Operational Keys

WP1 1.03 Apply operational keys appropriately. Home – moves the Operational Keys cursor to the beginning of a line Backspace – deletes text to the Escape (Esc) – allows you Insert – allows text Page Up – left of (behind) the to exit unwanted menus to be inserted moves one cursor and dialog boxes within a line of text screen above the current Tab – used to cursor position indent; moves the cursor 5 spaces Num Lock – on a line locks the numbers of Caps Lock – the numeric Locks the keypad alphabetic keys in uppercase Shift – Used to Delete – deletes End – moves the capitalize alphabetic text directly in front cursor to the end of a Control (Ctrl) – used keys and type symbol of (to the right of) line with other keys to keys the cursor execute (carry out) Page Down – moves Enter – used to move out commands one screen below the the cursor down to the current cursor position Alternate (Alt) – used next line with other keys to Arrow keys – move the access commands on cursor in the direction of the the menu bar arrow, one character at a time Keys to Know

• Backspace – deletes text to the left of (behind) the cursor • Delete – deletes text directly in front of (to the right of) the cursor • Tab – used to indent; moves the cursor in 5 spaces • Caps Lock – Locks the alphabetic keys in uppercase • Shift – Used to capitalize alphabetic keys and type symbol keys Keys to Remember

Backspace deletes text to the left of (behind) the Pressing the Backspace key deletes the cursor elephant “p”. Delete deletes text to the right of (in front of) Pressing the Delete key deletes the “h”. the cursor cursor

Tab moves the cursor 5 spaces every time you press it Pressing the Tab key indents the text 5 spaces or aligns text used to indent A working computer needs hardware and software.

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Caps Lock Locks the alphabetic keys in uppercase Use the Caps Lock key when you are MONKEYS AT THE ZOO keying a line of text that needs to be in ALL CAPITAL letters like the title of a report.

Shift Used to capitalize alphabetic keys and Use the Shift key when you are keying a type symbol keys Today is Monday. line of text that contains words that need to start with Capital Letters