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#	Name	Back	Description- For a better view of the key's actual position, choose the 'Name' buttons that are marked as linked.
10	Enter		In Windows: Command key, when an icon is selected, instead of double clicking with your mouse, hitting the enter key will open the program . In Word Processors: Forces a new line of text In Spreadsheets: Accepts the information in a cell
11	Arrow keys		Movement keys. Used to move the insertion point (cursor) inside documents. Left - Right - Up - Down
		4	When used ...
			Alone, the insertion point is moved one character or line.
			With the Ctrl key, the insertion point is moved one word or paragraph.
			With the Shift key, the selecting tool is activated, characters or lines are selected as you move.
			With both the Ctrl and Shift. You will be selecting words or paragraphs as you move.
12	Numeric Key Pad		There are two modes that this key pad can be set to. Active if the Num Locks key (11) is tapped. The Num Locks light should be on when active (10). When the light is off, this key pad is a duplicate of the arrow keys and react the same as described in 8 above. Special note should be taken of the * / - + keys as they are mathematical symbols.
12	Numeric Key Pad		* multiplication / division - subtraction + addition
13	Num lock		When tapped the numeric keypad, located on the right of a standard keyboard, is activated. Each key, (except for 5) has two labels, The keys are numbers. This is designed for easier insertion of numbers.
14	Activity panel		Indicates when different keyboard features are on or off.
15	Insert		The computer's normal state is in INSERT mode, meaning: if the cursor is placed between two words and a third is typed, the word to the right of the cursor is pushed to the right as the new word is typed. When pressed, the computer is placed into TYPEOVER mode. TYPEOVER mode causes existing characters to be removed as new characters are typed. To return to INSERT mode tap this key a second time.
	Delete		Erases characters to the right of the cursor
	Home		Causes the cursor to move to the left hand margin
	End		Causes the cursor to move to the right hand margin
	Page Up		Causes the cursor to move to the top of the screen
	Page Down		Causes the cursor to move to the bottom of the screen.
16	Backspace		Erases the character to the left of the cursor
17	Function keys F1 to F12		Used to initiate various commands (shortcuts) in programs. The commands vary in programs. They can also be used in conjunction with modifier keys to perform the even more function.
18	F1		Universal Help access key. When this key is pressed in any program, the help screen will open for that program.