Using the PC Keyboard

Not all keyboards are created equal and we often do not know just what they are capable of!

Recommended Shortcuts to Know

Copy and Paste

Using the CTRL key along with C and V (respectively) can lead you to a simple and quick copy and paste. Notice the fingers on the keyboard (below) have spread to select CTRL and C to copy and CTRL and V to paste.

Cut

Using Ctrl+X will allow you to cut text, images, tables, etc. from your document so you can paste it in a different portion or just get rid of it altogether.

Undo & Redo

Clicking Ctrl+Z will undo basically anything anywhere as you work on your computer! To redo something you accidentally undid, use Ctrl+Y

Hyperlinks

Use Ctrl+K to hyperlink text to a web address.

Going Back to Basics

New to using a PC keyboard? Here are just a few things to note:

Key	Function
Windows	Four pane key that helps you open any program and applications
Esc	Interrupts or cancels the current process
F1 through F12	Function keys that have various uses
Tab	Helps to begin a new line of text
Caps Lock	Enables or disables the letter in uppercase
Shift	Helps you to type a single uppercase letter
Ctrl	Used in keyboard shortcuts
Fn	Performs special functions like brightness, contrast, switching
Spacebar	Creates empty space to separate words
Arrows	Move up, down, left, and right
Backspace	Moves cursor backwards to remove text from a word
Delete	Removes text, files, or other objects from the system
Enter	Sends cursor to the next line
Insert	Toggles how text is inserted
Pause Break	Enables you to break a computer from pause or other altered state
Prt Sc	Allows you to take a screenshot of your monitor
Home	Returns to beginning of line, document, page or screen
PgUp	Moves up the currently viewed page
PgDn	Moves down the currently viewed page
End	Moves the cursor to end of line, document or screen
Num Lock	Enables and disables the numeric keypad

Use the image to guide your understanding of what keys do and where they are located on the keyboard itself.

Image description:

A PC keyboard that outlines many keys functions. Starting at the top right of the keyboard there is

the print screen key
the delete key
the insert key, and
the pause break key.

Below pause break is

the home key
next to the home key is backspace
below home is page up
followed by page down
as well as and below end are the four arrow keys one pointing up one pointing to the right one pointing down and one pointing left.

Next to the left arrow key is

the control key
above control are all of the symbol keys

Next to the is

the alt key
followed by the and the center of the keyboard

To the left of the is the alt key and above the are all of the letter keys. Next to the alt key is

the windows key then the function key followed by the control key

Above the control key is

the shift key
the caps lock key
the tab key, and
at the top of the keyboard are all of the number keys as well as the escape key and the function keys

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