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myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 78 out of 1,261 in laptop 3 years ago

I still can’t help but laugh at myself. I am so blushdumb that everyday for many years I work on my laptop but still I’m not familiar with the functions on the keyboards. Early this morning I told my brother that the light from the monitor seem too bright that it hurts my eyes. I asked him could there be a way to lessen the brightness. He laughed and showed me how to do it.

I know there are functions on the keyboard. I just don’t know what they are for . Sometimes I’d like to try what will happen if I press this and that but I’m afraid something might get deleted or something bad will happen. I’m not that good in computers. I just know how to type heherasp.

How about you fellow lotter? Are you like me?lol


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1. myLot reputation of 68/100. socomsargent (155)   ranked 219 out of 1,261 in laptop   3 years ago

I know everything that each key does, I know what to press to do anything, and I know what to combine to make something happen.

Everything just comes naturally to me, everything makes sense, I am actually very good with a computers keyboard.


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 78 out of 1,261 in laptop  3 years ago

Wow..happy It seems you know very well your keyboard. I envy you fellow lotter hehe.lol

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2. myLot reputation of 95/100. flagella08 (2674)   3 years ago

yes. i know all the functions of all the keys in my keyboard. they make me more convenient for some of them are shortcuts. there are also commands that are formed even without clicking your mouse. just like clicking f5 when you want to view your ppt presentation into wide screen.


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 78 out of 1,261 in laptop  3 years ago

Hey flagella thanks for the tip about F5! lolI will take it down so I won't forget it. Sometimes I tend to forget small details heheblush

One thing that I also like about the functions on the keyboards are the shortcuts. Sometimes using the mouse is a bother too. One time I was watching my younger brother working on the computer and he turn off the computer with just using the keyboard and he did it so fast. It really interest me to learn these functions.

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3. wmfhed (86)   ranked 240 out of 1,261 in laptop   3 years ago

Well, it is hard to remember all of the functions of shortcut keys on your keyboard, even for computer majored professional people. It may be possible to identify the function of a single key because it often has an icon on it which is very inspiring. The hardest thing is to remember those functions of key combinations, like shift/control/shift plus blah blah. Some of them are just not used frequently, so there's no need to bear all of them in mind.


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 78 out of 1,261 in laptop  3 years ago

Yeah I know all of the keyboard functions are hard to remember especially those using combinations. But still I'm interested to learn them.

Believe it or not I once had known the functions and even wrote it down but after years of not often using the computer I forgot all of them except for the ctrl+atl+del hehe.blush doh

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4. myLot reputation of 73/100. hsofyan (1374)   ranked 514 out of 1,261 in laptop   3 years ago

Hi Iskayz. Nice to meet you.
I use the keyboard more than mouse. So, I am familiar with some of the keyboard functions, such as the F key, alt+, ctrl+, tab, etc..
Working with the keyboard more quickly than with the mouse.


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 78 out of 1,261 in laptop  3 years ago

happyHi and nice to meet you too! Sorry for the delay of responding. Anyways, that's the advantage of knowing the keyboard functions. The shortcuts helps minimize time I think.

I know how to use the tab hehelolrasp

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5. myLot reputation of 95/100. riyasam (10958)   ranked 196 out of 1,261 in laptop   3 years ago

LOL,i am also like you,i dont know much of computers or the keyboard,there are now newer keyboards available in the market with various useful functionality.but i know only the basics.


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 78 out of 1,261 in laptop  3 years ago

Hehehelol well good to know I'm not the only one! I'm sure with lots of patience we will be able to learn these functions well. I got an idea! Why don't we learn it together!w00t


myLot reputation of 95/100. riyasam (10958)   ranked 196 out of 1,261 in laptop  3 years ago

happyare you planning to come down to india??

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6. leen_zhihai (64)   3 years ago

I know lots of them but not all.. They are just too many.. Haha

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7. myLot reputation of 97/100. CJay77 (2872)   ranked 670 out of 1,261 in laptop   3 years ago

I'm also not good in computer and I don't have much idea with the functions! I've learned of how to adjust the brightness of the screen few months ago, but I want learn how to download movies, so I don't have to ask my Husband about it. I've seen him do it a few times, but I can't hardly remember it, lol. I am also afraid to try pressing some keys because I'm afraid that I might delete some important files.


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 78 out of 1,261 in laptop  3 years ago

Oh I know how to download movies and musiclol! I think you need to have a certain program to do it. My brothers have thought me how so I don't have to call them every time I need to download.

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8. myLot reputation of 75/100. harryt123 (326)   3 years ago

Having majored and working in the computer field, I am actually familiar with the keyboard and most of it's functions. I am positive that there are some that I might not be aware of. One that I found that amazed me a little over a few months ago was that I could use the buttons on my keyboard to adjust the sound on my system. That was actually amazing because I had not even installed any software for the keyboard. It was a plan $10 keyboard that had some functionality to it other than it's main purpose.


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 78 out of 1,261 in laptop  3 years ago

Oh yeah the shortcut volume on the keyboard and I know that! But like you I've just learned it recently hehelol.

confusedI didn't know that we have to install a program for the functions on the keyboards. I am using a laptop and I remember I don't see ant shortcuts on my desktop's keyboard. Maybe new brand of laptops now has built in functions or something like that.

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9. sexyandsweet1985 (4)   ranked 523 out of 1,261 in laptop   3 years ago

I know most of the keys on the keyboard are for certin things. I have no clue on how to use them. If I dont know I acculity have to call my brother which whorks on computers. I mean he fixes them as well. So if I have any computer problems I call him to fix it. I asked once before for him to help me but he never took the time to teach me.. So for now on I just use simple text. :)


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 78 out of 1,261 in laptop  3 years ago

Oh I'm sorry sadto hear that your brother did not teach you. Maybe he's too busy to do that. One thing I can share with you though is that there is a site on the internet where you can find all the lists of shortcut functions. Try searching on "alt functions", if I'm correct. I saw it once but really never took the time to memorize every functions.rolleyes

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10. myLot reputation of 99/100. lingli_78 (12264)   ranked 507 out of 1,261 in laptop   3 years ago

yes, i believe that i am like you... i also not good with the computer and only know the basic simple buttons on my keyboard... i also don't dare to press any button for fear that i will press the wrong one and damage my computer... i prefer to ask my hubby first before i press anything that can ruin my laptop... take care and have a nice day...


myLot reputation of 99/100. iskayz (3145)   ranked 78 out of 1,261 in laptop  3 years ago

Hi there!happy The buttons I don't dare to press on my keyboards are the F1 - F12. I know they have functions but I'm afraid to try them out. It would be horrible for me if my laptop gets broken hehe.lol

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