Brother International PT2400 Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 61

Delete Key

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DELETE KEY Clear The delete key ( Del ) allows you to remove characters to the left of the cursor's current posi- tion. It differs from the left cursor key ( ), which only moves the cursor without deleting any characters. The delete key can also be used to quit most functions and return to the previous display without changing the text. Some questions asking you to confirm a command may appear on the LCD display, especially Clear when the function that you have chosen will delete or affect files. In these cases, pressing Del is like answering "no". New Block  To answer "yes", press . Refer to RETURN KEY on page 53. To delete one character: 1 Press , , Home or to position the cursor below the character immediately End to the right of the character that you wish to delete. Clear 2 Press Del once. To delete a sequence of characters: 1 Press , , Home or to position the cursor below the character immediately End to the right of the last character that you wish to delete. Clear 2 Hold down Del until all of the characters that you wish to delete are deleted. To quit a function without changing your text: Clear q Press Del to return to your text. To answer "no": Clear q Press . Del 57

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DELETE KEY
The delete key (
) allows you to remove characters to the left of the cursor’s current posi-
tion. It differs from the left cursor key (
), which only moves the cursor without deleting
any characters.
The delete key can also be used to quit most functions and return to the previous display with-
out changing the text.
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 files. In these cases, pressing
is like answering “no”.
To answer “yes”, press
. Refer to
RETURN KEY
on page 53.
To delete one character:
1
Press
,
,
or
to position the cursor below the character immediately
to the right of the character that you wish to delete.
2
Press
once.
To delete a sequence of characters:
1
Press
,
,
or
to position the cursor below the character immediately
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.
To quit a function without changing your text:
Press
to return to your text.
To answer “no”:
Press
.
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