Commodore Plus 4 - The Color Keys

You can change Ihe colors of the letters, numbers, and graphics
symbols on the screen to any one of the 16 colors available on your
Pius/4. It's simple to do
• If you want one of the 8 colors listed on the TOP row on the
front of the color keys (like BLK for black), just hold down the
CONTROL key and press the key with the color you want
at the same time.
• If you want one of the 8 colors listed on the BOTTOM row on
the front of the color keys (orange, for example), just hold
down the O key and then press the color key with the
color you want.
Practice changing colors to make sure you understand how to do this.
You'll notice that after you change the color, every letter and number
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REVERSE ON
REVERSE OFF
Your Plus/4 lets you print the reverse image of letters and numbers.
In other words, if you are using black letters on a yellow background,
you can use the reverse image keys to print yellow letters on a black
background.
Here's all you do to get reversed images Press the control Key
and the RVS ON key. Now everything you type is displayec in
reverse until you press the CONTROL and RVS OFF the
RETURN key. or the Escape key and 0 This returns you to
typing normal (non-reversed) characters.
FLASH ON
FLASH OFF
You can make the characters on your screen flash continuously Just
press CONTROL and the flash ON key to make whatever you
type flash. Typing CONTROL and FLASH OFF . RETURN , or
ESCape lets you type normal (non-flashing) characters again
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