The Amiga Keyboard
Return
The
Return
key, located on
the
right
side
ofthe
main
keyboard
area
in
the
middle two rows,
transmits
2-7
information
or
a command to
the
computer. This key is sometimes
referred
to
by
the
symbol ".J" or
as
the
Enter
key.
Caps
Lock
The
Caps
Lock key, located next
to
the
Ctrl
key, forces all
alphabetic keys
(A
through
Z)
to produce
uppercase
(capital)
letters.
Other
keys, however,
are
not
affected
by
the
Caps
Lock key. To
type
the
upper
characters
on
the
nonalphabetic keys, you
must
still
hold down one
of
the
Shift keys
and
press
the
key for
the
desired
character.
When
Caps Lock is active, a light on
the
key
is
illuminated. To
inactivate
Caps Lock,
press
the
key
again
so
that
its
light
goes out.
Esc
The
Esc (Escape) key, located
at
the
top left
of
the
keyboard, is a
program-defined key, often used
as
a
shortcut
to leave
or
enter
a
program
or
a
certain
program mode.
Tab
The
Tab
key, located on
the
left side
ofthe
top row
ofletters,
can
be
program-defined to move
the
cursor to a
set
position.
Tab
is
used
extensively
in
word processing
and
desktop publishing programs.
In
addition,
many
Workbench programs
that
have
several
text
gadgets
let
you
use
Tab
and
Shift+ Tab to move from
gadget
to
gadget.
Backspace
The
Backspace
key
is
the
key
farthest
right
in
the
top row
of
the
main
keyboard.
Pressing
Backspace deletes
any
characters
to
the
left
of
the
cursor
and
causes
the
cursor,
and
any
characters
to
the
right
of
it,
to move to
the
left.
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