Backspace: this key deletes backwards as you type.
Delete: this key deletes forward as you type.
Shift: this key, when pressed with another key, will perform a secondary function.
If the key is a letter key, pressing the shift and letter key at the same time will result in an Uppercase letter.
If you want to enter special characters like #; press shift and the key with a number.
There are two Shift keys on the keyboard.
Spacebar: This key enters a space between words as you type.
Tab: This key will force the cursor to indent or jump forward 10 spaces or take you to the next space on a login screen.
Caps Lock: This key will present the capitalised version of each letter key. It is a toggle switch that locks until you press it again.
Control (Ctrl) & Alternate (Alt): These keys, when pressed WITH another key, perform a shortcut. There are two on the keyboard.
Enter: This key executes a command (pressed in MS Word, it begins a new line). This may sometimes be marked ‘Return’.
Number keypad: This key is designed to provide calculator-style efficiency for entering numbers. It is not present on all keyboards.
Arrow keys: Like the mouse, these keys are used to navigate through the document; move up or down.
Makes the computer easier to use.
Allows you to be faster and more productive on the computer.
It is convenient, it lets you perform functions without having to move your hands from the keyboard.
Can perform tasks difficult to perform using the mouse.
Ctrl+A = Selects all text in a document.
Ctrl+S = Save. While working on a document or another file in almost every program, pressing Ctrl+S saves that file.
Ctrl+P = Print. This action is used to open a print preview of the page or document currently being viewed.
Ctrl+C = Copy. This action will copy the highlighted text.
Ctrl+V = Paste. This action will paste the copied or cut text.
Ctrl+X = Cut. This action will cut highlighted text.
Ctrl+Z = Undo. This action will roll back to your last action.
PrtScn = Screenshot. This action opens the “snipping tool” to allow you to screenshot whole or parts of the entire screen and saves it as a PNG file in a Screenshots folder inside your Pictures folder.