why function keys are so important

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open its Help and Support window

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F2

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F3

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F4

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F5

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F6

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F7

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F8

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F9

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F10

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F11

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F12

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why function keys are so important

open its Help and Support window

F1 + win key shows up Windows Help and Support screen

F1

F2

Rename any file and folder on Windows

Alt + F2 opens the ‘Save As’ window in Microsoft Excel

F3

press F3 to open a search box dialogue in almost every application

Shift + F3 changes the text from upper case to lower case in MS word

F4

Alt + F4 is widely used to close the current program window & even shutdown the PC

Ctrl + F4 closes the active window within a current active window

F5

F5 refreshes or reloads the web page

Starts slide show on PowerPoint presentation

F6

Almost in all modern browsers, pressing F6 moves the cursor to the address bar

Ctrl + F6 toggles between various Microsoft Word documents

F7

launch the Spelling and Grammar dialog box in the MSOffice

Shift + F7 opens the Research window in Microsoft Office

F8

Holding F8 during the Windows boot process enters into Windows Safe Mode

Pressing F8 displays a thumbnail image of all workspaces in Mac OS X

F9

Ctrl + F9 and Alt + F9 are used to build mail merge documents in MS Word

For programmers F9 to compile and execute code in combination with Ctrl or Alt key

F10

Shift + F10 opens up the menu window, equivalent to right-clicking

Shows menu bar in Mozilla Firefox, an internet browser, or highlights the same in many programs

F11

In Microsoft Excel, Shift + F11 adds a new sheet, Ctrl + F11 adds a new macro to the workbook

Pressing Alt + F11 in the MS Office program, invokes Microsoft Visual Basic window for that document

F12

Opens the‘ Save As’ window in MS Office program

Shift + Ctrl + F12 open Print window in MS Office

Ctrl + F12 opens a document in MS Office