Keyboard skills

 Assigning keys on the keyboard to the main groups

In this publication, we will talk about what the purpose of the keys on the keyboard is and how they are divided into groups into which they are collected according to the main characteristics. It is from the study of the keys, in my opinion, that you need to take the first steps in mastering the keyboard, because with the help of the combinations on the keys in the information input device, you can significantly save time, and sometimes even money. The designations of the keys on the keyboard are divided into several main groups, which contributes to an easy study of the computer management tool and comfortable work with it.

To all of the above, it should be added that knowledge and skills of working with the keyboard greatly simplify the implementation of the tasks in writing an article for a blog, writing a report, writing an essay or term paper ... and saves you valuable time. It's better to learn to work productively at the keyboard once, and then use it all your life.

A computer keyboard, like a mouse, is the main input device and has 101 or 102 keys as standard. In English, the keyboard is called keyboard, which translates as "keypad".

By the way, in addition to assigning and dividing keys into main groups, it is very useful to know and be able to work with key combinations on the keyboard. And to make the learning process easy and convenient, I recommend downloading a guide on keyboard shortcuts for your version of the Windows XP / 7/8 operating system.

I also advise you to learn how to quickly type on the keyboard using the blind typing method. Mastering the blind typing method in conjunction with key combinations will give you high and productive results in your work. Here is a list that divides the keyboard keys into groups:

Alphanumeric keys. The keyboard key functions are divided into several groups. The main part of the information input device is occupied by a group of alphanumeric and sign keys. In this group, letters and numbers or some sign are depicted on the keys.

The group is designed to enter letters, numbers, punctuation marks and special characters. By default, the input device prints in small (lowercase) letters. If you need to enter a capital letter, then you need to press the Shift key and simultaneously (without releasin Keyboard skills g) the desired key with it. You end up with a big letter. This switching of letters from uppercase to lowercase and vice versa is called case change. Uppercase gives us uppercase letters, and lowercase gives us lowercase letters.

If you need to write only capital letters all the time, then press the Caps Lock key. At the same time, a light (indicator) will light up in the upper right corner and as a result, only uppercase letters will be typed until you press the Caps Lock key again. But if you press the Shift key while the Caps Lock key is on, you will get the opposite result and lowercase letters will be printed.

To switch the keyboard layout, use the Alt Shift utility key combination. To switch the keyboard layout from English to Russian and vice versa, these keys must be pressed and released simultaneously.

In order to enter a character from a digit-sign key, you need to hold down the Shift key and type the necessary specials. symbols in the numeric part of the group. I will add that Caps Lock does not work on numeric keys, because there are no uppercase and lowercase numbers.

Service keys on the keyboard. Next, I propose to get acquainted and consider a brief description of the keyboard keys that belong to the service group. This group includes the Shift, Ctrl, Caps Lock, and Num Lock keys.

They are also called modifier keys because they change the action of other keys. For ease of use, they are duplicated on both sides of the alphanumeric keys and have a slightly different, enlarged look.

Caps Lock (capitals lock) is a "button daughter" key, which is designed to automatically (permanently) change the case of letters from lowercase to uppercase. Literally translated as caps lock button.

Shift is a modifier key on a computer keyboard, which was originally intended for entering capital letters. If you simultaneously press the Shift key and type a letter, an uppercase (capital) letter is entered. And if you simultaneously press the Shift key and type a number with an arrow on the additional (numeric) part of the keyboard, then the key will work as a cursor control.

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