Keyboard Key Assignment, Main Keyboard - Informatics

Keys

Assignment

Enter (input)

Entering information and returning the carriage when the next line of text is displayed

Shift

Both keys translate the keyboard into uppercase (capital) letters, but generate different scan codes

Caps Lock

Register capital letters with the Caps Lock indicator on. In this mode, with the Shift key pressed, you enter lowercase letters

Space

(space)

Move the cursor with the text of the part of the line to the right of the cursor, to the right one position with a brief tap. If the cursor is pressed for a long time, the cursor moves continuously

Backspace

(return)

Move the cursor one position to the left (or to the top row) with the character removed

Ctrl

Control - control, control. There are two equivalent keys Ctrl. Used in combination with other keys. For example, the combination & lt; Ctrl & gt; + & lt; S & gt; corresponds to the operation of saving a document (File/Save)

Enter (input)

Entering information and returning the carriage when the next line of text is displayed

Alt

Alternative is an alternative. If there are three symbols on the key, for example & lt; 8 & gt ;, & lt; * & gt ;, & lt ;; & gt ;, & lt; Alt & gt; right allows you to display the third character. & lt; Alt & gt; Left using other keys allows:

- Manage the cursor in the menu of some applications. For example, the combination & lt; Alt & gt; + & lt; X & gt; provides exit from the program;

- display characters on the monitor screen (using the numeric keypad). For example, the combination & lt; Alt & gt; + & lt; 123456 & gt; displays the @ symbol

Tab

Moves the cursor to the right for a specified number of positions. When creating tables, the combination of the keys & lt; Tab & gt; + & lt; Shift & gt; provides tabulation to the left