NEC PC-8201A - Page 141

□ lapter 7
Input the Key to get out of the SELECT command mode, and
then move the cursor under the "Y" of the word "You" and input
the f.3 Function Key. Then press the As Key twice. Notice that
the second time 40 characters were not selected because the end of
the document was reached with less than 40 characters remaining.
The screen will now appear as illustrated:
The PC-8201 is a compact and smart
computer. It o-f-fers many -features, like
BASIC language -for programming, word
processing capability and the ability to
communicate to other mach i n es by the
use o-f a telephone modem.
Now you can press the f.5 Function Key to copy that sentence into
the PASTE buffer. After this, the last sentence is released for
normal use.
You can also select a portion of a document by moving the cursor to
the character next to the last character of the section you want to
select and move the cursor key in reverse direction. For example,
the KJ7 Key will now select 40 characters instead of the As Key.
If you are trying to select the top line of the document or the
bottom line of the document by using the or sy Keys, you
might select only some of the characters, depending upon the
location of the cursor. In such a case, u$,e the ^ or the Keys
to select the rest of the characters.
When you are executing the SELECT command and you try to edit
the file, the SELECT command is deactivated. You can also
deactivate the command by pressing the HtopI Key or the Q + C
Keys.
Whenever you SELECT a portion of a document to move
to the PASTE buffer, remember that when the CUT or
COPY command is executed it will write over the existing
contents of the PASTE buffer.
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