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Chapter 7
Function Keys
The TEXT mode has a special temporary work area in the RAM
called the PASTE buffer. By using this region, you can copy the
text situated in one portion into another location, or even another
file. There are four commands, SELECT, CUT, COPY, and PASTE
that will allow the use of the buffer. Also the TEXT mode offers
two commands, FIND, and NEXT, which can be used to locate
specific strings within a document.
Finally, there are two additional commands, KEYS and MENU which
will allow you to display the command and to return to the MENU.
A variety of commands are used in the TEXT mode to accomplish
these functions:
TO LOOK UP A STRING:
FIND Looks up a string
NEXT Looks up the next string
TO MOVE AND ERASE TEXT:
SELECT Designates a region for the CUT and COPY
command functions
CUT Transfers the portion designated by SELECT
command to the PASTE buffer and erases it
from the display.
COPY Transfers the portion designated by SELECT
command to the PASTE buffer and retains it on
the display.
PASTE Transfers the contents of the PASTE buffer to a
file.
KEYS On and off display of the command names.
MENU Saves a file and returns the PC-8201 to the
MENU mode.
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