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Computer basics: Using the keyboard
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Computer basics: Using the keyboard
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Your keyboard lets you enter text and numbers.
It also has extra keys that let you control your cursor and the computer.
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Computer basics: Using the keyboard
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The keys let you enter letters and numbers:
The long key at the bottom is the space bar.
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Pressing a key enters a lower case letter.
For a capital letter, hold the SHIFT key down at the same time.
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The keyboard also contains common symbols.
Some symbols are at the bottom of a key. Enter them by pressing that key.
Other symbols are at the top of a key. Enter them by pressing ‘Shift’ and that key together.
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Press the ‘return’ or ‘enter’ key to start a new line:
You sometimes need to press the return key as a type of ‘Go!’ key to input words or numbers, for example into a search engine on the internet.
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The backspace and delete keys let you remove mistakes, one letter or number at a time.
The backspace key removes text to the left of the cursor.
The delete key removes text to the right of the cursor.
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The arrow keys let you move your cursor on the screen.
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At the top of your keyboard are function keys:
These have a different role in each program you use.
Some functions keys also let you control your computer.
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