End key
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The end key is a key commonly found on computer keyboards. The key works the opposite to the home key.
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[edit] Microsoft Windows
In modern Microsoft Windows text editing applications, it is primarily used to put the cursor at the end of the line where the cursor is at. When the text is not editable, the end key is used to scroll to the end of the document; this can also be done in editable text if the key is pressed along with control.
The end key can also be used to highlight all the characters after the cursor in a certain line if pressed along with shift in editable text.
[edit] Mac OS X
On most Mac OS X applications, the key works differently than other platforms. When the key is pressed, the window scrolls to the bottom, while the caret position does not change at all; that is, the end 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 down arrow while holding down the apple key.
However, the result is not as standardized, and there are some exceptions to its functionality:
- In the Safari browser, the key functions the same as it does in Windows.
- In Microsoft Word, there is no visible change.
[edit] Linux
In Linux, the end key has basically the same functionality as it does on Windows. It positions the cursor at the end of a line in editable text, and otherwise scrolls a scrollable document to the end. Also, like Windows, the end key can be used to highlight all the characters after the cursor in a certain line if pressed along with shift in editable text.
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| Computer Keyboard Keys | |
|---|---|
| Dead keys | Compose |
| Modifier keys | Control · Shift · Alt/Option (Apple) · AltGr · Command/Meta (MIT keyboards) · Windows · Fn (compact keyboards) |
| Lock keys | Scroll lock · Num lock · Caps lock · Shift key |
| Navigation | Arrow · Page scrolling (Page up/Page down) · Home/End |
| Editing | Return/Enter · Backspace · Insert · Delete · Tab · Space bar |
| Misc. | SysRq/Print screen · Break/Pause · Escape · Menu · Numeric keypad · Function · Power management (Power, Sleep, Wake) · Language input |
