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 ...

Close-up of the F9, F10, F11, and F12 function keys on a keyboard - Professor25/Getty Images For almost every PC or Mac user, a keyboard and either a mouse or a trackpad are more than enough to ...

Every keyboard has a key that many users consider pointless—the Insert (Ins) key. With over 100 keys on a typical keyboard, some go unused, leading to confusion about their actual function. Among ...

There are a lot of keys on a modern full-size computer keyboard that don't seem to do anything, but that doesn't mean these keys aren't really inactive. There are still real switches (mechanical or ...