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Using HP EDIT Modes HP EDIT has two modes of operation: Command mode and Text Entry mode. While in Command mode, you direct the editor to perform certain functions such as texting and keeping files, positioning the cursor, and performing search and replace functions. To add new text, or modify existing text, you must be in Text Entry mode. Some HP EDIT commands place you in Text Entry mode. Executing Commands In most cases, an HP EDIT command is executed by pressing a key or a short series of keys that have been assigned to a particular command. For example, the Help command may be executed by simply pressing ?. Since Help is a commonly requested function, it is also available from the function key labeled Help. Notice that HP EDIT commands are case sensitive. The key a performs a different command than the key A. To execute a command using a shifted character, you must simultaneously press the Shift key and that character. You should be sure the Caps lock key is turned off when entering HP EDIT and while executing commands since the most commonly used HP EDIT commands use lowercase characters. Entering Text You may type in text when you are in Text Entry mode. Commands should not be typed when in Text Entry mode since they will be interpreted as text. HP EDIT, however, does recognize commands executed from function keys when you are in Text Entry mode. (If you press a function key in Text Entry mode, HP EDIT places you in Command mode before executing the command corresponding to the function key. When the command has been completed, you are returned to Text Entry mode.) To leave Text Entry mode and return to Command mode, you must press the / (slash) key and then press the Return key.