T27 Keystrokes

The following tables list the keystrokes that you can use with a T27 session, plus a summary list of HLLAPI commands that are available to your T27 session.

When you see two keys connected by a plus sign (+), press and hold down the first key, and then press the second key. For all keystrokes that involve the numeric keypad, Num Lock must be off. All letter keys are lowercase letters.

Action Description Keystroke
BackSpace Moves the cursor one column to the left in the same line without deleting any characters

If the cursor is in the first column of the line, it moves to the last column of the preceding line. If the cursor is in the first column of the first line, it moves to the last column of the last line.

BackSpace
CarriageReturn Moves the cursor to the first column of the next line (in nonforms mode) or to the next unprotected field (in forms mode) Enter
ClearToEndOfLine Deletes all text from the cursor to the end of the line

In forms mode, this keystroke deletes all text from the cursor to the end of the field.

Ctrl+Delete
Ctrl Puts the session in control mode Ctrl
CursorToEndOfLine Moves the cursor to the last position on the line Ctrl+End
CursorToEndOfPage Moves the cursor to the last position on the page End
CursorWordLeft Moves the cursor to the first character of the previous word Ctrl+Left Arrow
CursorWordRight Moves the cursor to the first character of the next word Ctrl+Right Arrow
DeleteFromLine Deletes the character at the cursor location and shifts the remaining characters on the line to the left Delete
DeleteLine Deletes the line where the cursor is located Ctrl+d
DisableForms Turns off forms mode. Ctrl+q
Down Moves the cursor to the same column of the next line

If the cursor is in the last line, it moves to the same column of the first line.

Down Arrow
EnableForms Turns on forms mode. Ctrl+w
F1–F10 Perform a host-defined function Ctrl+1–Ctrl+0
Home Moves the cursor to the first column of the first line (in nonforms mode) or the first unprotected field in the session window (in forms mode) Home
Ins Toggles between overwrite mode and insert-in-line mode, and inserts a space at the cursor location Insert
Left Moves the cursor one column to the left in the same line

If the cursor is in the first column of the line, it moves to the last column of the preceding line. If the cursor is in the first column of the first line, it moves to the last column of the last line.

Left Arrow
Local Puts the session in local mode / on the numeric keypad
PageDown Displays the next page

If the last page already is displayed, this keystroke displays the first page.

Page Down
PageUp Displays the previous page

If the first page already is displayed, this keystroke displays the last page.

Page Up
Receive Puts the session in receive mode * on the numeric keypad
Right Moves the cursor one column to the right in the same line

If the cursor is in the last column of the line, it moves to the first column of the next line. If the cursor is in the last column of the last line, it moves to the first column of the first line.

Right Arrow
ShiftF1–ShiftF10 Perform a host-defined function Ctrl+Shift+1–Ctrl+Shift+0
Specify Transmits the cursor location to the host in ASCII format F5
Tab Moves the cursor to the next tab stop (in nonforms mode) or unprotected field (in forms mode) Tab
TabBack Moves the cursor to previous tab stop (in nonforms mode) or unprotected field (in forms mode) Shift+Tab
Transmit Sends data to the host

Depending on the configuration, this keystroke sends the data from home to the cursor position or from home to the end of the page.

+ on the numeric keypad
TransmitLine Sends the data from the beginning of the line to the cursor location Ctrl+F2
Up Moves the cursor to the same column of the preceding line

If the cursor is in the first line, it moves to the same column in the last line.

Up Arrow

HLLAPI Commands

Command Description
@E Transmit
@A@x Transmit line
@A@f Enter forms
@A@q Exit forms
@A@H specify
@A@M Receive mode
@A@W Local mode
@A@^ toggle Control mode
Related Topics
Bullet Synapta Services Builder, Overview
Bullet Connecting to T27 Hosts
Bullet T27 Control Mode Keystrokes
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