Table 4-1. Special keys

Key

Purpose

 

 

 

i++Tab

Moves the cursor one tab to the right in normal

mode and one tab to the left in shift mode.

 

 

 

 

Caps Lock

Changes the letter keys from lowercase to

 

 

uppercase; changes back to lowercase when

 

 

pressed again. The numeric/symbol keys on the top

 

 

row of the keyboard are not affected.

 

 

Shift

Changes the letter keys from lowercase to

 

 

uppercase while held down and changes other keys

 

 

from their normal characters or functions to their

 

 

alternate characters or functions. When the Caps

 

 

Lock LED is illuminated, changes letter keys from

 

 

uppercase to lowercase.

 

 

 

Ctrl

 

Works with other keys to perform special functions,

 

 

such as editing operations in MS-DOS and

 

 

GW-BASIC.

 

 

 

Alt

 

Works with other keys to enter alternate character

 

 

codes.

 

 

 

t

Backspace

Moves the cursor back one space, deleting the

 

 

character to the left.

 

 

 

+I

Enter

Ends a line of keyboard input or executes a

 

 

command.

 

 

 

Ins

 

Turns the insert function on and off.

 

 

 

Del

 

Deletes the character at the cursor.

 

 

Home, End,

Control cursor location within application programs.

PgUp, PgDn

 

T+lt

 

 

 

Num Lock

Changes the function of the cursor keys. For

 

 

example, when the Num Lock function is on and

 

 

you press 1 , you get the number 2.

 

 

Esc

In some application programs, cancels the current

 

 

command line or operation.

 

 

F1 - F12

Perform special functions within application

 

 

programs.

 

 

Print Screen

Prints text on the screen to the printer.

 

 

 

Using the Equity LT-286 4-9