key in use Next, press the I key labeled on the keyboard illustration (above). Type a different letter. Then press see the character erase? again. Did you the key to erase the last character typed, as we explained earlier. But what if you typed something wrong at the beginning of the line? You could delete characters back to that point, then retype. (P' to again. without shifting, you're getting DELETE. Shifting would get you INSERT.) Play a little game where you type in more letters and DELETE them too. But there is an easier way: PET has a feature called screen edit which allows you to move the cursor to any position on the line and at that point either insert, delete, or retype.
Remember that no matter what key you press, there is no way to damage the insides of your PET by normal keyboard operation. (Of course, PET is not intended to survive hard falls or attacks with sharp objects - but with normal care it will give you years of service.) Do not ever be afraid to experiment. (The movement of the cursor is non-destructive to the charac ters over which it passes. The characters will not be deleted or changed as you more the cursor around on the screen.) Test out the keyboard by trying the following sequence of key- strokes. Don't worry about making typing mistakes; you already know how to correct them. Locate this row of keys on top of the right hand numeric keypad.
Exercise 1 - Testing the keyboard These are all double function keys, their action depending on whether or not a I SHIFT] key is used. Press the labeled CLR The RETURN] key is a special signal to PET that you have finished typing a line and it should do something with it. This feature allows you to edit the line and get it correctly typed before your PET can act on it. HOME key top. See the cursor move to the top left corner of the screen'? This is the "HOME" position. The important thing about this exercise is to get the following dis- play on the screen after you've done: 1 4 5 www.commodore.ca Free for personal use but you must have written permission to reproduce