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The home key among other keys
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The home key among other keys

The home key is a key commonly found on computer keyboards. The key works the opposite to the end key. A computer keyboard is a peripheral modeled after the typewriter keyboard. ... The end key among other keys The end key is a key commonly found on computer keyboards. ...


Microsoft Windows

In modern Microsoft Windows text editing applications, it is primarily used to return the cursor to the beginning of the line the cursor is at. When the text is not editable, the home key is used to return to the beginning of the document; this can also be done in editable text if the key is pressed along with control. Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems by Microsoft. ... Microsoft Windows is a family of operating systems by Microsoft. ... A Control key (marked Ctrl) on a modern Windows keyboard In computing, a Control key is a key, which when pressed in conjunction with another key, will perform a special operation. ...


The home key, can also be used to highlight all the characters before the cursor in a certain line if pressed along with shift in editable text. The shift key on a modern Windows keyboard The shift key is a modifier key on a keyboard, used to type capital letters and other alternate upper characters. ...


Mac OS X

On most Mac OS X applications, the key works differently than other platforms. The window scrolls to the top, while the caret position does not change at all; that is, the home key is tied to the window, not the text box being edited [1]. To get the same result as the Windows platform, often one can press the up arrow while holding down the apple key. Mac OS X (officially pronounced Mac O S Ten) is a line of proprietary, graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Computer, the latest of which is pre-loaded on all currently shipping Macintosh computers. ... The Command key, previously known as the Apple key, is a modifier key present on Apple Macintosh keyboards. ...


However, the result is not as standardized, and there are some exceptions to its functionality:

  • On the Safari browser, it is the same as Windows.
  • In Microsoft Word, there is no visible change.

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