Named key
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Alternative sequence
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Form
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Menu
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Text
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BACKSPACE
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<CTRL-h>
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Moves cursor left one position, replacing
the character there with a space
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Same as LEFT-ARROW
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If text frame is editable,
same as for forms.
Otherwise, n/a
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BACKTAB
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<CTRL-t>
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Moves cursor to the previous field, whether
above the current field or to the left,
wrapping from the first field of the form to the last
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Same as LEFT-ARROW
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n/a
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BEG
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<CTRL-b>
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Moves cursor to the first
field of the current page
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Moves cursor to the first item,
whether currently visible or not
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Displays first frameful of text
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CLEAR
CLEAR-LINE
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<CTRL-y>
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Clears the current line
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n/a
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If text frame is editable,
same as for forms.
Otherwise, n/a
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CLEAR-EOL
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<CTRL-f> <y>
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clears the current line
from the current
cursor position to the end of
the line.
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n/a
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If text frame is editable,
same as for forms.
Otherwise, n/a
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Named key
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Alternative sequence
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Form
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Menu
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Text
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DOWN-ARROW
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<CTRL-d>
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In a single-line field,
moves cursor to the next field below the
current one, wrapping from the last field of the column to the first.
In a multi-line field, it moves cursor
to the next line; on the last line, it moves
cursor to the next field below the current one
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Moves cursor down one item, wrapping to
the top of the column in a single-column menu,
the top of the next column in a multi-column menu.
On the last item in the last column of a multi-column menu,
it wraps to the top of the first column
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Moves cursor down one line.
It does does not wrap
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END
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<CTRL-e>
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Moves cursor to
the last field of the current page
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Moves cursor to the last item,
whether currently visible or not
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Displays last frameful of text
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ENTER
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<CTRL-m>
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In a single-line field, moves cursor to
the next field, whether below the current field or to the right,
wrapping from the last field of the form to the first.
In a multi-line field, it moves the cursor to the next line.
This key cannot be used to navigate from a multi-line field
(it scrolls on the last line if the field is scrollable, stops and beeps
if it is non-scrollable).
Validation occurs even if no data have been entered or modified
in the field since it became current
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Selects the current item in a single-select menu,
the marked items in a multi-select menu
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Moves cursor down one line.
It does not wrap
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HOME
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<CTRL-f> <b>
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Moves cursor to the first character of
the current field
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Moves cursor to the first item currently
visible
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Displays first frameful
of text
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HOME-DOWN
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<CTRL-f> <e>
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Moves cursor to the last character
of the current field
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Moves cursor to the last
item currently visible
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Displays last frameful
of text
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Named key
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Alternative sequence
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Form
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Menu
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Text
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INSERT-CHAR
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<CTRL-a>
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Inserts a space to the left of the character under
cursor and moves cursor over the space.
The next character entered will replace the space
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n/a
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If text frame is editable,
same as for forms.
Otherwise, n/a
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INSERT-LINE
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<CTRL-o>
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In a multi-line field, if space
is available, opens a line below the
current line and puts cursor on that line.
Otherwise, n/a
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n/a
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If text frame is editable,
same as for forms.
Otherwise, n/a
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LEFT-ARROW
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<CTRL-l>
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Moves cursor non-destructively
one character to the left.
It does not wrap to the previous field,
or the previous line in a multi-line field
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Moves cursor
left one item in a multi-column menu,
up one item in a single-column menu.
In a multi-column menu, it does not wrap.
In a single-column menu, it wraps to the bottom of the column
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Same as for forms
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MARK
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<CTRL-f> <m>
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n/a
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In a multi-select menu,
marks the item to be selected.
In a single-select menu, n/a
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n/a
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Named key
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Alternative sequence
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Form
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Menu
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Text
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NEXT
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<CTRL-n>
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Same as TAB
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Same as DOWN-ARROW
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n/a
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PAGE-DOWN
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<CTRL-w>
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In a multi-page form,
moves cursor to
the first field of the next page
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In a scrollable menu, moves cursor to the first item of the next frameful
of items and displays that frameful, unless there are
fewer than 10 items, in which case the terminal rings
(or flashes)
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In a scrollable text frame, moves cursor to the first line
of the next frameful of text and displays that frameful, preserving
two lines from the current frame
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PAGE-UP
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<CTRL-v>
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In a multi-page form,
moves cursor to
the first field of the previous page
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In a scrollable menu, moves cursor to the first item of the previous frameful
of items and displays that frameful, unless there are
fewer than 10 items, in which case the terminal rings
(or flashes)
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In a scrollable text frame, moves cursor to the first line
of the previous frameful of text and displays that frameful, preserving
two lines from the current frame
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PREV
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<CTRL-p>
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Same as BACKTAB
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Same as UP-ARROW
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n/a
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RESET
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<CTRL-f> <r>
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Resets a field to its default value
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n/a
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n/a
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RETURN
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<CTRL-m>
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Same as ENTER
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Same as ENTER
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Same as ENTER
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RIGHT-ARROW
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<CTRL-r>
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Moves cursor non-destructively
one character to the right.
It does not wrap to the next field,
or the next line in a multi-line field
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Moves cursor
right one item in a multi-column menu,
down one item in a single-column menu.
In a multi-column menu, it does not wrap.
In a single-column menu, it wraps to the top of the column
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Same as for forms
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SCREEN-LABELED KEYS
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<CTRL-f> <1> -- <CTRL-f> <8>
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Performs the action
assigned to the function
key by default or by
programmer
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Same
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Same
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SCROLL-DOWN
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<CTRL-f> <d>
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Rolls the contents of a multi-line
scrollable field down by the number
of lines displayed
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Rolls the contents of a scrollable menu down one line,
without moving the cursor
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Rolls the contents of a scrollable text frame down one line,
without moving the cursor
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Named key
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Alternative sequence
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Form
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Menu
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Text
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SCROLL-UP
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<CTRL-f> <u>
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Rolls the contents of a multi-line
scrollable field up by the number
of lines displayed
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Rolls the contents of a scrollable menu up one line,
without moving the cursor
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Rolls the contents of a scrollable text frame up one line,
without moving the cursor
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SPACEBAR
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none
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Replaces the current character with a space
and moves cursor one character to the right
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Same as
RIGHT-ARROW
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If text frame is editable, same as for forms.
Otherwise, n/a
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TAB
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<CTRL-i>
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Moves cursor to the next field, whether
below the current field or to the right,
wrapping from the last field of the form to the first
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Same as RIGHT-ARROW
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n/a
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UP-ARROW
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<CTRL-u>
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In a single-line field,
moves cursor to the previous field above the
current one, wrapping from the first field of the column to the last.
In a multi-line field, it moves cursor
to the previous line; on the first line, it moves
cursor to the previous field above the current one
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Moves cursor up one item, wrapping to
the bottom of the column in a single-column menu,
the bottom of the previous column in a multi-column menu.
On the first item in the first column of a multi-column menu,
it wraps to the bottom of the last column
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Moves cursor up one line.
It does does not wrap
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