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Text Entry Commands 

          Appending Text 

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|     Key      |              Command               |               Definition               |
|              |                                    |                                        |
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|      a       | Append To Character                | Switches to Text Entry mode and        |
|              |                                    | appends text after the current         |
|              |                                    | character                              |
|              |                                    |                                        |
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|  CTRL ESC a  | Append To Word                     | Switches to Text Entry mode and        |
|              |                                    | appends text to end of current word    |
|              |                                    |                                        |
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|      ;       | Append To End Of Line              | Switches to Text Entry mode and        |
|              |                                    | appends text to end of current line    |
|              |                                    |                                        |
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|      A       | Append Line                        | Switches to Text Entry mode and        |
|              |                                    | appends text on a new line below the   |
|              |                                    | current line                           |
|              |                                    |                                        |
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          Inserting Text 

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|     Key      |                Command                 |             Definition             |
|              |                                        |                                    |
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|              |                                        |                                    |
|      i       | Insert Character                       | Switches to Text Entry mode and    |
|              |                                        | inserts text beginning at the      |
|              |                                        | cursor position                    |
|              |                                        |                                    |
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|      I       | Insert Line                            | Creates a new line above the       |
|              |                                        | current line where text can be     |
|              |                                        | inserted                           |
|              |                                        |                                    |
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          Replacing Text 

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|     Key      |                Command                 |             Definition             |
|              |                                        |                                    |
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|      r       | Replace Character                      | Deletes [count] characters and     |
|              |                                        | switches to Text Entry mode        |
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|    CTRL r    | Replace Word                           | Deletes [count] words and switches |
|              |                                        | to Text Entry mode                 |
|              |                                        |                                    |
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|      R       | Replace Line                           | Deletes [count] lines and switches |
|              |                                        | to Text Entry mode                 |
|              |                                        |                                    |
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          Overwriting Text 

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|     Key      |                Command                 |             Definition             |
|              |                                        |                                    |
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|      o       | Overwrite                              | Switches to Text Entry mode and    |
|              |                                        | overwrites text beginning at       |
|              |                                        | cursor                             |
|              |                                        |                                    |
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