command/KEY                                                       command/KEY
 
 NAME
     KEY -- Assigns a string into a function key
 
 ABBREVIATION
     k <shift> E

 SYNOPSIS
     KEY [<key>,<string>]

 FUNCTION
     There are eight (8) function keys available to the user on your 
     Commodore 16 computer: four unshifted and four shifted. Your Commodore 
     16 allows you to define what each key does when pressed. KEY without any
     parameter specified gives a listing displaying all the current KEY 
     assignments. The data you assign to a key is typed out when that 
     function key is pressed. The maximum length for all the definitions 
     together is 128 characters. Entire commands (or a series of commands) 
     can be assigned to a key.
 
 INPUTS
     <key>    - function key number (1-8)
     <string> - string to be assigned into a key
 
 RESULT
     Shows current function key bindings or assigns a string into a function 
     key.

 EXAMPLES
     KEY 7,"GRAPHICS0"+CHR$(13)+"LIST"+CHR$(13)
         Causes the computer to select text mode and list your program 
         whenever the "F7" key is pressed (in direct mode). The CHR$(13) is 
         the ASCII character for <return>.

 NOTES
     Use CHR$(34) to incorporate a double quote into a KEY string.
     The keys may be redefined in a program. For Example:

         10 KEY2,"TESTING"+CHR$(34):KEY3,"NO"

     To define function keys as they are on the Commodore 64 and VIC 20:

         10 FOR I=1 TO 8:KEY I,CHR$(I+132):NEXT

     To restore all function keys to their default values, reset your 
     Commodore 16 by turning it off and on, or press the RESET button.

 BUGS
     None
 
 SEE ALSO
     None