Function keys of Windows PC. This post is just a help for function keys and their uses. F1-F12 keys on a Windows keyboard have a special task to perform.
F1– windows+f1 windows help and support
F2– Alt + Ctrl + F2 opens the document window in Microsoft Word.
Ctrl + F2 displays the print preview window in Microsoft Word.
Quickly rename a selected file or folder.
F3– Often opens a search feature for many programs including Microsoft Windows when on the Windows Desktop…
In MS-DOS or Windows command line F3 will repeat the last command.
Shift + F3 will change the text in Microsoft Word from upper to lower case or a capital letter at the beginning of every word.
Windows Key + F3 opens the Advanced Find window in Microsoft Outlook.
Open Mission Control on an Apple computer running Mac OS X.
F4– Alt + F4 closes the program window currently active in Microsoft Windows.
Ctrl + F4 closes the open window within the currently active window in Microsoft Windows.
F5– In all modern Internet browsers, pressing F5 will refresh or reload the page or document window.
Open the find, replace, and go to the window in Microsoft Word.
Starts a slideshow in PowerPoint.
F6– Move the cursor to the Address bar in Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and most other Internet browsers.
Ctrl + Shift + F6 opens to another open Microsoft Word document.
F7– Commonly used to spell check and grammar check a document in Microsoft programs such as Microsoft Word, Outlook, etc.
Shift + F7 runs a Thesaurus check on the word highlighted.
F8– Function key used to enter the Windows startup menu, commonly used to access Windows Safe Mode.
F9– Refresh the document in Microsoft Word. Send and receive e-mail in Microsoft Outlook.
F10– In Microsoft Windows activate the menu bar of an open application.
Shift + F10 is the same as right-clicking on a highlighted icon, file, or Internet link.
F11– Enter and exit full-screen mode in all modern Internet browsers.
Ctrl + F11 as the computer is starting to access the hidden recovery partition on many Dell computers.
F12– Open the “Save as” window in Microsoft Word.
Ctrl + F12 opens a document In Word.
Shift + F12 saves the Microsoft Word document (like Ctrl + S).
Ctrl + Shift + F12 prints a document in Microsoft Word.
Preview a page in Microsoft Expression Web. Open Firebug or browser debug tool.