Typical full QWERTY keyboard functions

The full QWERTY keyboard default short key press events are the following:

Table: Default short key press event in full QWERTY keyboard
Key Action

Character keys

Add a character.

Backspace

Moves the cursor one step back, clearing any character or selected text in that position.

Enter

Adds a carriage return where possible (a new line). Elsewhere the default behavior is similar with the Selection key.

Space

Adds a space.

Chr

Opens the special characters table.

Shift

Activates the Shift character mode for the character that is pressed after Shift. For example, consecutive presses of Shift and the character a' produce a capital A' character.

Scroll keys

Move the cursor or focus to the pressed direction.

Fn key (optional key)

Activates Fn-mode character input for the next following key press.Two presses activate Fn mode (locked) until single press deactivates the mode.

The full QWERTY keyboard default long key press events are the following:

Table: Default long key press events in full QWERTY keyboard
Key Action

Character keys

Add a character with key repeat.

Backspace

Moves the cursor back, clearing the previous character with key repeat.

Enter

Adds a carriage return where possible (a new line) with key repeat.

Space

Adds a space with key repeat.

Chr

Accented characters can be entered by holding down the Chr key and pressing a character key consecutively.

Scroll keys

Move the cursor or focus to the pressed direction with key repeat.

The full QWERTY keyboard key combinations are the following:

Table: Key combinations in full QWERTY keyboard
Key Action

Shift + a character key

Enters the Shift character of that particular character key. Can be used either as two consecutive short presses or simultaneous presses.

Shift + scroll keys

Selects text from the present cursor position to the direction of the selected scroll key. Simultaneous pressing is required.

Chr + a character key

Accented characters can be entered by holding down the Chr key and then pressing a character key repeatedly.

"Dead" keys

Some keys in certain localized keyboards that produce a visible outcome in editing only after another key is pressed right afterwards. For example, accents over characters.

Ctrl + x'

The Cut function in editing (for example, text that was selected with Shift + a scroll key).

Ctrl + c'

The Copy function in editing (for example, text that was selected with Shift + a scroll key).

Ctrl + v'

The Paste function in editing (for example, text that was selected with Shift + a scroll key).

Fn + a character key

Activates Fn-mode for that key press.

Fn + space

Opens editing menu.