Commodore 16 User Manual page 14

Graphic Keys
Each letter key (and a few other symbol keys) on your Commodore 16
has two boxes on the front of the key, each with a different line,
Squiggle. ci symbol. TheSe are the graphic keys. When first turned on,
your Commodore 16 prints capital letters. When you type one of these
keys along with the
Nan
or :Cr key, you type the graphic symbols
shown on the front of the key on the screen. You can type the full set
of more than 60 graphics you see on the fronts of many of the keys.
KEY
+ = EFFECT
11211T + A
(GRAPHIC ON RIGHT
SIDE OF KEY)
+ A =
r
(GRAPHIC ON LEFT SIDE
OF KEY)
Cs
+A_
SHIFT
You can create pictures, charts, and designs by printing graphics side
by side or on top of each other, like building blocks. You can make
your graphics more interesting by using the colour keys to "draw" in
different colours. Try printing with some of the graphics keys to see
how they work. Chapter 6 explains more about graphics.
When you're in typing mode, you can only use the graphic symbols on
the left front of the keys (by pressing At& and the appropriate key).
The
left side graphics are ideal for creating charts, graphs, and business
forms,
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flashing black. When you type anything, the characters appear in
black. To change the cursor (and what you type) to a different colour,
use the colour keys. On the front of the keys numbered from 1 to 8,
there we two colours written. Press CM along with a number key to
gel the colour listed on top, or the
TA.
key with a number to get the
colour on the bottom. You can change only the colour of the
characters using the colour keys. To change the screen background or
border colour, you must use a BASIC command. (More on that later.)
NOTE: When changing colours, be careful that you do not press the
number (colour) key even a split second before pressing Ann or
O. If you do, all you'll do is print a number on the screen rather
than change the colour.
KEY + = EFFECT KEY +
= EFFECT
vnk +
1 = BLACK
A..
+
t
=
ORANGE
J { '
+ 2 = WHITE + 2 = BROWN
i.
+
3 =RED + 3 = YELLOW GREEN
nor
+
4 = CYAN t + 4 = PINK
+ 5 = PURPLE Qe
+5 = BLUE GREEN
+
6 = GREEN "fi r +6 in LIGHT BLUE
+
7 = BLUE
17. + 7 = DARK BLUE
AMU
+
8
-
YELLOW + 8 En LIGHT GREEN
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