Typical full QWERTY keyboard functions

The default short key press events of a QWERTY keyboard are listed in the following table:

**Table:** Default short key press event on full QWERTY keyboard
Key	Action
Character keys	Adds 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	Moves 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 default long key press events of a full QWERTY keyboard are listed in the following table:

**Table:** Default long key press events on full QWERTY keyboard
Key	Action
Character keys	Adds 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	Moves the cursor or focus to the pressed direction with key repeat.

The key combinations for full QWERTY keyboard are listed in the following table:

**Table:** Key combinations on 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'	Cuts the text in editors (for example, text that was selected with Shift + a scroll key).
Ctrl + c'	Copies the text in editors (for example, text that was selected with Shift + a scroll key).
Ctrl + v'	Pastes text in editors (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.

For devices that contain both a touchscreen and a QWERTY keyboard, physical keys can have functions mapped with touchscreen interaction (for example, pressing the Shift/Ctrl key while tapping an item on the touchscreen marks that item in list).