Chapter 3 Grade 1

​Are used for typing letters and words. There are 26 letter key on the keyboard representing the English alphabet.

​Are used for typing numbers. These keys are also called Numeric keys. There are 10 number keys from 0 to 9. they are placed above the letter keys or on the right-hand side of the keyboard.

​Are used to move the cursor to the left, right, up and down on the computer screen. You can play game on the computer.

Caps lock key

Used to type CAPITAL LETTERS by pressing Caps Lock key.

Space Bar key

Used to give a one letter space/gap between each letter or word.

Enter key

It helps us to start a new line or a new paragraph while typing.

Delete key

Uesd to erase anything typed on the right of a cursor

Traditional keyboards have a set of function keys on the top row.

Chromebook function keys look a little different.​

These are commonly used keyboard shortcuts.​

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Conclusion

Learning keyboard shortcuts can help you work more efficiently on the computer. Even if you don't learn them all, if you know where to look shortcuts will save you time.