| German | English |
| ALT-TASTE | ALT key (A keyboard key that is used in conjunction with another key to produce some special feature or function and is typically marked with the letters Alt) |
| Annehmen-/Auflegen-Taste | hook (The telephone switch on a desk telephone that opens or closes the call connection. If the telephone has a handset, hanging up the handset depresses the switch so that the call is disconnected) |
| BILD-AB-TASTE | PAGE DOWN key (" A keyboard key (often labeled "PgDn") that is often used to move the cursor down to the top of the next page or a specific number of lines. Its function may vary in different programs.") |
| BILD-AUF-TASTE | PAGE UP key (" A keyboard key (often labeled "PgUp") that is often used to move the cursor up to the top of the previous page or a specific number of lines. Its function may vary in different programs.") |
| Darstellung bei gedrückter Taste | pressed appearance (The visual display for an object, such as a control, when it is being pressed) |
| DRUCK-TASTE | PRINT SCREEN key (A key on IBM PC and compatible keyboards that normally causes the computer to send a character-based "picture" of the screen contents to the printer) |
| EINFG-TASTE | INSERT key (" A key on the keyboard, labeled "Insert" or "Ins", whose usual function is to toggle a program's editing setting between an insert mode and an overwrite mode, although it may perform different functions in different applications.") |
| ENDE-TASTE | END key (A cursor-control key that moves the cursor to a certain position, usually to the end of a line, the end of a screen, or the end of a file, depending on the program) |
| ENTF-TASTE | DELETE key (On IBM and PC-compatible computers, a key whose function changes depending on the application program. Usually it erases the character under the cursor, although in some applications it can erase selected text or graphics) |
| ESC-TASTE | ESC key (A keyboard key that sends the escape (ESC) character to the computer. Often this key moves the user back one level in the menu structure or exits the program) |
| NACH-LINKS-TASTE | left arrow (The key on the keyboard that is labeled with a left arrow) |
| NACH-RECHTS-TASTE | right arrow (The key on the keyboard that is labeled with a right arrow) |
| NUM-TASTE | NUM LOCK key (A toggle key that, when turned on, activates the numeric keypad so that its keys can be used for calculator-style data entry. When the Num Lock key is toggled off, most of the numeric keypad keys are used for cursor movement and on-screen scrolling) |
| PAUSE-TASTE | PAUSE key (A key on a keyboard that temporarily stops the operation of a program or a command. The Pause key is used, for example, to halt scrolling so that a multi-screen listing or document can be read) |
| ROLLEN-TASTE | SCROLL LOCK key (On the IBM PC/XT and AT and compatible keyboards, a key on the top row of the numeric keypad that controls the effect of the cursor control keys and sometimes prevents the screen from scrolling. On the enhanced and Macintosh keyboards, this key is to the right of the function keys on the top row. Many modern applications ignore the Scroll Lock setting) |
| STRG-TASTE | CTRL key (A key that, when pressed in combination with another key, gives the other key an alternative meaning) |
| STRG-TASTE | Control key (A key that, when pressed in combination with another key, gives the other key an alternative meaning) |
| TAB-TASTE | TAB key (A keyboard key, often labeled with both a left-pointing and a right-pointing arrow, that traditionally (as in word processing) is used to insert tab characters into a document. In other applications, such as menu-driven programs, the TAB key is often used to move the on-screen highlight from place to place) |
| UNTBR-TASTE | BREAK key (A key or combination of keys used to tell a computer to halt, or break out of, whatever it is doing. On IBM PCs and compatibles under DOS, pressing the Pause/ Break or Scroll Lock/Break key while holding down the Ctrl key issues the break command (as does Ctrl-C). On Macintosh computers, the key combination that sends a break code is Command-period) |
| Windows-Taste | Windows key (A modifier key with the Windows logo on it. This key is used for a number of Windows shortcuts, and is reserved for Windows use. For example, pressing the Windows logo key displays or hides the Windows Start menu) |
| Windows-Taste | Windows button (A tablet hardware button with the Windows logo on it that's similar to the Windows key on a keyboard. Pressing the Power and Windows buttons simultaneously is the equivalent of pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del) |
