Important Notice

The pages on this site contain documentation for very old MS-DOS software, purely for historical purposes. If you're looking for up-to-date documentation, particularly for programming, you should not rely on the information found here, as it will be woefully out of date.

KEY STATUS
 
The key status codes remind you that you have one
or more of these options turned on:
 
Code  Description            Code  Description
CS    Column selection       CL    Caps lock
EX    Extend selection       OT    Overtype mode
NL    Number lock            MR    Macro record
SL    Direction keys scroll  RM    Revision marks
LD    Line draw mode         MX    Maximize window
ST    Macro step mode        LY    Layout view
 
                 Key status ─┐
                             ▼      Status bar ──┐
Pg5 Li6 Co1  {}  <F1=Help>   NL  Microsoft Word ◄┘