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10
The
VIC
20
User
Guide
Function
Keys
Any key that "does something," rather than "prints something"
is
a
function key.
For
instance, CTRL-RED (pressing the CTRL and RED keys
simultaneously) doesn't print anything,
but
instead causes all subsequent
characters to be displayed in red on the screen.
COLOR CONTROL KEYS
~----------~----------~
SHIFT
SHIFT
SHIFT
The
SHIFT
key
is
used in conjunction with any other key on the
keyboard to access that key's "shifted" function
or
character. Most keys
have both a shifted and unshifted character
or
function.
For
example,
shifted lower-case letters become upper-case letters, and a shifted
CRSR
UP/DOWN
causes the cursor to move up.
There are two identical
SHIFT
keys on the VIC
20
keyboard. One
is
at
the lower left corner
of
the keyboard, while the other
is
at
the lower right.
SHIFT
LOCK
You may occasionally need a continuous string
of
shifted characters.
To make this operation easier, the VIC
20
has a
SHIFT
LOCK key that
is

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