The usual word for anything which is not a letter
or a number is called a character. Below
is a list of them and what they are called. Hold down Shift to get the
symbol on the top of the key.
1 ! Exclamation Mark
2 "Inverted" Inverted Commas
3 £ Pound Sign
4 $ Ä Dollar Euro
5 % Percentage
6 ^ Caret or Circumflex
7 & Ampersand
8 * Asterisk
9 ( Open Brackets
0 ) Close Brackets
- _ Minus Underscore
= +Equals Plus
Backspace (back delete) this delete the letter before the cursor.
Tab (double arrow) this jumps to the next box on the internet, in Excel
and other applications.
CAPS LOCK This makes all of your letters capitals when you type. There
is a little light to show you when this is on.
Shift (up Arrow) This makes letters capital and selects the upper symbol
on a key.
Ctrl (Short for Control). This is used for Shortcut
keys.
Windows Button This launches your Start Menu.
Windows + M This minimizes all of your windows (or shows your Desktop)
Alt This is used to Alter the functions of other keys.
Space Bar
Alt Gr This is equivalent to doing Ctrl + Alt.
\ | Back Slash I don't know what a Schaeffer stroke is called.