What are each of the F1 to F12 keys used for on a standard PC computer keyboard?

I recently found out that the F5 key is used to Renew or Reset the current webpage you are looking at, but what about the rest of the F1 to F12 keys?|||They can do alot, it just depends on the program running. For the Firefox and Internet Explorer


F1 is Help


F2 Nothing


F3 Search


F4 Nothing


F5 Refresh


F6 Highlights Address Bar


F7 Turns on Caret Browsing


F8 Nothing


F9 Nothing


F10 Highlights the "File" Menu


F11 Fullscreen Mode


F12 Nothing





The keys can do many many things, they can be used to acess the BIOS/CMOS, view the boot menu, and a large variety of things.





As aforementioned if just depends on what program you are running. The best way to find out is to just press them and see what happens!|||Hihi, this depends a lot on the application you are running. It seems you are running Internet Explorer or Firefox.





Shortcuts in IE are here:


http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/223e800a-c5a3-435c-aa65-0c3710cf0d4f1033.mspx





Firefox shortcuts are here http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Keyboard+shortcuts





Similarly, google for other apps. Some allow you to change the function key shortcuts, others don't.





Lastly, have a look at your keyboard. Most keyboards allow you to set operating system shortcuts. Google for your keyboard brand/model + shortcuts.