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Saturday, October 15, 2011

Use of function keys in Windows

Use of  function keys in Windows

KEY

FUNCTION
F1

Brings up a Help window in many applications, including browsers, Microsoft Office and others
F2

Renames a selected object
F3

Opens search box in browsers
F4

Displays the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer (Windows XP)
F5

Updates the active Window. Useful to refresh a displayed page in a browser
F6

Cycles through the screen elements in a window
F7

Turn on/off Caret Mode (Firefox). Performs Spell and Grammar check (MS Word)
F8

Extend selection (MS Office)
F9

Updates fields (MS Office)
F10

Activates menu bar options
F11

Toggles between full screen and normal display in browsers
F12

Opens "Save as" dialog (MS Office)

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