4
Using the Keypad
Overview
Navigation Keys
The navigation keys enable you to move the cursor up and down lines and from character to character.
Basic Keys
Name
ALPHA
Backspace
(BKSP)
Control
Escape
(ESC)
Enter (ENT)
Power
Scan
Space (SP)
Navigation keys
Function
Toggles the keyboard between alpha (upper and lowercase) and numeric
modes on the 28-key keypad. The "ABC"/"abc" indicator on the command
bar changes accordingly.
Backspace moves the cursor back one space.
If you are typing text, a character is deleted each time you press the
backspace key.
Modifies the next key pressed to type specific characters (e.g., pressing
CTRL and a "2", types an "@" sign on the 28-key keypad.
Cancels an action. For example, if you press the UP arrow on the
command bar and then press the ESC key, the pop-up window disappears.
Performs the same function as the Enter key on a workstation.
Power key suspends and resumes the terminal.
Activates the image engine to scan a bar code or take an image.
Moves the cursor one space forward.
If you are typing text, it moves the text one space forward as well.
Power key
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