Shift Keys; Clr-Home Key; Crsr Keys; Return Key - Commodore VIC-20 User Manual

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SHIFT keys — The VIC keyboard is just like a
typewriter and has two shift keys and a
SHIFT LOCK key. The SHIFT key is used with
other keys to type graphics characters and perform operations
like clearing the screen. C
CLR-HOME key — Press this key and the
cursor moves to the top left-hand corner of
the screen (the "home" position). If you hold
down the SHIFT key and press this key, the cursor still moves
to the home position, but you also clear the screen.
CRSR keys — With the VIC, you can easily (
move the cursor up, down and sideways. The
CRSR keys have a repeat feature that keeps
the cursor moving until you release the key. Each key has a set
of arrows that tell you the directions the key controls —up and
down or sideways. To move the cursor down or to the right, you
simply press the appropriate key. To move up or to the left, you
must hold down the SHIFT key while pressing the appropriate
CRSR key. It is significant to keep in mind that you can move the (
cursor over the tops of characters on the screen without affect
ing those characters. (
RETURN key — You press RETURN at the
end of each line of instruction. Pressing this r
key tells the VIC to enter the line, or to
execute the instruction(s). Sometimes it helps to think of
RETURN as an ENTER key because this key actually enters the
information or instruction into the computer.
CTRL key — This key is used with the
COLOR keys to select the colors that you
create on the VIC screen. The key also
provides you with the ability to define your own control
commands that can be incorporated into any applications you
might develop for the VIC. Some plug-in cartridges will make
use of the Control key to perform special functions. The CTRL
key works like the SHIFT key. You must hold it down while
pressing the color key.
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