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Figure 1-3. Typewriter Keys B 25 K1/B 20 Keyboards (Sample)
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TYPEWRITER KEYS
Figure 1-4. Typewriter Keys OFISkeyboard (Sample)
LOCK Key
The LOCK key (refer to figure 1-3 and figure 1-4) functions similarly to the Shift-Lock key on a standard typewriter.
When you press the LOCK key, the red key top light illuminates, indicating that the key is activated.
When the LOCK key is activated, all letters you type appear on the display in uppercase; however, it does not affect the top row of numeric/symbol keys, nor any of the other symbol or punctuation keys on the keyboard.
For example, if you press the Colon/Semicolon key while the LOCK key is activated, the semicolon will appear; to type a colon, you must hold down the SHIFT key while you press the Colon/Semicolon key.
To deactivate the LOCK key, you press it again; the red key top light goes out, indicating that the key is no longer activated.
NOTE
pressing either of the SHIFT keys does not
deactivate the LOCK key as it does on a standard typewriter.
SHIFT Key
The typewriter keys include two SHIFT keys (refer to figure 1-3 and figure 1-4) that function similarly to the Shift keys on a standard typewriter. Any letter you type while you hold down the SHIFT key appears on the display in uppercase. You use the SHIFT key in the same way to type the symbols or punctuation marks not affected by the LOCK key.
In addition, you use the SHIFT key in combination with the RETURN key to end short lines of text within a paragraph
(refer to RETURN Key, later in this section).
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RETURN Key
The system automatically wraps text as you type; that is, when you come to the right margin, the system ends the
current line and begins a new one. In addition, you can use the RETURN key (refer to figure 1-3 and figure 1-4) to end a line or paragraph and move the cursor to the beginning of the next line. You can use the RETURN key alone, together with the SHIFT key, or with the CODE and SHIFT keys.
You press the RETURN key alone to end the last line of a paragraph. When you end a line by pressing RETURN, the system returns the cursor to the left margin (or to the current left indent level), and begins a new paragraph.
You use the SHIFT-RETURN key combination to end a line before the right margin (for example, when typing a table).
If you hold down the SHIFT key while you press RETURN, the system returns the cursor to the current left indent level, but does not begin a new paragraph.
When you begin a new paragraph, you can use the CODE-SHIFT-RETURN key combination to return the cursor to the left page margin. When you press the RETURN key, the cursor returns
to the current indent level on the next line. Then, when you press the RETURN key while you hold down CODE and SHIFT, the system returns the cursor to the left margin. This key combination works like the TotalUn function key (refer to Indented Text, in section 5).
BACKSPACE Key
If you press the BACKSPACE key once (refer to figure 1-3 and figure 1-4), it moves the cursor one character or space to the left; if you hold i t down, it has repeat action.
In the normal text entry mode (the Insert mode), the
BACKSPACE key deletes text one character or space at a time as i t moves the cursor to the left (refer to Text Entry Modes in section 3).
In the Qvertype mode (that is, with the OVERTYPE key activated), the BACKSPACE key moves the cursor to the left without deleting text (refer to OVERTYPE Key, later in this section).
Spacebar
The Spacebar is the elongated key located at the bottom of the Typewriter key group, between .the CODE keys (refer to figure 1-3 and figure 1-4) It functions similarly to the spacebar on a standard typewriter; however, instead of moving a carriage, it moves the cursor one position to the right each time you press it. If you hold the Spacebar down, it has repeat action.
NOTE
The Spacebar and the Right Arrow key (refer to Cursor Keys, later in this section) both move the cursor to the right. However, the Spacebar
inserts a blank space each time you press it; the Right Arrow key simply moves the cursor to the next character or space.
Function Keys
In addition to the typewriter keys, the Professional Word Processor keyboards include function keys for performing
operations such as opening and closing documents, underlining, moving and copying text, etc. There are two types of function keys: variable function keys and dedicated function keys.
