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The editor works in a ``page-oriented'' form, a ``page'' consisting of 20 rows and several columns to fill the screen format, using a Keypad mode or a command mode to perform the editing functions. The command mode is accessible by hitting CNTL-Z. Most of the editing functions are implemented on the right keypad of the keyboard (Table <A HREF="node63.html#layout-of-the-table-editor-keypad">5.2</A>) as well as on the left keypad if it exists (e.g on Sun workstations). Some keys of the central keyboard are also recognized (Table <A HREF="node63.html#commands-to-interactively-edit-a-table">5.7</A> ). The functions only available in command mode are listed in Table <A HREF="node63.html#table-editor-functions">5.6</A> <BR> <DIV ALIGN="CENTER"><A NAME="6148"> </A> <TABLE> <CAPTION><STRONG>Table 5.6:</STRONG> Table Editor COMMAND Functions</CAPTION> <TR><TD> <DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE CELLPADDING=3 BORDER="1" ALIGN="CENTER"> <TR><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH=1><B> Command</B></TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH=1><B> Description</B></TD> </TR> <TR><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH=1><TT>EXIT </TT></TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH=1>to finish the editing session and produce the edited table</TD> </TR> <TR><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH=1><TT>QUIT </TT></TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH=1>to finish the editing session without producing the output table</TD> </TR> </TABLE></DIV> <A NAME="table-editor-functions"> </A></TD></TR> </TABLE> </DIV> <BR> <BR> <DIV ALIGN="CENTER"><A NAME="6154"> </A> <TABLE> <CAPTION><STRONG>Table 5.7:</STRONG> Layout of the Table Editor Central Keypad</CAPTION> <TR><TD> <DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <TABLE CELLPADDING=3 BORDER="1" ALIGN="CENTER"> <TR><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH=1><B> Command</B></TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH=1><B> Description</B></TD> </TR> <TR><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH=1><TT> <!-- MATH: $\fbox{\tt Tab}$ --> <IMG WIDTH="48" HEIGHT="27" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" SRC="img220.gif" ALT="\fbox{\tt Tab}"></TT></TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH=1>put the cursor in the next column field.</TD> </TR> <TR><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH=1><TT> <!-- MATH: $\fbox{\tt Return}$ --> <IMG WIDTH="83" HEIGHT="27" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" SRC="img221.gif" ALT="\fbox{\tt Return}"></TT></TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH=1>next row.</TD> </TR> <TR><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH=1><TT> <!-- MATH: $\fbox{\tt Delete}$ --> <IMG WIDTH="83" HEIGHT="27" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" SRC="img222.gif" ALT="\fbox{\tt Delete}"></TT></TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH=1>delete previous character.</TD> </TR> <TR><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH=1><TT> <!-- MATH: $\fbox{\tt Backspace}$ --> <IMG WIDTH="117" HEIGHT="32" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" SRC="img223.gif" ALT="\fbox{\tt Backspace}"></TT></TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH=1>move the cursor to beginning of line.</TD> </TR> <TR><TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH=1><I>Cursor Arrows </I></TD> <TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" WIDTH=1>move the cursor <IMG WIDTH="17" HEIGHT="41" ALIGN="MIDDLE" BORDER="0" SRC="img224.gif" ALT="$\uparrow$">, <!-- MATH: $\downarrow$ --> <IMG WIDTH="16" HEIGHT="41" ALIGN="MIDDLE" BORDER="0" SRC="img225.gif" ALT="$\downarrow$">, <!-- MATH: $\leftarrow$ --> <IMG WIDTH="28" HEIGHT="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" SRC="img226.gif" ALT="$\leftarrow$">, or <!-- MATH: $\rightarrow$ --> <IMG WIDTH="27" HEIGHT="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" SRC="img227.gif" ALT="$\rightarrow$">.</TD> </TR> </TABLE></DIV> <A NAME="commands-to-interactively-edit-a-table"> </A></TD></TR> </TABLE> </DIV> <BR> <BR> <DIV ALIGN="CENTER"><A NAME="layout-of-the-table-editor-keys"> </A><A NAME="6211"> </A> <TABLE WIDTH="50%"> <CAPTION><STRONG>Figure 5.1:</STRONG> Layout of the Table Editor Left Keypad</CAPTION> <TR><TD><IMG WIDTH="887" HEIGHT="740" SRC="img228.gif" ALT="\begin{figure} \begin{center} \begin{picture} (120,100) \put(0,80){\framebox (25... ...} \put(95,94){\makebox(22,6){H Functions}} \end{picture}\end{center}\end{figure}"></TD></TR> </TABLE> </DIV> <BR> <BR> <DIV ALIGN="CENTER"><A NAME="layout-of-the-table-editor-keypad"> </A><A NAME="6267"> </A> <TABLE WIDTH="50%"> <CAPTION><STRONG>Figure 5.2:</STRONG> Layout of the Table Editor Right Keypad</CAPTION> <TR><TD><IMG WIDTH="1071" HEIGHT="594" SRC="img229.gif" ALT="\begin{figure} \begin{center} \begin{picture} (145,80) \put(0,60){\framebox (25,... ...t(121,61){\makebox(22,6){\bf H right Key}} \end{picture}\end{center}\end{figure}"></TD></TR> </TABLE> </DIV> <BR> <HR> <!--Navigation Panel--> <A NAME="tex2html1274" 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