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Grouped by task. Console and terminal lists them beside the rest of the area.
| Function | What it does | From |
|---|---|---|
| Writes values to the console, then a new line unless it ends with a comma or semicolon. | built-in | |
| Print Using | Writes values formatted by a template such as "##.##" or "&". | built-in |
| Write | Writes values separated by commas, with strings in double quotes. | built-in |
| Spc | Skips a number of columns inside a Print, leaving those cells unchanged. | built-in |
| Tab | Moves to a column inside a Print, on the next line if already past it. | built-in |
| Function | What it does | From |
|---|---|---|
| Cls | Clears the screen, or only the text or graphics viewport. | built-in |
| Locate | Moves the text cursor to a row and column, and can show or hide it. | built-in |
| CsrLin | Returns the row the cursor is on, counting from 1 at the top. | built-in |
| Pos | Returns the column the cursor is in, counting from 1 at the left. | built-in |
| Color | Sets the colours for text printed from now on, and returns the previous ones. | built-in |
| Width | Sets or returns the number of columns and rows of the console. | built-in |
| View Print | Limits printing and scrolling to a range of rows, or to the whole screen again. | built-in |
| Screen | Returns the character, or its colour, at a row and column of the console. | built-in |
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