Epson HX-20 Benutzerhandbuch

(Note: if the cursor is at the beginning of a logical line, then

pressing 

 will not delete the preceding character, but will instead

delete the character  at  the cursor.)

You will find the 

 key extremely helpful when you are typing

new text. With it, you can correct typographical errors as soon as

you make them. Whenever you strike the wrong key, press
the 

 key immediately afterwards. That will move the cursor to

the left, deleting the incorrect character. Then you can type the
character you had intended to type, and continue from there.

Let’s say you want to insert the word “NOT” into your expression,

to make it read: “NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR ALL GOOD

MEN TO COME TO THE AID OF THEIR FRIENDS.”

The screen editor makes it very easy for you to insert such text

into a logical line.

Using the cursor keys, move the cursor to the point in your text

where you want to insert new characters. When you’ve done so, the
screen will look like this:

Now you must enter  insert mode.  To do so, hold down a 

key and tap the 

 

key. (Just tap it-if you hold it down for more

than a moment, you may find that you’ve  exited  from the insert

mode before you’ve had a chance to use it.)

You won’t notice any changes on the screen, but the HX-20 is now

in insert mode. This means that any characters you type now will be
inserted  into the text at the cursor location. The rest of the logical

line will  move to the right,  thus making room for the new character.

To see how this works, type the letter 

 Your screen will look

like this:

To finish inserting your text, press 

 

 and then the space-

bar. The screen will look like this: