At Hawkes, we want to make sure students are focusing on learning the content of your lessons, not on how to input their answers into our system.
When students are in the Practice and Certify modes, they have access to a keypad within the courseware.
The keypad is available to students; however, we also have keyboard shortcuts for inputting answers at learn.hawkeslearning.com. These shortcuts accommodate all students, especially those who have motor disabilities and cannot use a computer mouse to access the keypad.
Check out the available keyboard shortcuts below, and feel free to share with students! The shortcuts are also available on our support page.
Standard Symbols and Operations
| Description | Button | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
|
Divided by |
 |
Ctrl + Alt + /
|
|
e |
 |
e
|
|
Exponent |
 |
Shift + 6
|
|
Fraction |
 |
Ctrl + Shift + F
OR / |
|
Log |
 |
Ctrl + Alt + L
|
|
Minus Sign |
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-
|
|
Natural Log |
 |
Ctrl + Alt + N
|
|
Plus or Minus |
 |
Ctrl + Alt + -
|
|
Plus Sign |
 |
Shift + =
|
|
Prime |
 |
Ctrl + Alt + '
|
|
Radical (nth root) |
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Ctrl + Alt + R
|
|
Subscript |
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Shift + -
|
|
Times Sign |
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Shift + 8
|
Parentheses, Brackets, and Grouping Symbols
| Description | Button | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
|
Absolute Value |
 |
Ctrl + Shift + \
|
|
Angular Braces |
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Ctrl + Alt + ,
OR Ctrl + Alt + . |
|
Curly Braces |
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Shift + [
OR Shift + ] |
|
Greatest Integer |
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Ctrl + Alt + [
OR Ctrl + Alt + ] |
|
Interval Notation: Bracket – Parenthesis |
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Ctrl + [
|
|
Interval Notation: Parenthesis – Bracket |
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Ctrl + ]
|
|
Parenthesis |
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Shift + 9
OR Shift + 0 |
|
Square Bracket |
 |
[
OR ] |
Equality and Inequality
| Description | Button | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
|
Equals Symbol |
 |
=
|
|
Greater Than Or Equal To Symbol |
 |
Ctrl + Shift + .
|
|
Greater Than Symbol |
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Shift + .
|
|
Less Than Or Equal To Symbol |
 |
Ctrl + Shift + ,
|
|
Less Than Symbol |
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Shift + ,
|
|
Not Equal to |
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Ctrl + Alt + =
|
Sets and Logic
| Description | Button | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
|
Conjunction |
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Ctrl + Alt + A
|
|
Disjunction |
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Ctrl + Alt + O
|
|
Element of / Belongs to |
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Ctrl + Alt + E
|
|
Empty Set |
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + O
|
|
Implies |
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + I
|
|
Infinity |
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Ctrl + Alt + I
|
|
Intersection |
 |
Ctrl + Alt + U
|
|
Negation |
 |
Shift + `
OR Ctrl + Alt + Shift + N |
|
Set of All Complex Numbers |
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Ctrl + Alt + D
THEN C |
|
Set of All Integers |
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Ctrl + Alt + D
THEN Z |
|
Set of All Natural Numbers |
 |
Ctrl + Alt + D
THEN N |
|
Set of All Rational Numbers |
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Ctrl + Alt + D
THEN Q |
|
Set of All Real Numbers |
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Ctrl + Alt + D
THEN R |
|
Such That |
 |
Shift + \
|
|
Union |
 |
Ctrl + Shift + U
|
Greek Letters and Letter Symbols
| Description | Button | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
|
a-naught |
 |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + A
|
|
Alpha |
 |
Ctrl + Alt + G
THEN A |
|
Beta |
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Ctrl + Alt + G
THEN B |
|
d-bar |
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + D
|
|
Lambda |
 |
Ctrl + Alt + G
THEN L |
|
Mu |
 |
Ctrl + Alt + G
THEN M |
|
Omega |
 |
Ctrl + Alt + G
THEN W |
|
p-hat |
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P
|
|
Pi |
 |
Ctrl + Alt + G
THEN P |
|
Sigma |
 |
Ctrl + Alt + G
THEN S |
|
Theta |
 |
Ctrl + Alt + G
THEN Q |
|
v-naught |
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Ctrl + Alt + V
|
|
x-bar |
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + X
|
Trigonometry and Angles
| Description | Button | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
|
Cosine |
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Ctrl + Alt + C
|
|
Cosine Power |
 |
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + C
|
|
Degree |
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Ctrl + Shift + '
|
|
Sine |
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Ctrl + Alt + S
|
|
Sine Power |
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S
|
|
Tangent |
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Ctrl + Alt + T
|
|
Tangent Power |
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Ctrl + Alt + Shift + T
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