Ch. 3 Functions

Editing text

 

 

To delete a sequence of characters:

 

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1 Press j, k, mor gto position the cur-

Backspace key (b)

 

 

sor below the character that you wish to

 

 

delete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The backspace key (b) allows you to remove

 

 

2 Hold down q until all of the characters

characters to the left of the cursor’s current posi-

 

 

that you wish to delete are removed.

tion. It differs from the left cursor key (j),

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

which only moves the cursor without deleting

 

 

Line out function (d+ q)

any characters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE

 

 

 

With the Line out function, you can easily

If the cursor is at the beginning of a line or a block

 

 

 

remove an entire line of text.

 

 

when bis pressed, the current text line or block

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is joined with the previous one.

 

 

 

To delete a line of text:

 

 

To remove one character:

 

 

1 Press j, k, mor gto position the cur-

 

 

sor within the line of text that you wish to

1 Press j, k, mor gto position the cur-

 

 

 

 

delete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

sor below the character immediately to the

 

 

2 Hold down dand press qonce.

right of the character that you wish to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

delete.

 

 

NOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Press bonce.

 

 

Each time q is pressed while d is held down,

 

 

 

 

one line of text is deleted.

 

 

NOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Each time bis pressed, one character is deleted.

 

 

 

Clear function (d+ b)

 

 

 

 

To delete a sequence of characters:

 

 

 

When clearing the display before entering new

1 Press j, k, mor gto position the cur-

 

 

 

 

text, the Clear function can be used to choose

sor below the character immediately to the

 

 

whether all of the text is erased and all format-

right of the character that you wish to

 

 

ting functions (Font, Size, Width, Style1, Style2,

delete.

 

 

Line effects, Frame, Alignment, Text rotation,

2 Hold down b until all of the characters

 

 

Tape margin, Tape length, Block margin, Block

 

 

length and Mirror printing) are returned to their

that you wish to delete are removed.

 

 

 

 

default settings, or whether just the text is

 

 

 

 

Delete key (q)

 

 

erased.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To erase all of the text and formats:

The Delete key (q) allows you to remove the

 

 

 

 

1 Hold down dand press b.

 

character above the cursor. After the character is

 

 

 

deleted, the remaining text to the right moves

 

 

NOTE

 

 

 

 

 

 

one place to the left. Each time q is pressed,

 

 

 

 

 

To return to the text without erasing anything, press

one character is deleted.

 

 

e(OR hold down dand press b).

To remove one character:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Press j, k, mor gto position the cur-

 

 

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sor below the character that you wish to

 

 

RG OK TO CLEAR?

 

 

 

 

RH

NO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

TEXT&FORMAT

 

 

delete.

 

 

RI M

 

TEXT ONLY

 

Q

 

 

RJ AUTO

 

 

 

2 Press qonce.

 

 

 

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Length

Margin

Font

Width

Size

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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