The Command Menus; Entering The Command Mode - Tandy 600 Owner's Manual

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The message line displays prompts and error messages. The status line
shows the name of the application and file currently in use, the amount of
free memory, the contents of the scrap, and the current scrap mode and
other indicators.
Free memory (Bytes) refers to the amount of system memory available.
Deleting files and deleting data in files frees system memory for use.
The contents of the scrap (a temporary storage place for deleted or copied
text) appears enclosed by braces ({ }). If the scrap contains more characters
than can be shown, the additional characters are truncated on the screen.
The scrap indicates invisible characters with symbols:
'jT
Paragraph mark
~
Tab
~
New Line
The Command Menus
Command menus list commands that are currently available in an
application. Run applications, create files, and perform all other
application operations using the command menus.
Follow these steps to use a command menu:
I. Go to the Command mode.
2. Choose a command.
3. Fill in or choose command fields, as necessary.
4. Carry out the command.
Specific commands and the actions they perform are presented in the
application chapters.
Entering the Command Mode
In all applications except System Manager and Telcom, press I
ESC
I to enter
the Command mode. (System Manager begins in the Command mode.
Press I
SHIFT
II
ESC
I to enter the Command mode in Telcom.) A selection
marker highlights the most frequently-used, or "default," command.
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