function keys

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Function keys

The function keys are located at the top of your keyboard. That whole row usually has about16 keys. They are square and are mostly sectioned into groups of four. Some more fancy keyboards will have smaller round buttons above these keys. Do not confuse the function keys with those buttons.

The first key on the left end of this row is usually set off by itself. This is the escape key. This is an important key that will close menus and dialog boxes that you will learn about later. The rest of the keys look like this.

F1, this is the key commonly used as the help key. If you press it by accident, you will need to use the Alt F4 command to close the help window.

F2, This key is primarily use to rename a file or folder within a list of titles. It can also change functions depending on what program you are in at the time.

F3: This key can activate various functions depending on what program you are in at the time.

F4, This key also, can activate various functions depending on what program you are in at the time. It is mostly used with the alt key pressed down to close programs.

That is the end of the first set of function keys. There is about a fingers-width between F4 and F5.

F5, This key is used to refresh the screen in most cases. It also, can change depending on what program you are in at the time.

F6, This key can change depending on what program you are in at the time.

F7, Is used for the spell checking in some programs.

F8. This key can change depending on what program you are in at the time.

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F9, This key can change depending on what program you are in at the time.

F10, This key can change depending on what program you are in at the time.

F11, This key can change depending on what program you are in at the time.

F12, This key can change depending on what program you are in at the time. However, it is the saveAs key in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.

End of the third set of function keys. There are usually three more keys to the right of F12. Some keyboards may have them all the way to the right. You will not need these keys for anything unless you get into programming or more advanced options.

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