What are the keys on a keyboard?

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Connaître les touches d’un clavier permet de boost your typing speed et de bénéficier de l’outil le plus adapté à vos besoins dans l’usage d’un ordinateur.

In this article, we discover différentes touches d’un clavier ainsi que leurs fonctions avant de voir en détails les différents types de clavier. C’est parti !

What are the keyboard keys and their functions?

The keyboard keys are organized by category. Here are the details you need to know.

Input keys

The input keys on the keyboard are made up of the following buttons:

⌨️ Key on keyboard 👉 Corresponding action
The 26 letters of the alphabet (A to Z) These keys are arranged in a specific sequence to facilitate entry.
The brands of punctuations These keys are used to bringing a text to life.
The symbols These keys on the keyboard are also used to complete information when entering text on the computer.

Function keys

Il s’agit notamment des touches F1 to F12 at the top of your keyboard. They enable you to perform specific tasks in no time at all. The function of each key differs from program to program. However, here's what they do in general.

⌨️ Key on keyboard 👉 Corresponding action
F1 Redirects you to the help center of all programs.
F2 Allows you to rename a folder or a file you've selected.
F3 Opens a search function in the open program.
F4
  • Helps position the cursor in the barre d’adresse du navigateur.
  • The " Alt+F4 "closes an active window.
F5 Update or refreshes a page open in the web browser.
F6 On navigation tabs, this key is used to move cursor and redirects you to the tab where you left off.
F7 Opens the grammatical correction and spelling in programs such as Microsoft Word.
F8 Under Windows, F8 launches the safe mode.
F9 Checks Outlook for new incoming mail and updates the selected blocks in Word.
F10 Shift+F10" activates the context menu.
F11 Enables or disables display in full-screen mode web browsers.
F12 Record a document in Microsoft Word.

Keys with special functions

Keyboard keys concerned here are :

⌨️ Key on keyboard 👉 Corresponding action
The key control (Ctrl) This key is used in combination with another key to access a specific function. keyboard shortcut.
The key Exhaust (Esc) Il s’agit d’une touche du clavier permettant d’abandon an action sur l’ordinateur.
The menu get started with the Windows logo Comme son nom l’indique, il affiche directement le Windows main menu. Il peut être combiné à d’autres touches pour accéder à certaines fonctions sur votre PC.
The Alt key This key on the keypad is used in combination with other keys to access a specific function. specific actionopen or close a program and display certain characters.
The key Alt Gr This key is used to obtain the symbols (€, @, #) at the bottom right of some keys. Hold down the key to obtain these results.
The key Entrance On some programs, you can use the enter key on the keyboard to validate enter a field or move to the next line.

It is observed at two different locations (en bas de la touche “Retour Arrière” et en bas à droite du pavé numérique).

The key Backspace This key on the keyboard is used todelete the last character typed dans la saisie d’un texte.
The key Space
  • Il s’agit de la grande touche au milieu du clavier. Elle est de loin la touche la plus utilisée sur un clavier.
  • Elle est aussi connue sous l’appellation “barre d’Espace”.
  • Comme son nom l’indique, elle permet d’insert a space during text entry.
The shift key (Shift) This key on the keyboard is used to temporarily switch to shift mode. Il faut appuyer dessus de manière constante pour obtenir l’effet désiré.
The key Shift lock (Verr Maj.)
  • The Shift Lock key is used to switch to the Permanently capitalized without having to press the button continuously.
  • It is very useful for writing a text entirely in uppercase.
  • To exit uppercase mode, simply press the same key again.
The tabulation (Tab)
  • This key is mainly used in word-processing software, and is used to advance the cursor to reach a specific point. tab stop.
  • You can also use this key to move around in fields when working on a form.

Navigation keys

These keys help you move your cursor when you're process documents or pages on a computer. This allows you to scroll a page according to the direction of the keys.

These are therefore used whether you're using online or offline software. The keys included in this category are :

⌨️ Key on keyboard 👉 Corresponding action
Arrows direction These keys on the keyboard move the cursor upbottom, right and left.
Insertion (Insert) This key on the keyboard switches from Insert mode to Refrappe mode.
Delete (Suppr) Il s’git d’une touche qui deletes the at cursor position.
Beginning This key redirects the cursor to the beginning of a sentence or zone.
End C’est une touche qui permet d’aller à la end of zone or a sentence.
Page Up Il s’agit d’une touche sur le clavier qui permet d’accéder à la previous page.
Page Down This key is used to switch to the next page.

Numeric keypad

Vous devez préalablement activer la fonction “Verr Num” avant de pouvoir utiliser le pavé numérique. Un voyant sur le clavier indique souvent l’activation de cette fonctionnalité.

You can also use the numeric keypad as a navigation keys. Refer to the arrows next to the numbers in this frame.

Other keys on the keyboard

Some specific keys on the keyboard are also used on defined programs on a computer. The following three keys are involved.

Print screen (Print screen)

In the past, this key on the keyboard was used to send content displayed on your screen to your printer. À présent, la touche Impr. écran sert à faire une capture d’écran et à en créer une copie dans le Presse-papiers. Vous pourrez ensuite coller le Screenshot dans un autre programme sur votre ordinateur.

Scroll stop

Cette touche du clavier n’est utilisée que sur certains programmes. Lorsque vous actionnez cette touche, les actions des touches Page précédente et Page suivante sont modifiées. Votre document scrolls without having to change the cursor or selection position. An LED is also visible on the keyboard when this key is activated.

Pause/Attn

La touche Pause/Attn sur le clavier s’utilise rarement. Les older programs sur les ordinateurs sont ceux qui se servent le plus de Cette touche. Cette dernière sert notamment à arrêter l’exécution d’un programme.

How many keyboard types are there?

Officially, there are 3 types of keyboards :

  • QWERTY ;
  • QWERTZ ;
  • AZERTY.

Mainly, the position of the keys W, Q, Z and A differentiates these three types of keyboard. Here are more details.

The QWERTY keyboard

The name of each keyboard type is taken from the first six letters of its highest alphabetical row. Before the advent of computers, the QWERTY keyboard made its name in America, in 1868, with the appearance of the very first typewriter designed by the Remington company, called the Typewriter.

The QWERTZ keyboard

Also known asSwiss keyboard”, cette disposition est réglable pour accorder la priorité aux lettres latines accentuées (é, à, è) ainsi qu’à l’umlaut allemand (ö, ä, ü). Pour afficher ces caractères, il convient de procéder à la combinaison suivante : Alt + Maj ou Win + Maj.

The AZERTY keyboard

The AZERTY layout was invented in France in the last decade of the 19th century. This type of keyboard embodies the order of the letters on the older French typewriters. As a result, it is mainly used in France, Belgium and certain French-speaking countries.

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In conclusion, les touches d’un clavier permettent de transcrire des informations sur un support numérique facilement. Il suffit d’accéder à des raccourcis ou à certaines fonctionnalités du clavier pour pouvoir utiliser correctement un ordinateur.

You can choose between AZERTY, QWETZ and QWERTY keyboards. However, the key categories on the keyboard are as follows :

  • Input keys ;
  • Function keys ;
  • Navigation keys ;
  • Keys with a specific role ;
  • Other necessary keys.

Nous espérons que grâce aux astuces dans cet article, vous pouvez maximiser votre efficacité et votre créativité dans l’espace numérique. N’hésitez pas à poser vos questions ou à mentionner vos remarques dans les comments !

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