microsoft wireless keyboard 1000

1 thru 5 are Hotkeys that will complete several strokes with one touch and the Star will remind you which settings you've assigned to these keys. Read about it here. 

thanks you have answered my problem

Hi, Colinus,

This may help in determining what the keys do.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/894513/resolve-unexpected-function-f1-f12-or-other-special-key-behavior-on-a

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4052268/accessories-how-do-i-use-the-fn-key-f-lock-key-alternate-command-keys

it gave me the answer to f1 to f12 but on my  keyboard  i have a line above f1 to f12 starting from the left is a email button then a home button then people button and headphone button these explain themselves but further along i have five buttons marked one to five followed by a star i would like to know what these are for

Hi, Colinus,

This may help in determining what the keys do.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/894513/resolve-unexpected-function-f1-f12-or-other-special-key-behavior-on-a

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4052268/accessories-how-do-i-use-the-fn-key-f-lock-key-alternate-command-keys

Hi colinus

Here is the support page for you keyboard, there you will find the documentation for that keyboard and also the 'Mouse and Keyboard' Application which is used to set the functionality of some of those keys . . .

https://www.microsoft.com/accessories/en-us/d/w...