Chapter 3 Grade 1

Keyboard

​A keyboard is an input device. The buttons on it are called keys. Most keyboard have 104 keys. You use these keys mainly for typing on a computer.

Keyboard Keys

Letter Keys

​Are used for typing letters and words. There are 26 letter key on the keyboard representing the English alphabet.

Number Keys

​Are used for typing numbers. These keys are also called Numeric keys. There are 10 number keys from 0 to 9. they are placed above the letter keys or on the right-hand side of the keyboard.

Arrow Keys

​Are used to move the cursor to the left, right, up and down on the computer screen. You can play game on the computer.

Special Keys

Caps lock key

Used to type CAPITAL LETTERS by pressing Caps Lock key.

Special Keys

Space Bar key

Used to give a one letter space/gap between each letter or word.

Special Keys

Enter key

It helps us to start a new line or a new paragraph while typing.

Special Keys

Delete key

Uesd to erase anything typed on the right of a cursor

Keyboard Features

Traditional keyboards have a set of function keys on the top row.

Chromebook function keys look a little different.​

Do you know these shortcuts?

These are commonly used keyboard shortcuts.​

Multiple Choice

What is this shortcut for?

• duplicate

• select all

• bold

• copy

Multiple Choice

If you want to remove an image or text and you don't want to use it again, which shortcut should you use?

• Ctrl + C

• Ctrl + X

• Ctrl + V

• Ctrl + Q

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​ Accessibility features are designed to help people with disabilities use technology more easily. This may include text-to-speech, screen magnification, captions, and screen contrast.

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From your toolbar, click on the clock in the bottom right corner to check out the accessibility features.​

​​Keyboard Accessibility

Multiple Select

Select two accessibility features on the Chromebook.

• High-Contrast Mode

• Settings

• Notifications

• Select to speak

Multiple Choice

What does this shortcut do?

Ctrl + Alt + ?

• Restarts the Chromebook

• Signs out of the Chromebook

• Shows all the keyboard shortcuts

• Opens task manager

Conclusion

Learning keyboard shortcuts can help you work more efficiently on the computer. Even if you don't learn them all, if you know where to look shortcuts will save you time.