (Pgdn) Key

This key moves down one screenfull of the
document.

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Mathematical or Operational Keys

These keys are used for the mathematical
operations such as:
addition (+)
subtraction (-)
multiplication (*)
and division (/)

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Insert Key
This key is used to turn the overtype mode on
or off. When this is off, the letters to the right
of your cursor is typed over by whatever text
you type in. When this is on, the letters to
the right of your cursor move to the right to
fit in the text that you type in.
To return to INSERT mode tap this key a
second time.

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Status Lights
These lights indicate whether the Num
Lock, Scroll Lock or Caps Lock features are
on or off.

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Widows Keys
These keys when pressed, the start menu
will appear enabling the user to go to the
programs installed in the computer.

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Menu Key
If pressed, amenu will pop-up enabling the
user to choose from its selection of
whatever the user is going to do of the file
or item he selected.
An alternative to right-clicking of an item
or file.

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Print Screen
If pressed just once, it will capture the
picture or what we see in our desktop. We
should open the Paint program and hit the
paste so that we will be able to see and use
the picture that it captures.

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Scroll Lock
It locks the scroll, disabling the user to
move or view the whole document.
It disables the Page Up and Page Down
keys.

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Pause
It freezes the screen once pressed and
press again to return to normal mode.

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Querty Keyboard Keys

It consist the letters of the alphabet,
punctuations, and other symbols in where
the user will be able to encode his word
documents. Of course, the user should
save his work to enable him to view or
print his documents in the later time.

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