Atari 400 User Manual page 115

Clear the screen (using the SHIFT and the
CLEAR key). Now type
THIS IS FUNNY.
Your sentence is displayed.
SCREEN 1
Press the BACK SPACE/DELETE key three times
to
make a different statement.
SCREEN 2
The DELETE part of the BACK SPACE/DELETE
key works much like the INSERT part of the
> /INSERT key Thus, pressing BACK SPACE/
DELETE with the SHIFT key
deletes
a line of
characters, and pressing it with the CONTROL
key
deletes
characters one at a time.
Let's delete the line on the screen. Press the
SHIFT key and hold it while you press the BACK
SPACE/DELETE key
Poof, The line disappeared.
SCREEN 3
To try the CONTROL and DELETE combination,
type this sentence, misspelling a word so you
can
see
how
to
correct it.
I CAN FIX MY SPEELLING.
The sentence is displayed.
SCREEN 4
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