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Record 1 1998-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Automation
  • Computer Peripheral Equipment
CONT

When the cursor is at a parameter bit, the bit's meaning and the option chosen are displayed ... You switch the bit between 1 and 0 by pressing 6 on the main keyboard. (This is called "toggling").

CONT

two-host session with hot key toggle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bureautique
  • Périphériques (Informatique)
DEF

Touche bloquant en une motion «donnée», dont l'effet est annulé par une «deuxième» pression qui rétablit la motion.

Spanish

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