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THE FUNCTION KEYS IN TEXT

The function keys F1-F8 are used as follows in
TEXT:

F1 (Find) - This function is used to find a
specified character string in a
TEXT file.

Press <F1> and, in response to the
prompt String: type in the
character string you are looking
for and press <ENTER>. The cursor
will move to the first occurrence
of the string after its current
position. If you wish to search the
whole file, start with the cursor
at the beginning of the file.

Press <F1> then <ENTER> again to
find the next occurrence and so
on. If the string is not found, the
message No match is displayed.
F2 (Load) - Used to load a TEXT tile from
cassette tape into RAM (see "USING
A TAPE RECORDER WITH THE M10").
F3 (Save) - Used to save a TEXT file on a
cassette tape (see "USING A TAPE
RECORDER WITH THE M10").
F5 (Copy) - Pressing <F5> copies a selected
block of text into the PASTE
buffer for subseguent duplication.
Pressing <PASTE> inserts the con-
tents of the PASTE buffer into the
current file at the cursor loca-
tion. This function may be used to
duplicate text within a TEXT file
or to copy text from dne file to
another.
F6 (Cut) - Used to delete a selected block of
text from the current file and put
it in the PASTE buffer. Pressing
<PASTE> inserts this block at the
cursor location. This function can
be used to carry out 'Cut and
Paste' operations in a TEXT file or
from one file to another.

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