Moving around the display. Sharp OZ-5600

and pressing the ● key. In addition, a large number of special symbols are available by pressing SMBL (see p.167).

Moving around the display

You can move the cursor around the display with the cursor keys

§

,

'

,

˜

, and ¶ . In addition, you can hold any cursor key down for continuous rapid movement.

The following convenient keyboard shortcuts are also available in Edit mode:

2nd '

2nd

§

2nd ¶

2nd

˜

Moves the cursor to the end of the line.

Moves the cursor to the beginning of the line.

Moves the cursor to the first line of a field (or the last line of the previous field if the cursor is already positioned on the first line of a field).

Moves the cursor to the last line of a field (or the first line of the next field if the cursor is already positioned on the last line of a field).

Inserting and overwriting text

To insert text into some existing text, move the cursor past the character after which you wish to insert text and begin typing. Insertion mode is the Organizer’s default setting, indicated by the triangle cursor

ß

. To switch to the overwrite mode, press INS . Any text you enter will replace the existing text. The cursor appears as in the overwrite mode. To switch back to the previous mode, press INS again.

Deleting text

If you make a mistake while entering text, use the following keys to erase the incorrect text, then enter the correct text:

BS Deletes the character before the cursor.

DEL Deletes the character at the cursor’s current location.

DEL Deletes the entire line the cursor is on.

NEW Clears the currently selected field.

Working with blocks of text

Working with a block of text is sometimes easier and more convenient than working with characters one by one. The first step is to select the text to work with.

1.

Hold down the key while using the cursor keys to move over the entire text that you want to work with. This will “highlight” the text (display it in reverse white on black).

2

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