SECTION 1

General Information

Using Shifted Functions

This section explains the use of the shift keys.

The Rules

The green [SHFT] key is the same as the SHIFT key on a PC except that the green shift key also relates to those characters where green legends appear above the keys.

EXAMPLE: On a PC, SHIFT [3] produces the # character, and that is the same on the hand-held computer.

Contrast and backlighting are on the window scrolling ar- row keys. The contrast control and backlight control are not the same as the PC shift. This hand-held computer uses shift left, shift right and shift up for contrast and backlight control. On a PC these key strokes produce a 4, 6, and 8. Numeric values 0--9 are available on all the 6400 Hand- Held Computer versions, those keys are used for special controls without causing compatibility issues.

Using the Shifted Functions

If the function you want is printed on the keyboard overlay (in blue, yellow, or green) then you must first press that colored shift key immediately before the desired color func- tion. That two-key combination always defines that key.

EXAMPLE: A 41-key DOS/PC keyboard has the letter S in blue over the [F9] key. Therefore, to produce a lowercase ’s’, press blue shift then the [F9] key.

To produce an uppercase S, press the green [SHFT] key, then blue shift, then the [F9] key.

‘S’ is always produced by pressing blue shift, then the [F9] key; if you want to modify this, you press a modifier first.

EXAMPLE: To produce CTRL-S,press the [CTRL] key, then blue shift, then the [F9] key for ‘S’.

To produce ALT-F9, press the [ALT] key, then the [F9] key.

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