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diff --git a/etc/tutorials/TUTORIAL b/etc/tutorials/TUTORIAL index 3419c63c1fb..a41e7b01cd2 100644 --- a/etc/tutorials/TUTORIAL +++ b/etc/tutorials/TUTORIAL @@ -17,15 +17,19 @@ The characters ">>" at the left margin indicate directions for you to try using a command. For instance: <<Blank lines inserted around following line by help-with-tutorial>> [Middle of page left blank for didactic purposes. Text continues below] ->> Now type C-v (View next screen) to move to the next screen. +>> Now type C-v (View next screen) to scroll down in the tutorial. (go ahead, do it by holding down the CONTROL key while typing v). - From now on, you should do this again whenever you finish - reading the screen. + From now on, please do this whenever you reach the end of the screen. -Note that there is an overlap of two lines when you move from screen -to screen; this provides some continuity so you can continue reading +Note that there is an overlap of two lines when you scroll a whole +screenful; this provides some continuity so you can continue reading the text. +This is a copy of the Emacs tutorial text, customized slightly for +you. Later on we will instruct you to try various commands to alter +this text. Don't worry if you change this text before we tell you to; +that is called "editing" and that's what Emacs is for. + The first thing that you need to know is how to move around from place to place in the text. You already know how to move forward one screen, with C-v. To move backwards one screen, type M-v (hold down the META key @@ -33,6 +37,7 @@ and type v, or type <ESC>v if you do not have a META, EDIT, or ALT key). >> Try typing M-v and then C-v, a few times. +It is ok to scroll this text in other ways, if you know how. * SUMMARY --------- @@ -56,7 +61,6 @@ You can also use the PageUp and PageDn keys to move by screenfuls, if your terminal has them, but you can edit more efficiently if you use C-v and M-v. - * BASIC CURSOR CONTROL ---------------------- |