enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Dead key - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_key

    A dead key is a special kind of modifier key on a mechanical typewriter, or computer keyboard, that is typically used to attach a specific diacritic to a base letter. [1] The dead key does not generate a (complete) character by itself, but modifies the character generated by the key struck immediately after. Thus, a dedicated key is not needed ...

  3. Keyboard layout - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_layout

    A typical 105-key computer keyboard, consisting of sections with different types of keys. A computer keyboard consists of alphanumeric or character keys for typing, modifier keys for altering the functions of other keys, [1] navigation keys for moving the text cursor on the screen, function keys and system command keys—such as Esc and Break—for special actions, and often a numeric keypad ...

  4. Computer keyboard - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_keyboard

    On Sun Microsystems and Lisp machine keyboards, the Meta key is used as a modifier and for Windows keyboards, there is a Windows key. Compact keyboard layouts often use a Fn key. "Dead keys" allow placement of a diacritic mark, such as an accent, on the following letter (e.g., the Compose key).

  5. Modifier key - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modifier_key

    Some non-English language keyboards have special keys to produce accented modifications of the standard Latin-letter keys. In fact, the standard British keyboard layout includes an accent key on the top-left corner to produce àèìòù, although this is a two step procedure, with the user pressing the accent key, releasing, then pressing the letter key.

  6. Alt code - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alt_code

    PC keyboards designed for non-English use included other methods of inserting these characters, such as national keyboard layouts, the AltGr key or dead keys, but the Alt key was the only method of inserting some characters, and the only method that was the same on all machines, so it remained very popular.

  7. Category:Computer keys - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Computer_keys

    العربية; Azərbaycanca; Català; Čeština; Dansk; Deutsch; Ελληνικά; Español; Euskara; فارسی; Français; 한국어; Bahasa Indonesia; Italiano ...

  8. How to upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit version of Windows 10 - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/upgrade-32-bit-64-bit-212659036...

    A Windows 10 product key allows you to install the 32-bit or 64-bit version. The only caveat is that you can't perform an in-place upgrade. Instead, you must delete the previous setup and perform ...

  9. Keyboard shortcut - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_shortcut

    In computing, a keyboard shortcut (also hotkey/hot key or key binding) [1] is a software-based assignment of an action to one or more keys on a computer keyboard. Most operating systems and applications come with a default set of keyboard shortcuts , some of which may be modified by the user in the settings .