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     Tell («tell»)
          Displays the message "Press a key to tell about" and waits
          for a keystroke. After you press a key or combination of
          keys, Tell brings up the Tell dialog box showing the name of
          the key and its assigned function in TOOLS.INI key-assignment
          format.
 
          The key-assignment format is:
 
               function:key
 
          If the key is not assigned a function, Tell displays
          'unassigned' for the function name.
          See: Unassigned
 
          If you press a combination of keys, but Tell still shows the
          'Press a key' prompt (when you press SCROLL LOCK, for
          example), PWB is unable to recognize that combination of keys
          and you cannot use it as a key assignment.
 
     Arg Tell («arg» «tell»)
          Prompts for a key, then displays the name of the function or
          macro assigned to the key in one of these formats:
 
               function:key
               macroname:=definition
 
     Arg <textarg> Tell («arg» <textarg> «tell»)
          Displays the value of the macro named by <textarg>. If you
          specify a PWB function, Tell displays
 
               function:function
 
     Meta ... Tell
     «meta» ... «tell»
          As above except Tell types the result into the current file
          rather than displaying it in a dialog box. This is how to
          discover the definition of any macro, including PWB macros.
 
     Returns
 
     True:  Assignment displayed or typed.
     False: No assignment for the key or the specified name.
 
     See
 
     Assign, Record
     ◄Edit menu, Set Record►
     ◄Edit menu, Record On►
 
     Update
 
     In PWB 1.x, the prompt and results appear on the status bar: in
     PWB 2.0, the prompt and results appear in dialog boxes.
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