Editing Break key (section)

==Keyboards without Break key==
Compact and notebook keyboards often do not have a dedicated {{keypress|Pause/Break}} key.

Substitutes for {{keypress|Break}}:
* {{keypress|Ctrl|Fn|F11}} or {{keypress|Fn|B}} or {{keypress|Fn|Ctrl|B}} on certain{{Clarify|date=August 2023}} [[Lenovo]] laptops.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/documents/ht074004| title = Keyboard shortcut for Break, Pause, ScrLK, SysRq function on ThinkPad 6 rows Precision keyboard - ThinkPad - Lenovo Support US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=98708| title = Ctrl-Break key - Thinkpads Forum}}</ref><ref name="thinkpads1">{{cite web| url = http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=105807| title = T530 Pause/Break key - Thinkpads Forum}}</ref>
* {{keypress|Ctrl|Fn|B}} or {{keypress|Fn|B}} on certain{{Clarify|date=August 2023}} Dell laptops.<ref name=dell>{{Cite web|url=http://cdn.cnetcontent.com/0b/87/0b875d86-4bdc-4b39-a6a0-fe922d9b71a1.pdf#page=18 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://cdn.cnetcontent.com/0b/87/0b875d86-4bdc-4b39-a6a0-fe922d9b71a1.pdf#page=18 |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Dell Inspiron 17 specification}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Break/Pause Key No Longer Available on Some Dell XPS, Latitude, and Precision Laptops {{!}} Dell US |url=https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000145271/break-key-no-longer-available-on-dell-xps-e-and-m-series-portables |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=www.dell.com}}</ref>
*{{keypress|Ctrl|Fn|S}} on some other{{Clarify|date=August 2023}} Dell laptops.<ref name="dellother">{{Cite web|title=Dell community|date=7 January 2012 |url=https://www.dell.com/community/Laptops-General-Read-Only/break-key-alternative/m-p/3826478#M636732}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
*{{keypress|Fn|Esc}} on Samsung.{{Clarify|date=August 2023}}
* {{keypress|Ctrl|Fn|Shift}} on certain{{Clarify|date=August 2023}} HP laptops.
* {{keypress|Fn|R}} on certain{{Clarify|date=August 2023}} HP laptops.
* {{keypress|Fn|Ctrl|B}} on certain{{Clarify|date=August 2023}} Logitech (LOGI) keyboards.

Substitutes for {{keypress|Pause}}:
* {{keypress|Fn|P}} or {{keypress|Fn|Ctrl|P}} or {{keypress|Fn|Alt|P}} on certain{{Clarify|date=August 2023}} Lenovo laptops.<ref name="thinkpads1"/>
* {{keypress|Fn|B}} on certain{{Clarify|date=August 2023}} Dell laptops.<ref name="thinkpads1"/><ref name=":0" />
* {{keypress|Fn|Shift}} on certain{{Clarify|date=August 2023}} HP laptops.
* {{keypress|Fn|W}} on certain{{Clarify|date=August 2023}} HP laptops.

For some{{Clarify|date=August 2023}} Dell laptops, without a {{keypress|Break}} key, press the {{keypress|Alt|Space}} and select "Interrupt".<ref name="DELL">{{cite web|last1=DELL|title=Commonly-Used Keystroke Shortcuts|url=http://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/sln37045/commonly-used-keystroke-shortcuts-technical-tip-162222?lang=en|website=Dell.com|access-date=18 February 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0" />