1. Get to Know Your Keyboard

2. Operational Keys Escape (Esc) – allows you to exit unwanted menus and dialog boxes Tab – used to indent; moves the cursor 5 spaces on a line Caps Lock – Locks the alphabetic keys in uppercase Control (Ctrl) – used with other keys to execute (carry out) out commands Shift – Used to capitalize alphabetic keys and type symbol keys Alternate (Alt) – used with other keys to access commands on the menu bar Enter – used to move the cursor down to the next line Delete – deletes text directly in front of (to the right of) the cursor Arrow keys – move the cursor in the direction of the arrow, one character at a time End – moves the cursor to the end of a line Page Down – moves one screen below the current cursor position Backspace – deletes text to the left of (behind) the cursor Insert – allows text to be inserted within a line of text Home – moves the cursor to the beginning of a line Page Up – moves one screen above the current cursor position Num Lock – locks the numbers of the numeric keypad

3. Combine operational keys to save time!!! Control and Page Up – quickly moves you to the first page of a multi-page document Control and Home – quickly takes you to the first line of a document Control and End – quickly takes you to the last line of a document Control and Page Down – moves you to the next page of a multi-page document

4. Function Keys Allow you to quickly access frequently used functions Examples: F1 – allows you to access the Help feature F7 – allows you to access the Spell Check feature