KEYS ON THE
COMPUTER KEYBOARD
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Alt Key
A computer key that you press together
with another key so that the other key
does something different from what it
usually does. You can also refer to this
key simply as Alt.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Arrow Key
One of four computer keys
marked with an up, down, left, or
right arrow, used for moving the
cursor.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Backspace
The key that you press on a
keyboard to move one space
backwards in a document.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Caps Lock
A key on a computer
keyboard that makes all the
keys produce capital
letters.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Character Set
A complete set of letters,
numbers, or symbols that
can be used by a computer.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Command Key
On some computers, a key that
you press together with another
key to make the computer do a
particular thing.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Control
The control key on a
computer keyboard.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Control Key
A key on a computer keyboard that is used in
combination with other keys for doing
particular operations. This key is usually
marked ‘Ctrl’.
ctrl abbreviation control: the control key on a
computer keyboard.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Delete Key
A computer key that removes characters. This
key is sometimes simply referred to as del.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Enter Key
A key on a computer keyboard that makes the
computer perform an action or start a new line
of writing.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Enter Key
A key on a computer keyboard that
makes the computer perform an
action or start a new line of writing.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Escape
The escape key on a computer.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Escape Key
A key on a computer keyboard that
allows someone to stop an action,
leave a program, or return to a
previous menu. This key is usually
marked ‘Esc’.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Function Key
A special button on a computer keyboard
that is used for a particular operation in a
program. The keys near the top of a
keyboard marked ‘F1’ to ‘F12’ are
function keys.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Hot Key
A key on a computer keyboard that
provides a short way of performing a set
of actions
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Keypad
The part at the side of a computer
keyboard that has number keys and
arrow keys on it.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Numeric Keypad
The part of a computer keyboard to the
right of the main keys that has keys with
numbers on them.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Num Lock
A computer key that you press to make
the number keys below it enter numbers
and not be used for moving up and down
a document.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Pound Key
American the hash key on a telephone
keypad or computer keyboard.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Return
A return key.
Return Key
A key on a computer keyboard that
makes the computer perform an action or
start a new line of writing.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Shift
Computing a shift key on a computer
keyboard.
Shift Key
The key that you press on a computer
keyboard when you want to write a
capital letter.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Short Cut
Computing a computer icon or a combination
of keys on the keyboard such as ‘Alt + C’ that
helps you to do something on the computer
more quickly, for example go to a particular
program or copy information.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Space Bar
The long narrow bar at the front of a
computer keyboard that you press to make a
space between words when you are typing.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Star Key
The key with the asterisk symbol (*) on a
telephone keypad or computer keyboard.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Tab
Computing a button on a computer keyboard
or typewriter that you press to move several
spaces along the same line.
Tab Key
A tab on a computer keyboard.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Star Key
The key with the asterisk symbol (*) on a
telephone keypad or computer keyboard.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Tab Key
A tab on a computer keyboard.
Toggle
Computing a key or command (=instruction)
on a computer that you use to move from one
operation or program to another and back
again.
KEYS ON THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD
Touchpad
Computing a small flat surface on a laptop
computer that you touch with your finger in
order to move the cursor on the screen.
List of Common Control Key Shortcuts
Ctrl+A These two keys will select all text
or other objects.
Ctrl+B Bold highlighted text.
Ctrl+C Copy any selected text or another
object.
Ctrl+D Bookmark an open web page or
open font window in Microsoft Word.
List of Common Control Key Shortcuts
Ctrl+E Center text.
Ctrl+F Open find window.
Ctrl+G Open Find in a browser and word
processors.
Ctrl+H Open the Find and Replace in
Notepad, Microsoft Word, and WordPad
List of Common Control Key Shortcuts
Ctrl+I Italicize text.
Ctrl+J View downloads in browsers and
set justify alignment in Microsoft Word.
Ctrl+K Create a hyperlink for the
highlighted text in Microsoft Word and
many HTML editors.
List of Common Control Key Shortcuts
Ctrl+L Select address bar in a browser
or left align text in a word processor
Ctrl+M Indent selected text in word
processors and other programs.
Ctrl+N Create a new page or document.
List of Common Control Key Shortcuts
Ctrl+O Open a file in most programs.
Ctrl+P Open a print window to print the
page you're viewing.
Ctrl+R Reload page in browser or right
align text in a word processor.
List of Common Control Key Shortcuts
Ctrl+S Save the document or file.
Ctrl+T Create a new tab in an Internet
browser or adjust tabs in word processors.
Ctrl+U Underline selected text.
List of Common Control Key Shortcuts
Ctrl+V Paste any text or another object
that has been copied.
Ctrl+W Close open tab in a browser or
close a document in Word.
Ctrl+X Cut selected text or another object.
List of Common Control Key Shortcuts
Ctrl+Y These keys will redo any undo
action.
Ctrl+End Moves cursor to the end of a
document instead of end of the line.
Ctrl+Z Pressing these two keys will undo
any action.
List of Common Control Key Shortcuts
Ctrl+Esc Open the Windows Start Menu.
Ctrl+Tab Switch between open tabs in
browsers or other tabbed programs.
Ctrl+Shift+Tab Will go backwards (right
to left).
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Z Redo
List of Common Control Key Shortcuts
[Ctrl+[] Decrease font size
Ctrl+] Increase font size
Ctrl+= Toggle font subscript
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+= Toggle font superscript
Ctrl+End Bottom(end of document or
window)
List of Common Control Key Shortcuts
Ctrl+Home Top (start of document or
window)
Ctrl+Insert Copy
Ctrl+PgDn Next tab
Ctrl+PgUp Previous tab
Ctrl+Tab ↹ Next window or tab
List of Common Control Key Shortcuts
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Tab ↹ Previous window or
tab
Ctrl+← Previous word
Ctrl+→ Next word
Ctrl+Delete Delete next word
Ctrl+←Backspace Delete previous word
List of Common Control Key Shortcuts
Ctrl+Alt+←Backspace Restart X11
Ctrl+Alt+↑ Rotate screen right-side up
Ctrl+Alt+↓ Rotate screen upside down
Ctrl+Alt+← Rotate screen left
Ctrl+Alt+→ Rotate screen right
List of Common Control Key Shortcuts
Ctrl+⇧ Shift+Esc Open task manager
Ctrl+Alt+Del Reboot; Open task manager
or session options
