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Press the letter keys alone to give the lower-case letters, or with
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to get capitals. You can get capitals without needing to hold down
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by pressing
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- see below.
Press the digit keys on the top row of the keyboard to give the digits, or with
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to give the symbol above each digit on the key.
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On the left-hand side of the keyboard:
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| | ESC |
| will normally cancel what you are currently doing, and go back to the most appropriate point just before. |
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| | TAB |
| is like the tabulate key on a typewriter. Use it for making columns of figures, or arranging tables. |
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| | MENU |
| enables you to select which of the Cambridge Z88's operations you want to carry out. These are explained in greater detail in the section Using menus. |
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| | INDEX |
| will return you to the Index from within an application. |
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| | HELP |
| gives you a display of information about the action you are currently carrying out. Further information is then available on related topics. |
 | introduces a short cut to calling an application or a popdown. |
 | introduces a short cut for carrying out an operation within an application or popdown. A list of the most useful of these operations is given on the Single key functions card, above the Cambridge Z88 keyboard. |
The Space Bar
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| Inserts a Space. |
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| gives an exact space, displayed as '...' . |
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| | DEL |
| rubs out the last character you typed at the keyboard. |
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| | ENTER |
| is normally typed at the end of a line to confirm what you have just typed, or to go to the beginning of the next line, like the carriage return on a typewriter. |
| move the cursor up, down, left or right on the screen. |
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Two caps lock modes are available which determine the way that the
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key operates. The mode selected is indicated by a symbol at the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. The state of the caps lock mode is stored with each application, so you can, for example, keep one mode set up for PipeDream and another for BASIC. The operation of each mode is as follows:
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| switches on and off the selected mode. |
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