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Using the keyboard, Special keys – Texas Instruments Extensa 600 Series User Manual

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Using the Keyboard

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The computer has many special keys, but most

of them depend on an application for their

functionality.

Special Keys

The following keys have special functions at the

command level of MS-DOS

and within many

programs.

Ctrl+Pause

Stops a command or application;
primarily used to stop the screen from
scrolling; pressing any other key
resumes the execution of the
command or application

Shift+Prt Sc

Sends the contents of the screen to
the printer port; prints only text
characters unless you have run the

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utility to enable

printing graphics

Ctrl+Break

Terminates the current command or
application

Ctrl+P

Sets the computer to echo keystrokes
to the printer; prints a line when you
press Enter; continues until you
press Ctrl-P again