PARTS AND FUNCTIONS OF

THE KEYBOARD
CHARACTER KEYS:
• Individual keys for letters, numbers, and
special characters.
• The layout of these keys is derived from the
original layout of keys on a typewriter.
QWERTY:
• Most widely used layout.
• Named after the sequence of the
first six letters from the top left.
ENTER & EDITING
KEYS:
• Set of keys common to
all keyboards such as the
ENTER, DELETE,
BACKSPACE, and
INSERT.
CAPITAL LETTER LOCK
(CAPS LOCK):
• Causes all letters to be typed in SHIFT:
uppercase until disabled. • Used for single
uppercase keys
during typing.

CONTROL KEY (CTRL): ALTERNATE KEY

• A modifier key in which
when pressed in
conjunction with another
key, performs a certain
action
(ALT):
• Used to change or
alternate the function of
other pressed keys.
 HOME:
• UsedPAGE to move/jump
UP: the
TABULATOR KEYS (TAB):
END: cursor• on theto
Used keyboard
rolling up a
• Used for the indention key
• Used to atDOWN:
move/jump
PAGE the beginning
page of a of
the a
document
for the document.
cursor •on Used
the line
to of
keyboard a paragraph
rolling
going down.
• Used for jumping between
at the endARROW
of a line
down or
a page of a
KEYS:
boxes on an online form.
paragraph.•document going up.
Move selection between
items in a single control, or
among a set of related
controls.
ESCAPE KEY (ESC): PAUSE: pauses a text-mode
SCROLL LOCK:
• Used to interrupt/cancel the program’s output scrolling
• When down
enabled, the arrow keys
current process, or running the screen.
PRINT SCREEN (PRTwould SC scroll the contents of the
program, or to close a pop- BREAK: used screen
to end instead
DOS of moving the
SYSRQ):
up window. applications. cursor.
Saves a bitmap image/screenshot

MENU KEY:
WINDOWS KEY:
• Launches a context
• Brings up the Start
menu rather than w/ the
Menu or Start
usual right-mouse
Screen.
button.
FUNCTION KEYS:
• Used to perform specific tasks and
each functionality of the keys differ
from program to program.
NUMERIC KEYPAD:
• Resembles a calculator
keypad.
• On some keyboards, these keys
double as arrow keys
NUMBER (NUM) LOCK:
• Turning it ON will allow the
user to use the numbers on the
keypad.
• Turning it OFF will enable the
keys’ other functions as an
arrow pad.