Keyboard Basics

Keys where hands rest while typing.

• ENTER/RETURN

• HOME ROW

• ESCAPE

• NUMERIC KEYPAD

Makes a capital letter or upper symbol on number keys

• TAB

• SPACE BAR

• ENTER/RETURN

• SHIFT

Enters information or moves cursor to next line for typing.

• CTRL ALT

• ENTER/RETURN

• CAPS LOCK

• ESCAPE

Used in combination with other keys to perform specific tasks.

• SHIFT

• DELETE/BACKSPACE

• CTRL ALT

• DIRECTIONAL KEYS

Moves cursor back, and erases characters, one space at a time.

• DELETE/BACKSPACE

• DIRECTIONAL KEYS

• HOME ROW

• TAB

moves cursor to next tab stop

• tab

• shift

• escape

• space bar

allows for faster typing of numbers with use of only one hand

• tab

• numeric keypad

• home row

• cap lock

turns on and off typing in capital letters

• shift

• space bar

• caps lock

• tab