Keyboard (Special Keys and their Functions)

1. Prepared by: Teacher Roselyn D.C. Villanueva

2. What are the SPECIAL KEYS in
KEYBOARD?

4. • The <Alt> key doesn’t do
anything by itself—it needs
another key to make things
happen.
Alt

5. • Just like the <Alt> key, the
<Ctrl> doesn’t do anything by
itself—you need to press
another key with it to make
things happen.
Ctrl

6. • The <F1> key is the help key,
and pressing it displays helpful
information about what you’re
doing.
F1
Help

7. • The <Esc> (Escape) key is the
“Wait, I’ve changed my mind” key
and is the same
as clicking Cancel in a dialog box.
Esc

8. • The <Enter> key is the “Carry out
my orders” key and is the same
as clicking the
OK button in a dialog box.
Enter

9. • When you’re in a dialog box,
pressing the <Tab> key moves to
the next field.
Tab

10. • The arrow keys move your
computer’s cursor across the
screen.

11. • Nothing surprising here. The
<Delete> key deletes or erases
whatever you select—files,
text, or graphical objects.
Delete

12. • Use the <Backspace> key to fix
your typing mistakes—it erases
characters to the
left of the insertion point.
Backspace

13. • The <Home> key jumps to the
beginning of the current line
when you’re working with text.
Home

14. • The <End> key jumps to the end
of the current line when you’re
working with text.
End

15. • The <Page Up> key moves up on
screen.
Page
Up

16. • The <Page Down> key
moves down on screen.
Page
Down