Tandy TRS-80 4D - Page 21

Using
the
Keyboard
Your
computer's
keyboard is
much like
a
type-
writer keyboard,
except
for
a
few different
keys. To
find out
what some of these keys do,
type
anything you
like at
"TRSDOS
Ready."
When
you
reach the end of the
line, the blink-
ing cursor
stops. Press (SHIFT)
©
to erase
the line.
Continue typing, noting
the
uses
of the
follow-
ing keys:
(BACKSPACE
)
or
©
—
Backspaces and
erases.
©
—
Moves the
cursor to the next tab posi-
tion, much
like
a
typewriter's (TAB) key.
Tab
positions are at
0, 8, 16,
24,
and so on.
(CAPS)
—
Locks
the keyboard
so you
can en-
ter the
alphabet
keys
in upper-case
only (or
unlocks it so you
can enter them in
either
upper or lower-case).
Some keys have a
function only when you
are
using an application
program. If
so,
the
appli-
cation manual
explains how to
use
the keys.
When finished, press
(ENTER) . This moves
the
cursor to the beginning
of the next line. It also
executes
a
command
or program,
as
we'll
show in the next chapters.
Ignore any mes-
sages,
such as
"Program not found."
"TRSDOS Ready" should
be
the last line
on
your screen.
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