Keyboarding Vocabulary

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Keyboarding Vocabulary

• BCS I

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Keyboarding Vocabulary

• Caps lock

• The key that capitalizes all letters

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Keyboarding Vocabulary

• Control

• A key that does nothing by itself but when
  pressed with another key it changes the normal
  effect of the key

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Keyboarding Vocabulary

• Enter

• A key that moves the cursor down to the next line
  and enters on system commands sometimes labeled
  return key

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Keyboarding Vocabulary

• Escape

• A key that is used to cancel a function or exit
  part of a program

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Keyboarding Vocabulary

• Insert

• A key that is used to add or place a word,
  sentence, or paragraph into text.

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Keyboarding Vocabulary

• Shift

• A key that capitalizes a letter when pressed with
  that letter

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Keyboarding Vocabulary

• Tab

• A key that moves the cursor to a preset place

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Keyboarding Vocabulary

• Word processing

• The act of typing documents on a computer with
  the ability to change, add to, or reprint a
  document without retyping it.

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Keyboarding Vocabulary

• Delete

• A key that erases the letter in front of the
  cursor.

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Keyboarding Vocabulary

• End

• A key that moves the cursor to the end of a line.
  If used with the control key, it moves the
  cursor to the end of the document.

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Keyboarding Vocabulary

• Home

• A key that moves the cursor to the beginning of a
  line. When used with the control key, it moves
  the cursor to the beginning of the document.

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• Arrow keys

• Moves the cursor in the direction of the arrow.

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Keyboarding Vocabulary

• Space Bar

• Moves the cursor one space to the right and
  places a space between words.

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• Cursor

• The black line on your screen that indicates
  where your next letter or symbol will be placed.