It's frustrating when keystrokes don't produce the characters you expect. It slows typing speed, decreases productivity and increases the likelihood of embarrassing errors in a business's important ...

You can add special characters while typing on a computer using keyboard shortcuts or a special pop-up window. Both Windows and Mac computers have the same special characters, but have different ways ...

On most standard computer keyboards you will find an insert key (INS). This key is usually above the arrow keys, and beside the Delete key. Its main use is to switch between two modes of entry: either ...

If you do much typing at all—especially if you dabble in graphic design or publishing—you’ll eventually need hidden typographic characters such as ®, ©, ™, ° and maybe even € and £. Back in 1984, the ...

If you spend a lot of time typing with a physical QWERTY keyboard (a keyboard where the top row of character keys begins with the Q key), you may have noticed that there are raised lines on the “F” ...

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Ever have that issue where you’re looking for an unusual or ...

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The MX Keys Mini for Mac costs about the same as Apple’s Magic Keyboard without Touch ID, but you might prefer the way Logitech’s keyboard feels. It’s a good alternative to Apple’s keyboards if you ...

Mac OS X has a dictionary/thesaurus that can be accessed with the ctrl-cmd-D keys, in which a user hovers the mouse over a word and presses those keys to invoke a dictionary lookup on that word. This ...