Epson HX-20 - Manual (Page 43)

At the bottom of the screen, you will see a symbol that looks like
this:
That symbol consists of a “greater-than” sign with a little line
underneath it. That little line is called a cursor.
On your keyboard, just above the key, you will notice two
keys with arrows on them. These are the cursor keys. To see how
they work, press this cursor key:
The cursor moves to the right, but the “greater-than” sign does
not move. If you hold this key down, the cursor will move to the
right repeatedly, stopping only when you release your finger from
the key.
Virtually all keys on the keyboard have this automatic repeating
action: the cursor keys, the letter, number, and punctuation keys,
the space bar, and the
key. This repeating action is a great
convenience-but it also means that you must not rest your hands
on the keys, for doing so will have the same effect as striking those
keys repeatedly.
Now press this cursor key:
The cursor moves one space to the left. Use it to move the
cursor back to its original position underneath the greater-than
sign.
As you can see, it’s easy to move the cursor right and left. But how
do you move the cursor up and down?
To move the cursor vertically, you must use For
example, to move the cursor up, hold down key and press
this key:
To move the cursor down, hold down a key and press this
key:
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