Intermec PEN*KEY 6400 User Manual page 31

SECTION 1 General Information
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EXAMPLE: Pressing the green [SHFT] key and then the [DEL] key produces a
dot instead of deleting the character at the cursor. The nearby keys
on that row [CTRL], [ALT], and [ESC] still behave normally when the
green [SHFT] is pressed first.
This is why annunciators are absolutely crucial, since you
must only press one key at a time. The annunciators tell
you which shift key you are pressing and holding down. Re-
fer to page 1-16 for locations and meanings of display an-
nunciators.
Pressing more than one shift key along with another key
may not always produce the result you expected. This hap-
pens as a result:
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There is no problem when you press the green [SHFT] and
the yellow key. But if you press the [SHFT] and either the
blue or yellow shift key, you usually experience different
results than you expect.
Summary of Shift Key Combinations
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This is similar to your PC, if the NUM LOCK or CAPS
LOCK is engaged then pressing shift and a key usually pro-
duces something other than what you want. Therefore, just
like with a PC, to get the result you want you have to
change a mode or the sequence you press the keys.
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Of the sequence of keys pressed, and
The mode your computer is in at the time the key is
pressed.
Green [SHFT] and either blue or yellow shift key and
another keystroke, no confusion
Green [SHFT] and blue and yellow shift key along
with another key, confusion can occur