But maybe you're new to typing, and you want to understand how to do a few things when typing. No matter what program you're typing in in Windows 98, the following will work in all word-processing programs (typing programs, like Microsoft Word; programs intended for word-processing). Do note that a keyboard's numbers go from 0 to 9.
See that blinking horizontal line? That's called a cursor. What ever you type in the computer will replace it's position.
Tab: Indents a paragraph
Page Up key: Moves inside a document
page by page to the previous page
Page Down key: Moves inside a document
page by page to the next page
Spacebar (long key, called
Space):
Spaces between words, etc.
Backspace key: Moves back a space;
used to delete mistakes if placed behind the mistake. Can move back a line
(a straight invisible line where information is allowed to be typed)
Delete/DEL key: Used to delete mistakes
if placed infront of it. Can move information closer to a line or up a
line
Enter key: Moves down a line
End key: Moves you on a
line to the farthest you've been down that line
Scroll Lock key: Used to disable
the arrow keys on the number pad
Home key: This key will return
you to the beginning of the line
To make a capital letter, or to type with one of the symbols above a character, such as typing a !, hold down the Shift key, and press the key to be capitalized or to use the symbol above it. You'll learn more keys like this below.
Let's type the following sentence in the box below. Underneath it you will find what all you do. The keys you type to type in words will be bold-faced, while the keys you press to perform a particular action will be italicized.
The boy died.
SHIFT+T, h, e, [space] b, o, y [space] d, i, e, d, . Enter
Now let's understand where our pronounciation is located (the keys not given a description is self-explainatory), and learn some names:
! (on the 1 key) % (on the 5 key)
& (on the 7 key) _ (called underscore, located on the hyphen (-) key by the 0 key)
() (located on the 9 and 10 keys) \ (called backslash)
;(located with the colon) / (called slash, also known as forward slash)