8.1 Windows Keyboard Functions

The following reference tables list the Windows keyboard functions. You can use these functions in conjunction with the Type command by referencing the appropriate keyboard code.

Do not type quotation marks before and after the keys. In this case the keys are taken literally, as shown in the following table.

Table 8-1 Typing Keys

For this command	Type
Alt+Print Screen	\Alt+\\|44
Shift+Home	\Shift+\\|36
Shift+End	\Shift+\\|35

For more information about the Type command, see Section 6.2.99, Type.

Table 8-2 Windows Keyboard Functions

Function	Decimal	Comment
Left mouse button	1
Right mouse button	2
CTRL-Break	3
Middle mouse button	4
X1 mouse button	5
X2 mouse button	6
Backspace	8
Tab	9
Clear	12	5 on the keypad
Enter	13
Shift	16
Ctrl	17
Alt	18
Pause	19
Cap Lock	20
Escape	27
Space	32
PageUp	33
PageDown	34
End	35
Home	36
Left-arrow	37
Up-arrow	38
Right-arrow	39
Down	40
Select	41
Execute	43
Print	44
Insert	45
Delete	46
Help Key	47
0	48
1	49
2	50
3	51
4	52
5	53
6	54
7	55
8	56
9	57
A	65
B	66
C	67
D	68
E	69
F	70
G	71
H	72
I	73
J	74
K	75
L	76
M	77
N	78
O	79
P	80
Q	81
R	82
S	83
T	84
U	85
V	86
W	87
X	88
Y	89
Z	90
Left Windows Key	91
Right Windows Key	92
Application Key	93
Sleep Key	94
Keypad 0	96
Keypad 1	97
Keypad 2	98
Keypad 3	99
Keypad 4	100
Keypad 5	101
Keypad 6	102
Keypad 7	103
Keypad 8	104
Keypad 9	105
Keypad asterisk (*)	106
Keypad plus sign (+)	107
Keypad separator	108
Keypad minus sign (-)	109
Keypad period (.)	110
Keypad slash mark (/)	111
F1 key	112
F2 key	113
F3 key	114
F4 key	115
F5 key	116
F6 key	117
F7 key	118
F8 key	119
F9 key	120
F10 key	121
F11 key	122
F12 key	123
F13 key	124
F14 key	125
F15 key	126
F16 key	127
F17 key	128
F18 key	129
F19 key	130
F20 key	131
F21 key	132
F22 key	133
F23 key	134
F24 key	135
Num Lock key	144
Scroll Lock	145
Left Shift	160
Right Shift	161
Left Control	162
Right Control	163
Left Menu	164
Right Menu	165
Browser Back key	166	Applies to Windows 2000 +
Browser Forward key	167	Applies to Windows 2000 +
Browser Refresh key	168	Applies to Windows 2000 +
Browser Stop key	169	Applies to Windows 2000 +
Browser Search key	170	Applies to Windows 2000 +
Browser Favorites key	171	Applies to Windows 2000 +
Browser Start and Home key	172	Applies to Windows 2000 +
Volume Mute key	173	Applies to Windows 2000 +
Volume Down key	174	Applies to Windows 2000 +
Volume Up key	175	Applies to Windows 2000 +
CD Next Track key	176	Applies to Windows 2000 +
CD Previous Track key	177	Applies to Windows 2000 +
CD Stop Media key	178	Applies to Windows 2000 +
CD Play/Pause key	179	Applies to Windows 2000 +
Launch Mail key	180	Applies to Windows 2000 +
Media Select key	181	Applies to Windows 2000 +
Start Application 1 key	182	Applies to Windows 2000 +
Start Application 2 key	183	Applies to Windows 2000 +
;	186	Semi Colon/Colon
=	187	Equals/Plus Key
,	188	Comma/Less Than
-	189	Minus/Underscore
.	190	Period/Greater Than
/	191	Slash/Question Mark
`	192	Single Open Quote/Tilde
[	219	Left Square/Curley Bracket
\	220	Back slash/Pipe
]	221	Right Square/Curley Bracket
'	222	Single Close Quote Double Quote
Play Key	250
Zoom Key	251