Table 3-1. Special keys

Key

 

Purpose

n-

 

Moves the cursor one tab to the right in normal

-n

 

mode and one tab to the left in Shift mode.

Caps Lock

Changes the letter keys from lower- to uppercase;

 

 

changes back to lowercase when pressed again.

 

 

The numeric/symbol keys on the top row of the

 

 

keyboard are not affected.

Shift

 

Produces uppercase characters or the top symbols

 

 

on the keys when used with the main character

 

 

keys. Produces lowercase characters when Caps

 

 

Lock is on.

Ctrl

 

Works with other keys to perform special (control)

 

 

functions, such as editing operations in MS-DOS

 

 

and GW-BASIC.

Alt

 

Works with other keys to enter alternate character

 

 

codes.

4-

 

Moves the cursor back one space, deleting the

 

character to the left.

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,

Within application programs, control cursor location.

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Num Lock

Changes the function of the cursor/numeric keys

 

 

from cursor positioning to numeric. For example,

 

 

when the Num Lock function is on and you press

 

 

the 1 key, you get the number 2. Press Num Lock

 

 

again to change back to normal cursor functions.

Esc

 

Depending on the application program, may cancel

 

 

the current command line or operation.

F1 -

F10

Perform special functions within application

 

 

programs.

Prtsc

 

Prints on a printer the text currently displayed on

 

 

the screen.

Sys Req

Generates the System Request function.

Scroll

Lock

In some applications, controls scrolling.

Break

 

In some applications, terminates the current

 

 

operation.

The Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock keys work as toggles; press them once to turn on the function and again to turn it off. When the function is enabled, the corresponding LED above the keyboard is on; when the function is disabled, the light is off.

3-8

Using the Equity LT