Commodore 64 User Manual page 25

EDITING
No one is perfect, and the Commodore 64 takes that into account. A
number of editing keys let you correct typing mistakes and move infor-
mation around on the screen.
CRSR
There are two keys marked IM (CuRSoR), one with up and down
arrows ffl= the other with left and right arrows ^ . You can
use these keys to move the cursor up and down or left and right. In the
unshifted mode, the keys will let you move the cursor down and to
the right. Using the key and keys allows the cursor to be
moved either up or to the left. The cursor keys have a special repeat
feature that keeps the cursor moving until you release the key.
INST/DEL
If you hit the key, the cursor will move back a space, eras-
ing (DELeting) the previous character you typed. If you're in the middle
of a line, the character to the left is deleted and the characters to the
right automatically move together to close up the space.
A ®ed ®i allows you to INSerT information on a
example, if you noticed a typing mistake in the beginning of
perhaps you left out part of a name-you could use the
line. For
a line-
key to
=CRSR
move back to the error and then hit ®i to insert a
just type in the missing letter.
CLR/HOME
CLR/HOME
space. Then
positions the cursor at the "HOME" position of the screen,
which is the upper left-hand corner. A shifted will clear the
screen and place the cursor in the home position.
^^IIt
operates as the name implies. It restores the computer to the
normal state it was in before you changed things with a program or
some command. A lot more will be said on this in later chapters.
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