HP 250 - Correcting Typographical Errors

Keyboard Operations
Correcting Typographical Errors
If you enter an incorrect command, the HP 250 responds with an
error message. The most frequent errors are typographical in
nature. In order to correct a typographical error, use the
display editing keys described in the "Keyboard" section of this
manual. If, for example, you had typed this input:
Washington, E.C. _
and had wanted to type:
Washington, D.C.
press the G::l. or G key until the cursor moves left to a
position under the character E. Type the capital letter D and
press the ENTER key to enter the correct data. You do not have
to advance the cursor to the end of the line in order to enter
the corrected version.
If you had typed this:
J o"'.n A. Dooe
press the ~ key until the cursor is under either letter 0:
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Keyboard Operations
Correcting Typographical Errors
If you enter an incorrect command, the HP 250 responds with an
error message. The most frequent errors are typographical in
nature. In order to correct a typographical error, use the
display editing keys described in the "Keyboard" section of this
manual. If, for example, you had typed this input:
Washington, E.C. _
and had wanted to type:
Washington, D.C.
press the G::l. or G key until the cursor moves left to a
position under the character E. Type the capital letter D and
press the ENTER key to enter the correct data. You do not have
to advance the cursor to the end of the line in order to enter
the corrected version.
If you had typed this:
J o"'.n A. Dooe
press the ~ key until the cursor is under either letter 0:
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