HP 64780A, User Manual

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choices and action keys are supplied with the needed carriage return as part of the
command.)
To edit the command line using the command
line pushbuttons
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To clear the command line, click the Clear pushbutton.
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To clear the command line from the cursor position to the end of the line, click the
Clear to end pushbutton.
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To move to the right one command word or token, click the Forward pushbutton.
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To move to the left one command word or token, click the Backup pushbutton.
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To insert characters at the cursor position, press the insert key to change to
insertion mode, and then type the characters to be inserted.
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To delete characters to the left of the cursor position, press the <BACKSPACE>
key.
When the cursor arrives at the beginning of a command word or token, the softkey
labels change to display the possible choices at that level of the command.
When moving by words left or right, the Forward pushbutton becomes halfbright
and unresponsive when the cursor reaches the end of the command string.
Similarly, the Backup pushbutton becomes halfbright and unresponsive when the
cursor reaches the beginning of the command.
See "To edit the command line using the mouse and the command line pop-up
menu" and "To edit the command line using the keyboard" for information about
additional editing operations you can perform.
Chapter 4: Entering Commands
Using the Command Line with the Mouse
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