"CWLee" <cdubyalee@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I'm ignorant about some of the keys on my keyboard. I don't know what you
> mean by AltGr I do know about the Alt key, but it is the Gr part I
> don't understand. I have a pretty standard HP keyboard that came with my
> recent purchase of a new HP computer.
AltGr is the Alt key to the right of the SPACEBAR.
Apparently, it stands for Alt Graphics, but I remember the right Alt key was
printed in green on the early IBM AT keyboards, so I presonally think that
it might stand for AltGreen. The AltGr key acts like pressing left Alt +
Ctrl together.
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> Leaving the tilde question, if anyone wants to further my education can
> you tell me what these keys are for:
>
> 1. Upper left of keyboard, circular key with a crescent moon in it.
That's not a standard button. It will make the computer go to Standby
usually, if you have the correct keyboard drivers installed.
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> 2. Lower left and right, two keys containing the Windows logo.
Windows Key (or WinKey), used for various Windows shorcuts.
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> 3. Lower right, below the shift key, a key with a rectangle and an arrow
> on it.
Context Menu key. It's the same as pressing the right mouse button.
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> 4. Across the top, 12 keys lettered F1, F2, F3, etc.
Function Keys. They do different things in different applications. F1
almost always takes you to HELP in whatever application you are using.
ss.