A variable function key can perform many different operations because the system can assign different functions to it. The variable function keys are numbered f1 through flO.
A dedicated function key performs the operation indicated on its keycap (and possibly other operations when used together with the SHIFT or CODE keys). The function of a dedicated function key does not change. Dedicated function keys include MOVE, COPY, DELETE, etc.
Variable Function Keys
The variable function keys (refer to figure 1-5) are located in the row directly above the typewriter keys both on
B 25 Kl/B 20 keyboards and OFISkeyboards. There are ten keys in the group, labeled f1 through flO.
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VARIABLE FUNCTION KEYS
Figure 1-5. Variable Function Keys
During a word processing session, the Function Key display (refer to figure 1-6) appears in the bottom three lines of the screen. The Function Key display is a highlighted field, divided into ten sections corresponding to the ten variable function keys. The sections have labels indicating the operation each key currently performs.
The Function Key display serves the same purpose as the labels on the dedicated keys; that is, telling you what operation each key performs currently.
Whenever you press a variable function key, the system responds in one of the following ways:
• performs the operation without requiring further action on your part
• displays a form, menu, or prompt requiring further input from you
• changes the labels and functions of the function keys
Figure 1-6. Level 1 Function Key Display
Each function key can have up to four levels of
functionality. For example, if you press the Home key (fl) in Level 1 (refer to figure 1-6), the system assigns Level 2 functions to the key group, and changes the Function Key display to correspond, as follows:
If you press the Files key (fS) in Level 2, the system assigns Level 3 functions to the key group, again changing the Function Key display to correspond, as follows:
If you press the Copy key (f4) in Level 3, the system
displays the Copy Document form (refer to figure 8-2), which is Level 4 of this operation. When you complete the form and press GO, the system completes the operation and returns you to Level 3.
You return to the previous level by pressing CANCEL; for example, if you are in Level 3, you press CANCEL once to return to Level 2; you press CANCEL twice to return to Levell.
Most operations using the variable function keys start from Levell. After you open a document, you can return to Levell from other levels by pressing CANCEL one or more times.
A graphic representation of the variable function key user interface appears in the B 20 Systems Word processing for the professional Quick Reference Guide.
Dedicated Function Keys
The following four key groups on B 25 Kl/B 20 keyboards (refer to figure 1-3) and six groups on the OFISkeyboard (refer to figure 1-4) include dedicated function keys:
• control keys
• display keys
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• cursor keys
• number keys
• text segment keys (OFISkeyboard only) NOTE
The OFISkeyboard has two control key groups.
The OFISkeyboard includes the following dedicated function key5 in addition to those on B 25 Kl/B 20 keyboards:
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DELETE CHAR•
JUMP•
COL•
PAGE•
PARA•
SENT•
WORD•
LINEIf your system is equipped with the OFISkeyboard, you use these keys for deleting individual characters, jumping the cursor forward or backward by text segments, and selecting text (that is, indicating text you want to move, copy, delete, etc.). Deleting, jumping, and selecting text are discussed in section 3.
Control Keys
On B 25 Kl/B 20 keyboards, the control keys are located to the left of the typewriter keys (refer to figure 1-7).
There are eight keys in the group:
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CANCEL•
MOVE• HELP
• DELETE
• ACTION
• OVERTYPE
• FINISH
• COpy
The OFISkeyboard has two control key groups, located to the left of the typewriter keys (refer to figure 1-8). The upper group includes four keys:
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ACTION•
FINISH•
HELP•
CANCELThe lower group includes eight keys:
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DELETE•
DELETE CHAR•
JUMP•
OVERTYPE•
MOVE•
COpy•
MARK•
BOUNDThe CANCEL, HELP, and FINISH keys have special functions that help you operate your system. The ACTION key is not used to perform word processing operations; however, it is used together with other keys to enter commands you may find helpful in operating your system (refer to the B 20 Systems Standard Software Operations Guide).
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