Keyboard overview

Most of the material in this section will be covered in more detail later.

The DEC keyboard is divided into the following sections:

1. Main alphanumeric keyboard, which is used for data entry. There are some useful control key sequences available. For these, hold the Ctrl key down while the other key is being pressed:

   Ctrl/B	Used with the RECALL command
   Ctrl/E	Go to end of line
   Ctrl/H	Go to start of line
   Ctrl/L	Insert page break
   Ctrl/R	Used with the LEARN command (see below)
   Ctrl/U	Erase start of line
   Ctrl/W	Refresh screen
   Ctrl/Z	EXIT
   Ctrl/C	NEVER USE THIS IN EVE

2. The function keys. These are along the top of the keyboard. Important keys are:

   F10	EXIT
   F11	forward / reverse toggle
   F12	move by line
   F13	erase word
   F14	insert / overstrike toggle

   Other function keys may be defined as site extensions.

3. The keypad. This is immediately right of the main keyboard. These keys are:
   • The Cursor control keys, PREV SCREEN , NEXT SCREEN and FIND are used for moving around the file being edited.
   • SELECT , REMOVE and INSERT HERE are used for changing the file being edited.
   • HELP gives information about the numeric keyboard.
   • DO is used for entering EVE commands.
   • Pressing DO twice repeats the last command.

4. The numeric keypad. This is on the far right of the keyboard. This can be defined as:
   • A numeric keyboard.
   • A standard application's keypad (e.g. EDT or WPS).
   • Its keys can be individually defined (see below).