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What is used to make capital letters and symbols shown at the tops of the keys?
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∙ 13y ago
Hold the shift key while you press the key with the symbol you want.
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What keys do you press for all capital letters?
caps lock
How many lines of symmetry does a keyboard have?
zero, all the keys have different letters, numbers, or symbols
What is the CAPS LOCK button's purpose and how is it used?
In normal typing, you must hold the shift button to use capital letters or symbols located on the number keys, with CAPS LOCK on, you can type letters without holding the shift button, although you will still have to hold it to use the symbols on the number keys. Also secondary symbols on the other symbol buttons. The Caps Lock key makes it so when it is pressed the letters that you write come out in capitals. You do not have to hold it down for you to use it. It'll make the letters stay in capitals until you press it again, making it so you write in lowercase.
What you really want to know is the definition for the keys on the computer such as the control key or the shift key?
Keys that do not stand for specific characters such as letters of the alphabet or other symbols are control keys, they would be defined as keys that give other instructions to the computer, than the generation of a single symbol. The shift key is used to produce capital letters or other upper case symbols (for example, it shifts the 5 key to %, on my keyboard) and the control key can be used to activate a wide variety of functions, such as cutting and pasting for example (control C is cut, control V is paste).
What do the red and white keys do on a typewriter?
The red keys on a typewriter are used for typing special characters or symbols. The white keys are used for typing letters, numbers, and punctuation marks. The keys work together to create text on the typewriter.
What do the keys on a keyboard do?
The keys on a computer keyboard are used to type letters and perform functions such as save for copy and paste. The keys on a musical keyboard are used to produced different notes.
How were the keys on a type writer originally arranged?
Original typewriters didn't have quite as many keys as computer keyboards today do. They had letters of the alphabet, numbers and symbols across the tops of the numbers, with a shift key for capital letters, and a caps lock key, plus a tab key and a backspace key. These keys were arranged in the identical order as the same keys are on today's keyboards. Instead of a "return" key, they had a manual level on the right of the typewriter that you reached up and pulled to the left (using your right hand) to advance to the beginning of the next line.
Which key is used to type capital letters when the Caps Lock key is off?
Either of the two shift keys on the keyboard.
What are manipulative keys on the computer?
They are keys with specific functions which are not used to type letters, symbols and numbers but are used to manipulate data in a document
What are the keyboard symbols called?
Keys - as in a board of keys = keyboard
Which capital letters have rotational symmetry?
I, O, S, H, Z, X, N just by quickly looking at my keys this is what I got?
What is the function of the computer keyboard shift key?
The shift key is a modifier key on a keyboard, used to type capital letters and other alternate "upper" characters. It is also used to access the special characters on the number keys and other double character keys on the keyboard!
