Atari 130XE User Manual

Eleven blank spaces have been added in the middle of the line. This
function is very useful for inserting words. Using the cursor control
keys (the arrows), return to the space
ne xt to the third exclamation
mark on the line. Press the space bar once and type THIS IS AN in the
blank spaces as shown below:
! ! ! THIS IS AN ATARI 1.30XE ! ! !
To add blank lines, rather than individual blank spaces, hold down the
[Shift [ key, then press the [In sert [ key. A whole new blank line will
appear on the screen. Insert a few more blank lines, but don't insert
so many that you have a blank screen. Keep the sentence on the
screen so that you can proceed to the ne xt exercise.
DELETING
Using the [Control I key with the [Delete Bk Sp I key makes deleting just
as easy as inserting. Position the cursor on the T in the word THIS.
Holding down the I Control I key, press the I Delete Bk Sp I key 11 times.
Your screen should look like this:
! ! ! ATARI 1.30XE ! ! !
You now know how the I Control I and IDelete Bk sp I keys work. To
discover what the
[Delete Bk spl key does when pressed by itself, posi-
tion the cursor
on the first A and press the [Delete Bk spl key three
times. Your screen should look like this:
ATARI 1.30XE ! ! !
When used alone, the [Delete Bk spl key moves the cursor to the left,
erasing
as it goes, but it does not close up the space. Using the I Control I
key with the [Delete Bk Sp I key erases the characters to the right and
closes up the gap.
The third function of the [Delete Bk Sp[ key requires the use of the I Shift I
key. Pressing and holding [Shift I and then pressing [Delete Bk spl
deletes an entire line and returns the cursor to the left margin. It does
not matter where the cursor is positioned on the line when you press
I Shift I [Delete Bk spl; the entire line is erased from the screen.
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Atari 130XE Specifications

General

Brand	Atari
Model	130XE
Category	Desktop
Language	English