NEC PC-8201A - Page 140

Chapter 7
f.3/SEL
FUNCTION:
The SELECT command allows you to select a portion of your
document to be moved into a working area within the memory of
the PC-8201. This working area is the PASTE buffer.
DESCRIPTION:
Press the f.3 Function Key to activate the SELECT command. The
Cursor Movement Keys are used to designate the area in which you
can copy or move. The CUT command will move the portion of
the file designated and erase it, while the COPY command will just
copy the portion of the file into the PASTE buffer.
As mentioned, the cursor movements are used to define the area that
you will SELECT.
EXAMPLES:
Once again, select the file "PC8201 .DO”. We will SELECT the last
sentence to COPY into the PASTE buffer. Use the Cursor
Movement Keys to position the cursor under the "Y of the word
“You" and then input the f.3 Function Key. You are now in the
SELECT mode.
Use the Key to move the cursor to the right. As you can see,
the characters that the cursor passed over become reverse image, with
a black background. These characters have been selected for the
move.
Now press the ^ Key and you will see that the characters passed
over by the cursor reverts back to the normal image, with a white
background. If the Key is input, the next 40 characters will be
selected, starting with the one the cursor was positioned under. If
you use the \F Key, the 40 selected characters will revert back to
normal.
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