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excerpt: "A collection of three SuperBASIC productivity tips for the Sinclair QL: using the slash-zero character (CTRL+SHIFT+FP) in printer output for program listings, the screen-redraw key (SHIFT+F5) in Psion applications, and using CTRL+F5 to pause on-screen scrolling in SuperBASIC without Toolkit II. Tips are particularly useful for Quill word processor users."
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# QL Productivity Tips

A collection of three SuperBASIC productivity tips for the Sinclair QL: using the slash-zero character (CTRL+SHIFT+FP) in printer output for program listings, the screen-redraw key (SHIFT+F5) in Psion applications, and using CTRL+F5 to pause on-screen scrolling in SuperBASIC without Toolkit II. Tips are particularly useful for Quill word processor users.