HELP
The Help key, located to the right
of
the DELETE key,
is
a program-controlled
key that can be'programmed t
.o
provide user assistance while a program
is
being
run.
NOTE: The international keyboards have two additional keys, located at the
SHIff
key positions.
CTRL
The CTRL (Control) key, located just below the TAB key,
is
a program-
controlled key that is often used with other keys to perform spec
ial
functions.
CAPS
LOCK
The CAPS LOCK key
is
located next to
th
e CTRL key. When the CAPS LOCK
key
is
first pressed a light on that key
is
illuminated. The alphabetic characters (A
through Z) are displayed
in
upper case
as
long
as
the light
is
on. However, the
upper characters on the numeric row at the top
of
the typewriter area (!,",#
through /) are not affected by the Caps Lock key. To type these characters, you
must simultaneously depress one
of
the Shift keys and the key for the desired
character. To release the Caps Lock key, press that key again so that its light
goes out.
SHIFT Keys
There are two Shift keys, located on either side
of
the bottom row
of
letters
(z,x,c, etc.). These keys can perform the same function
as
the shift keys on a
standard
typewriter-that
is, depressing either Shift key simultaneously with any
alphabetic key or with any key on the top row
of
the typewriter area causes the
upper character on that key to be displayed.
In
addition, the Shift keys are often
used with other keys to perform special functions.
ALT Keys
There are two ALT (Alternate) keys, located at the extreme left and right sides of
the bottom row
of
th
e keyboard. These keys a
re
also often used with other keys
to
perform special functions.
C-4
Using the Amiga Keyboard
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