Keyboard

Lesson Objectives:

 Distinguish the proper finger placement on the keyboard

 Learn the different keys of keyboard.
 Understand the functions of each keys.
 Identify the use of Special Keys, Keyboard shortcuts
and Function keys.
Correct
sitting
position
Keyboard

 The keyboard is the piece of computer

hardware used to input text, characters, and
other commands into a computer or similar
device.
 A keyboard is an input device and is the most
basic way for the user to communicate with a
computer.
Proper finger placement on keyboard
Proper mouse handling
Special Keys

o Tab - move between items or move forward 5 characters

(depending on the task).
o Shift - when the Shift key is pressed at the same time as a letter
key, an upper case version of that letter is produced.
o Alt  - alt key is used to change (alternate) the function of other
pressed keys.
Special Keys (cont’d)

o Ctrl - holding down the Ctrl key while selecting items

allows you to select several items at once.
o Num Lock - When the Num Lock key is pressed, the
numbers on the number pad of the keyboard are activated.
When the Num Lock key is not pressed, it's the arrows and
special keys on the number pad which are active.
Special Keys (cont’d)

o Caps Lock - A k e y o n a c o m p u t e r k e y b o a r d t h a t m a k e s a l l t h
e keys produce capital letters.
o Print Screen - pressing the Print Screen key captures an image of
your entire screen.
o Escape Key - allows someone to stop an action, leave a program,
or return to a previous menu. This key is usually marked ‘Esc’.
Function keys

F1 - F1 is mostly used as the help key.

F2
 In Windows commonly used to rename a highlighted
icon or file.
 Alt
+ Ctrl + F2 opens a new document in Microsoft
Word.
 Ctrl
+ F2 displays the print preview window in
Microsoft Word.
Function keys (cont’d)

F3
 Shift + F3 will change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to
lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
F4
 Alt + F4 will close the open Window that you are currently working
on.
 Ctrl
+ F4 will close the open window within the current active
window in Microsoft Windows.
Function keys (cont’d)

 F5
 Pressing F5 will refresh or reload the page
 F5 Starts a slideshow in PowerPoint.
 F6
 This
key is often used to move the cursor to the Address bar
Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer.
Function keys (cont’d)

F7
Shift + F7 runs a Thesaurus check on the word
highlighted.
F8
The F8 key can be used to access Safe Mode if
pressed during the computer's boot up process.
Function keys (cont’d)

 F10
 Shift + F10 is the same as right-clicking on a highlighted icon, file,
or Internet link.
 F11 - Full-screen mode in all modern Internet browsers.
 F12
 Shift + F12 save the Microsoft Word document.
 Ctrl + Shift + F12 prints a document in Microsoft Word.
Keyboard shortcuts

 System Level Shortcuts:

Ctrl-Alt-Del - close an application or turn off your
computer.
Alt-Tab - change between windows that are open on the
desktop.
Shift-Del -
delete an item permanently (this item does
NOT go to the Recycle Bin).
Keyboard shortcuts (cont’d)

Application Shortcuts: These shortcuts are particularly useful in text processing

and file management activities.

 Ctrl-S - save  Ctrl-X - cut

 Ctrl-O - open  Ctrl-Z - undo
 Ctrl-N -  Ctrl-A - select all
new
 Ctrl-I - make italic (this is italic)
 Ctrl-C - copy
 Ctrl-B - make bold (this is bold)
 Ctrl-V - paste
Keyboard shortcuts (cont’d)

 Ctrl-U - underline (this is underlined)

 Ctrl-Right Arrow - move the cursor to the start of the next word
 Ctrl-Left Arrow - move the cursor to the start of the previous word
 Ctrl-Down Arrow - move the cursor to the start of the next paragraph
 Ctrl-Up Arrow - move the cursor to the start of the previous paragraph
Symbols

Key/Symbol Name/Explanation
~ Tilde.

` Acute, Back quote, grave, left quote, open quote, or a

push.

! Exclamation mark, Exclamation point, or Bang.

@ Ampersat, Arobase, Asperand, At, or At symbol.

# Octothorpe, Number, Pound, sharp, or Hash.

£ Pounds Sterling or Pound symbol.

€ Euro.
Key/Symbol Explanation
¢ Cent sign.

¥ Chinese/Japenese Yuan.

§ Micro or Section.

% Percent.

° Degree.

^ Caret or Circumflex.

& Ampersand, Epershand, or And.

* Asterisk, mathematical multiplication symbol, and

sometimes referred to as star.

( Open parenthesis.

) Close parenthesis.
Key/Symbol Explanation
- Hyphen, Minus or Dash.

_ Underscore.

+ Plus.

= Equal.

{ Open Brace, squiggly brackets, or curly bracket.

} Close Brace, squiggly brackets, or curly bracket.

[ Open bracket.

] Closed bracket.

| Pipe, Or, or Vertical bar.

\ Backslash or Reverse Solidus.

Key/Symbol Explanation
/ Forward slash, Solidus, Virgule, Whack, and mathematical
division symbol.

: Colon.

; Semicolon.

" Quote, Quotation mark, or Inverted commas.

' Apostrophe or Single Quote.

< Less Than or Angle brackets.

> Greater Than or Angle brackets.

, Comma.

. Period, dot or Full Stop.

? Question Mark.