BACK
SPACE
KEYS ON THE RIGHT OF THE KEYBOARD
The BACKSPACE key moves the
cursor backward, sometimes
deleting the character over
which it moves, depending on
the program being used.
The DELETE key echoes the
previous character while de-
leting it. You will see this hap-
pen if you try to use the key to
correct command lines. It has
other functions, depending on
the program being used. For in-
stance, in word processing pro-
grams
.
, it simply deletes the
previous character, much like a
self-correcting typewriter.
The RETURN key moves the cur-
sor down a line and returns the
cursor to the left of the
screen. It also tells the com-
puter to execute a command
and has various other uses.
<RET> and <CR> are computer
symbols to indicate that you
should press the return key.
The LINE FEED key moves the
cursor down one line with no
return to the left.
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