The escape key. Use it  to cancel. It's very useful to get out of a place you do not want to be.

    The home keys. Your fingers should rest on these keys  when they are not typing letters or numbers.

    The backspace key. Use it to erase or delete letters and numbers to the left of the cursor. If  you hold it down, it will erase quickly.

The tab key. Use it to move the cursor over five spaces to the right. Use it at the  beginning of paragraphs to center text

   The caps lock key. Use it to change small or lower case letters into big or capital  letters. Remember to turn it off when you are done.

   The left shift key. Use it to change one letter from a lower case or small letter into a capital or big letter. It also lets you type the  symbols above the numbers, like the $ sign above the 4. 

    The entire keyboard. Go to Activity 1 and Activity 2 to test how well you know the keys of the keyboard. 

The delete key. Use it to erase or delete letters and numbers to the right of the cursor.

The enter key. Use it to enter a command or to go down a line in a document.

    The right shift key. It works just like the left shift key. Use it to change one letter from a lower case or small letter into a capital or big letter. It also lets you type the symbols above the numbers, like the $ sign above the 4.

    The control key. Use it together with other keys for special commands.
For example, when you type Ctrl + P,
you will begin to Print.

    The space bar. Use it to put spaces in your document. If you hold it down, it will put space in quickly. Use your thumbs on the space bar.

    The arrow or directional keys. Use them to move around on the screen and in your  documents.