OFF Keyword - Different Uses - The OFF keyword is used in various statements to disable trapping of the following events: COM(n) OFF - events on communications port n KEY(n) OFF - a keypress event on key n PEN OFF - lightpen events PLAY OFF - background music buffer events STRIG(n) OFF - events on joystick trigger n TIMER OFF - timer events UEVENT OFF - user-defined events - The OFF keyword is also used to turn off the display of soft-key assignments on the bottom line of the screen: KEY OFF