User's Manual

Special Keys on the Equity III Keyboard

The dark gray keys on your keyboard serve special functions when

your computer is running application programs. Figure

2-3

shows some

of the more important keys and Table 2-1 describes them.

Figure 2-3. Special keys

Table 2-1. Special key functions

Key

Purpose

I+-

-PI

Ctrl

Shift

Moves the cursor to the right in normal mode and to the left in

shift mode. Referred to as-the tab key

Works with other keys to perform special (control) functions,

such as editing operations in MS-DOS and GW-BASIC.

Produces uppercase characters or symbols when used with

the main character keys. Produces lowercase characters

when

Caps Lock is on.

Alt

Works with other keys to enter alternate character codes not

otherwise available on a standard keyboard.

Changes the letter keys from lower- to uppercase; changes

back to lowercase when pressed again.

Changes the function of the numeric/cursor keys from

numeric to cursor positioning; changes back when pressed

again.

Ends a line of keyboard input or executes a command.

Moves the cursor back one space, deleting the character to

the left. Referred to as the backspace key.

Caps Lock

Num Lock

Enter