Brother International PT 1300 Users Manual - English - Page 29

Backspace Key

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BACKSPACE KEY Clear The backspace key ( BS ) allows you to remove characters to the left of the cursor's current position. It differs from the left cursor key ( ), which only moves the cursor without deleting any characters. The backspace key can also be used to quit most functions and return to the previous display without changing the text.  The backspace key cannot be used to quit the barcode function. To quit the barcode function, hold down Code and press N . Barcode Some questions asking you to confirm a command may appear on the LCD display, especially when the function that you have chosen will delete or affect text. In these Clear cases, pressing BS is the same as answering "no". Memory  To answer "yes", press . Refer to RETURN KEY on pages 22 to 24. To delete one character: 1 Press , , Home or to position the cursor below the character imme- End diately to the right of the one that you wish to delete. Clear 2 Press BS once. To delete a sequence of characters: 1 Press , , Home or to position the cursor below the character imme- End diately to the right of the last character that you wish to delete. Clear 2 Hold down BS until all of the characters that you wish to delete are deleted. EXAMPLE To delete "9": Wide A A A A A Auto ABCDEFGHIJKL Caps 1: 2 - 3 4 5 - 6 7 8 9 _ Underline Frame AAAAA A Length 25

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BACKSPACE KEY
The backspace key (
) allows you to remove characters to the left of the cursor’s
current position. It differs from the left cursor key (
), which only moves the cursor
without deleting any characters.
The backspace key can also be used to quit most functions and return to the previous
display without changing the text.
The backspace key cannot be used to quit the
barcode
function. To quit the
barcode
function, hold down
and press
.
Some questions asking you to confirm a command may appear on the LCD display,
especially when the function that you have chosen will delete or affect text. In these
cases, pressing
is the same as answering “no”.
To answer “yes”, press
. Refer to
RETURN KEY
on pages 22 to 24.
To delete one character:
1
Press
,
,
or
to position the cursor below the character imme-
diately to the right of the one that you wish to delete.
2
Press
once.
To delete a sequence of characters:
1
Press
,
,
or
to position the cursor below the character imme-
diately to the right of the last character that you wish to delete.
2
Hold down
until all of the characters that you wish to delete are deleted.
EXAMPLE
To delete “9”:
Clear
BS
Code
N
Barcode
Clear
BS
Memory
Home
End
Clear
BS
Home
End
Clear
BS
1:
2-345-6789_
ABCDEFGHIJKL
A
A
A
A
A
Length
Wide
A
A
A
A
A
Auto
Underline
Frame
A
A