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| Move the party leader or cursor, or switch window displays from the Menu Screen.
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| The "action" button; use it to confirm commands, interact with objects like opening chests or entering doors on the "Field Screen", talk with people (initiate and continue conversations), enter locations on the "Map Screen", or land or mount a vehicle. Also used to select letters when changing a name.
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| In a "Field Screen", use it while walking to "Dash." In the "Menu Screen", use it to go back one menu. While in battle, use it to cancel actions or close a menu. When changing a name, you can use this to backspace a letter.
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| Open the Menu Screen (party/options).
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| Display the Character Switch Screen (from the Map Screen or Field Screens) or Time Gauge (while in the Time Machine). Switch the dialogue box vertical position (also works in battle).
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| Pause the game. Confirm character name selections.
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| While on the Map Screen, in Landscape view, it displays the World Map. If you're looking at the World Map, it returns you to Landscape view.
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| Reset the game.
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