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Special keys on the keyboard – Epson 3865X Plus User Manual

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Special Keys on the Keyboard

Certain keys on your keyboard serve special functions when
your computer is running MS-DOS or application programs.
The following illustration shows the keyboard layout, and the

table that follows describes the special keys.

main character keys

Key functions

cursor

keys

numeric

keypad

K

e

y

Purpose

Tab
Tab

Moves the cursor one tab to the right in normal
mode and one tab to the left in Shift mode.

Caps Lock

Changes the letter keys from lower- to

uppercase; changes back to lowercase when
pressed again. The numeric/symbol keys on

the top row of the keyboard and the symbol

keys in the main part of the keyboard are not

affected.

Shift

Produces uppercase characters or the top

symbols on the keys when used with the main
character keys. Produces lowercase
characters when the Caps Lock function is on.

Ctrl

Works with other keys to perform special

(control) functions, such as editing operations

in MS-DOS and various application programs.

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