The [alt] key can be used for keyboard commands. [alt] + another key or [alt] + an underlined letter will invoke the keyboard commands rather than using a mouse.

The curser movement keys are the [up, down, left, and right arrows] found on your keyboard. These keys move the curser up or down a line and left and right a character at a time.

Note: The control [ctrl] key used along with the arrow keys will move the cursor a word at a time in some programs.

When you have text that fills more than one screen, the [page up] and [page down] keys change what is displayed on the screen.

The [home] key moves the cursor immediately to the beginning of a line. See what happens when you strike the [ctrl] and the [home] keys at the same time.

The [end] key moves the cursor immediately to the end of a line. What do you think will happen when you strike the [ctrl] and the [end] keys at the same time?

The [caps lock] key is a toggle key which means that you tap the key once to turn on the caps lock, and when you tap the key again, caps lock is turned off. The toggle means that the key acts like an on/off switch. When caps lock is turned on, there is a light that comes on the keyboard to remind you. Caps lock allows you to type in all capital letters.

The [num lock] key is also a toggle. It also has a light. The num lock enables you to use the number keypad.

The [shift] key is used to change the letters from lowercase to uppercase and enables you to type some of the symbols. You use the shift key along with the letter keys.

The [spacebar] moves the cursor ahead one space at a time and inserts a blank space. The spacebar is a repeating key which means it will keep adding spaces if you keep it depressed.

The [tab] key moves the cursor ahead one-half inch at a time in the default setting, or you can set the tab settings to meet your needs. Tabs are displayed on the ruler.

The [delete] and [backspace] keys remove text, but in different ways. The backspace key removes the text to the left of the cursor. The delete key removes the text above or to the right of the cursor.

The [insert] key is another toggle key. By default you are in insert mode, which means that the text will be inserted at the point where your cursor is located on the page. You can move the cursor and insert text wherever you want in an existing document. When you strike the insert key, you change to overwrite or typeover mode. Most word processing programs will notify you of this change in the status line. In overwrite mode, you will type over the top of the existing text. As you move your cursor and then key in new text, the old text will disappear.