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ALT key
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Alt key
A keyboard key that is pressed with a letter or digit key to command the computer. For example, in Windows, holding down the Alt key and pressing F displays the File menu if it is a current option on screen. Pressing Alt-Tab toggles between active windows (see Alt-Tab). See Flip 3D.
ALT key [′ȯlt ′kē]
(computer science)


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The now called Control (Ctrl), Left Shift, and Alt keys were arranged in a line next to the function keys.
Word: To move a paragraph around in your document, position the insertion point (not the cursor) in the paragraph you want to move, hold down the Shift and Alt keys while pressing the up arrow to move the paragraph up or the down arrow to move it down.
It's easy to set up your computer so that ordinary windows movement and resizing take place normally, but using the shift, control, or alt keys while moving or resizing windows results in stunning graphics effects.
 
 
 
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