Esc; Tab; Backspace; The Numeric Keypad - Commodore Amiga A1200 User Manual

The Amiga Keyboard
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type the upper characters on the nonalphabetic keys, you must still
hold down one of the Shift keys and press the key for the desired
character.
When Caps Lock is active, a light on the key is illuminated. To
inactivate Caps Lock, press the key again so that its light goes out.
Esc
The Esc (Escape) key, located at the top left of the keyboard, is a
program-defined key, often used as a shortcut to leave or enter a
program or a certain program mode.
Tab
The Tab key, located on the left side of the top row ofletters, can be
program-defined to move the cursor to a set position. Tab is used
extensively in word processing and desktop publishing programs.
In addition, many Workbench programs that have several text
gadgets let you use Tab and Shift+ Tab to move from gadget to
gadget.
Backspace
The Backspace key is the key farthest right in the top row of the
main keyboard. Pressing Backspace deletes any characters to the
left of the cursor and causes the cursor, and any characters to the
right of it, to move to the left.
The Numeric Keypad
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The numeric keypad is located to the far right of the keyboard. The
keys are arranged in a calculator layout to facilitate numeric data
entry. The numeric and arithmetic symbol keys on the keypad are
equivalent to the numeric and arithmetic symbol keys on the main
keyboard.
In many cases, you can use the Enter key on the numeric keypad
just as you use the Return key on the main keyboard-that is, to