Atari 65XE Owner's Manual page 36

Only seven characters appear on the screen. The number keys do not
have graphic symbols. If you use the
number key, no graphic symbols appear.
Graphic symbols are most useful in making screen designs, borders,
and simple artwork. You can lock the keyboard into graphic symbols
by holding down
once will put you back into the lowercase mode.
CURSOR CONTROL
The key is used most frequently for directing the movement of
the cursor. The cursor is the small white square that marks your place
on the screen. Find the Up Arrow key
arrow, like the
indicates that the arrow function is activated only by using the
key. Press the
the cursor move up to the top of the screen. When it reaches the top,
the cursor returns to the bottom of the screen and starts moving up
again. Now try out the other directional arrow keys:
Remember to use the
CLEARING THE SCREEN
The key is frequently used in conjunction with the
to erase everything on the screen. Press and hold the
then press the
return the cursor to the upper left-hand corner of the screen. Try it
again.
Now fill up the screen with more letters, numbers, words, and graphic
symbols. This time use the
screen. Both
return the cursor to the upper left-hand corner.
INSERTING
The key is used with the
To practice this function, type
! ! ! ATARI 65XE ! ! !
Position the cursor on top of the first letter A in ATARI. Holding down
the key, press the
! ! ! ATARI 65XE ! ! !
and then pressing
key, is outlined in white. This white marking
key and then the Up Arrow key
key.
key. This action should clear your screen and
key with the
and
key 11 times. You should see this:
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key when you press a
. Pressing
next to the letter P. The
key to clear the
empty the screen and
key to insert spaces in a line.
just
and watch
key
key,