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- Move the text cursor on the screen.
- Use in combination with other keys for shortcut keys. For example, pressing the Alt key and the left arrow key in Microsoft internet Explorer will take you back one internet page.
- Move a character in a computer game.
- Select text. For example, holding down shift and pressing the arrow key in the direction you want to highlight text.
- Move the mouse pointer using the keyboard instead of the mouse.
Christelle Borer
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∙ 14y agoThey are mainly used for moving the cursor around a screen in an application. If they are used with other keys they can do other things or move greater distances at a time. Using the Shift key, you can also select data as the cursor moves. They can also be used to move through options in a menu.
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∙ 11y agoto move the insertion left, right,up & down
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