EMPOWERMENT TECHNOLOGY: ICT FOR TECH-VOC

Rig-ger G. Perez Ms. Marian Cardinez

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FUNCTION KEYS

F1
Almost every program comes with a help or support menu and pressing
F1 while on the program brings up the help menu instantly.
F1 with the Windows key, however, shows up Windows Help and
Support.

F2
On Windows Explorer F2 lets you quickly rename the selected file or
folder.
Alt + Ctrl + F2 opens the Documents Library while on MS Office suite.

F3
Whilst on desktop or Windows Explore press F3 to search for files and
folders.
On most browsers (at least on Firefox, Chrome and IE) F3 is an instant
way of finding something by launching the Find bar.
Repeats the last command on MS Dos.
Shift + F3 toggles between capitalizing each word, lower case and
upper case for selected text on MS Word.

F4
Known to all, Alt + F4 closes the current program. When no program is
running it launches the Shutdown dialog box.
On Windows Explorer it takes the focus or cursor to address bar. It does
the same on Internet Explorer.

F5
Performs the refresh action on Windows and all common browsers that
we know of.
Use it on PowerPoint to start a slide show.
Opens Find, Replace, Go to dialog on MS Office programs.
 F6
On Windows desktop pressing F6 tabs from desktop files to the taskbar
and the system tray icons.
Focuses on the address bar on most browsers.
Toggles between the menu items and workspace on MS Office suite.

F7
Could not figure out anything for Windows.
Turns on Caret browsing on Mozilla Firefox. This feature places a
moveable cursor in web pages, allowing you to select text with the keyboard.

F8
Enters the Windows Start Menu (commonly used to launch the safe
mode) if pressed during boot process.

F9
Still looking for something significant.
If you are a programmer you would know its uses on Integrated
Development Environments. Generally, compiles and runs the code in
combination with Ctrl key.

F10
Shows the Menu bar in Firefox and IE or highlights the same on most
programs.
Shift + F10 is equivalent to right-click and pops out the context menu.

F11
Opens full screen mode in Windows Explorer and all browsers.
On MS Excel Shift + F11 adds a new sheet and Ctrl + F11 adds a new
macro to the workbook.
F12
Opens Save As window on MS Office.
Ctrl + Shift + F12 is equivalent to Ctrl + P on MS Office .