F1
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Almost always used as the help key, almost every
program will open the help screen when this key is pressed.
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Enter CMOS Setup.
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Windows Key + F1 would open the Microsoft
Windows help and support center.
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Open the Task Pane.
F2
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In Windows renames a highlighted icon, file, or
folder in all versions of Windows.
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Alt + Ctrl + F2 opens document window in
Microsoft Word.
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Ctrl + F2 displays the print preview window in
Microsoft Word.
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Quickly rename a selected file or folder.
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Enter CMOS Setup.
F3
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Often opens a search feature for many programs
including Microsoft Windows when at the Windows Desktop..
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In MS-DOS or Windows command line F3 will repeat
the last command.
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Shift + F3 will change the text in Microsoft
Word from upper to lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every
word.
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Windows Key + F3 opens the Advanced find window
in Microsoft Outlook.
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Open Mission Control on an Apple computer
running Mac OS X.
F4
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Open find window in Windows 95 to XP.
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Open the address bar in Windows Explorer and
Internet Explorer.
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Repeat the last action performed (Word 2000+)
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Alt + F4 will close the program window currently
active in Microsoft Windows.
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Ctrl + F4 will close the open window within the
current active window in Microsoft Windows.
F5
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In all modern Internet browsers pressing F5 will
refresh or reload the page or document window.
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Open the find, replace, and go to window in
Microsoft Word.
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Starts a slideshow in PowerPoint.
F6
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Move the cursor to the Address bar in Internet
Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and most other Internet browsers.
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Ctrl + Shift + F6 opens to another open
Microsoft Word document.
F7
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Commonly used to spell check and grammar check a
document in Microsoft programs such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, etc.
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Shift + F7 runs a Thesaurus check on the word
highlighted.
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Turns on Caret browsing in Mozilla Firefox.
F8
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Function key used to enter the Windows startup
menu, commonly used to access Windows Safe Mode.
F9
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Opens the Measurements toolbar in Quark 5.0.
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With Mac OS 10.3 or later shows all open
Windows.
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Using the Fn key and F9 at the same time will
open Mission Control on an Apple computer running Mac OS X.
F10
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In Microsoft Windows activates the menu bar of
an open application.
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Shift + F10 is the same as right-clicking on a
highlighted icon, file, or Internet link.
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Access the hidden recovery partition on HP and
Sony computers.
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Enter CMOS Setup.
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With Mac OS 10.3 or later shows all open Windows
for active program.
F11
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Full-screen mode in all modern Internet
browsers.
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Ctrl + F11 as computer is starting to access the
hidden recovery partition on many Dell computers.
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Access the hidden recovery partition on
eMachines, Gateway, and Lenovo computers.
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With Mac OS 10.4 or later hides all open windows
and shows the Desktop.
F12
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Open the Save as window in Microsoft Word.
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Shift + F12 save the Microsoft Word document.
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Ctrl + Shift + F12 prints a document in
Microsoft Word.
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Preview a page in Microsoft Expression Web
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Open Firebug.
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With an Apple running Mac OS 10.4 or later F12
will show or hides the Dashboard.
