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Additional function keys are:
SELECT
STOP
The function of this key is determined by the software you are using.
This key performs a pause function and is used to temporarily halt the
running of a program. It will continue running when you press the same
STOP key again.
If you press the STOP and CTRL keys simultaneously the program
execution will be stopped.
®The command keys
The command keys perform the following functions:
CLR/HOME
When you press this key, the cursor will
move
to the first position of the
first line.
CLR/HOME
+
t
When you press the CLR/HOME and SHIFT keys simultaneously, all text
and/or images are removed from your screen.
INS
This key initiates the insert function. When you type a character, it will
appear in the position of the cursor key while the complete text remains
intact, moving one position to the right. You can stop the insert function by
pressing the INS key again.
DEL
When you press the DEL key ("DEL!'
=
delete) the character, covered by
the cursor is removed from the screen.
®
Cursor control keys
These keys serve to
move
the cursor without effecting the content of the screen. The arrows
on the keys indicate the direction of movement.
@Typewriter keys
These keys function exactly like those you will find on a modern, standard typewriter. When
you press the "!\'-key, the character "a" will appear on your screen in lower case. When your
press the same key, in combination with the
key (the SHIFT key), it will produce the capital
letter "I\', etc.
In addition to the character keys this section of your keyboard includes the following keys:
ESC
TAB
CTRL
t
(=SHIFT)
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The function of this key is determined by the software your are using.
When you press this key, the cursor will
move
to the next tabulator stop
("TAB" stands for "tabulator".)
This key only functions when used in combination with another key.
("CTRL'.' stands for "control".)
The function of this key has already been described in the preceding
paragraph.

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