Touch type is the description of a

form of typing where a user can

type on the keyboard by placing
his or her hands on the keyboard
and does not have to look at any of
the keys. Users who type this way
will almost always type faster than
any hunt and peck user.
 keyboard

For example, the picture shows

the Windows key a keyboard key found on
most keyboards today.
Key/Symbol Explanation
Windows PC keyboards have a Windows key that looks like a four-pane
window

Command Apple Mac computers have a command key.

Menu PC keyboards also have a Menu key that looks like

a cursor pointing to a menu.

Esc Esc (Escape) key

F1 - F12 Information about the F1 through F12 keyboard keys.

F13 - F24 Information about the F13 through F24 keyboard keys.

Tab Tab key

Caps lock Caps lock key
Shift Shift key
Ctrl Ctrl (Control) key
Fn Fn (Function) key
Alt Alt (Alternate) key (PC Only; Mac users have Option
key)
Spacebar Spacebar key
Arrows Up, Down, Left, Right Arrow keys
Back Space Back space (or Backspace) key
Delete Delete or Del key
Enter Enter key
Prt Scrn Print screen key
Scroll lock Scroll lock key
Pause Pause key
Break Break key
Insert Insert key
Home Home key
Page up Page up or pg up key
Page down Page down or pg dn key
End End key
Num Lock Num Lock key
~ Tilde
` Acute, Back quote, grave, grave accent, left quote,
open quote, or a push
! Exclamation mark, Exclamation point, or Bang
@ Ampersat, Arobase, Asperand, At, or At symbol
# Octothorpe, Number, Pound, sharp, or Hash
£ Pounds Sterling or Pound symbol
€ Euro
$ Dollar sign or generic currency
¢ Cent sign
¥ Chinese/Japenese Yuan
§ Micro or Section
% Percent
° Degree
^ Caret or Circumflex
& Ampersand, Epershand, or And
* Asterisk and sometimes referred to as star.

( Open parenthesis
) Close parenthesis
- Hyphen, Minus or Dash
_ Underscore
+ Plus
= Equal
{ Open Brace, squiggly brackets, or curly bracket

} Close Brace, squiggly brackets, or curly bracket

[ Open bracket
] Closed bracket
| Pipe, Or, or Vertical bar
\ Backslash or Reverse Solidus
/ Forward slash, Solidus, Virgule, or Whack

: Colon
; Semicolon
" Quote, Quotation mark, or Inverted commas

' Apostrophe or Single Quote

< Less Than or Angle brackets
> Greater Than or Angle brackets
, Comma
. Period, dot or Full Stop
? Question Mark
 shortcuts

For example, the F1 key is often used as the default help

key in many programs. The function of these keys can
differ by operating system and by software program.
 CMOS Setup
Windows Key

Task Pane
 icon file folder

Microsoft Word

rename
CMOS Setup
 Windows Desktop

Windows Key

Windows Explorer
Mission Control
 address bar Windows Explorer Internet
Explorer
Internet browsers refresh
 address bar Internet
Explorer Mozilla Firefox
spell check grammar check
Safe Mode
Refresh Microsoft Word
Microsoft Outlook

Fn key Mission
Control
 menu bar

right-clicking

hidden recovery partition

CMOS Setup
 fullscreen Internet
browsers
hidden
recovery partition

Desktop
 Microsoft Word

Firebug

Dashboard
 Print Screen key Scroll lock key
Pause key

number pad
keyboard key

Logitech

Tip: Special keys are found on keyboards

often referred to as a multimedia
keyboard.
Shortcut keys ABCs

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


 The de facto standard for listing a shortcut is listing

the modifier key, a plus symbol, and another key. In
other words, "Ctrl+S" is telling you to press and hold
the Ctrl key, and then press the S key too.
Shortcut
Description
Keys
Alt+F File menu options in current program.
Alt+E Edit options in current program
Alt+Tab Switch between open programs
F1 Universal Help in almost every Windows
program.
F2 Rename a selected file
F5 Refresh the current program window
Ctrl+N Create a new, blank document in some
software programs
Ctrl+O Open a file in current software program
Ctrl+A Select all text.
Ctrl+B Change selected text to be Bold
Ctrl+I Change selected text to be in Italics
Ctrl+U Change selected text to be Underlined
Ctrl+F Open find window for current document or
window.
Ctrl+S Save current document file.
Ctrl+X Cut selected item.
Shift+Del Cut selected item.
Ctrl+C Copy selected item.
Ctrl+Ins Copy selected item
Ctrl+V Paste
Shift+Ins Paste
Ctrl+Y Redo last action
Ctrl+Z Undo last action
Ctrl+K Insert hyperlink for selected text
Ctrl+P Print the current page or document.
Home Goes to beginning of current line.
Ctrl+Home Goes to beginning of document.
End Goes to end of current line.
Ctrl+End Goes to end of document.

Shift+Home Highlights from current position to beginning of line.

Shift+End Highlights from current position to end of line.

Ctrl+Left arrow Moves one word to the left at a time.

Ctrl+Right Moves one word to the right at a time.

arrow

Ctrl+Esc Opens the START menu

Ctrl+Shift+Esc Opens Windows Task Manager

Alt+F4 Close the currently active program

Alt+Enter Open the Properties for the selected item (file, folder,
shortcut, etc.)
Curved Fingers
 Fingers on HOME ROW

Strive for this

Not this..
Proper Key stroking Technique

•Use the tips of your fingers to

operate the assigned keys
•Use a circular, pecking motion
(down and inward)
Quiet Wrists and Elbows