The function keys, or F keys, on a computer keyboard serve as a line of shortcut keys that invoke various actions and commands in software applications. Located across the top of the keyboard, labeled ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Every time you're on your Mac, you're using ...

If you’re over the age of 30, there’s a good chance you didn’t learn how to use a computer on a Mac. As such, it was only well into your computing journey that you first met the Command key — that ...

Keyboard shortcuts are combinations of buttons that you can press on your computer to complete certain actions—like opening and closing files, copying and pasting text, and much more—that you would ...

Question: I’ve been a Mac user for a long time, but have to use Windows for my new job, which makes it confusing when I try to use shortcuts. Answer: Operating on both the Windows and Mac platforms on ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

In the beginning, there was the keyboard. If you wanted to issue a command to your computer, you typed it. Then came the Apple Macintosh, which popularized the mouse as standard equipment. No longer ...

If you are following a tutorial, or just performing a simple action, you may be required to use the Command key on your Mac. If you are wondering which key that is and where to find it – especially if ...

Muting your computer can be a quick way to maintain focus or silence an unexpected noise. Using keyboard shortcuts, you can ...

Allen Flores asked whether there were shortcut keys for putting a PC into sleep mode, rebooting it, or shutting Windows down entirely. Your computer has one, and maybe two, special buttons that you ...