4.7. Base Key
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## 4.7. Base Key

Parameter Name | Data Type | Possible Values | Default
--- | --- | --- | ---
BASE_KEY | String |  | none

Table 4.7. BASE_KEY

- Use this parameter to specify which key to "press".

- The various keys have different codes.

- The most important base key codes are:

value(s) | description
--- | ---
0...9 | Top row keys from 0 to 9
a...z | Letters a to z. For capital letters use shift as modifier key.
ENTER | Enter or Return key
SPACE | The Spacebar
TAB | The Tab key
ESCAPE | The Escape key
BACK_SPACE | The Backspace key
F1...F12 | The function keys
HOME, END | The Home and End keys (not the number pad keys)
INSERT, DELETE | The Insertion and Deletion keys (not the number pad keys)
PAGE_UP, PAGE_DOWN | The Page up and Page down keys (not the number pad keys)
UP, DOWN | The Up and Down arrow keys (not the number pad keys)
LEFT, RIGHT | The Left and Right arrow keys (not the number pad keys)
NUMPAD0...NUMPAD9 | The number pad keys

Table 4.8. Base key codes