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Part 4 of the [Keyman Developer Walkthrough](.).

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## Step-by-Step

- From the `Debug` menu, select the `Start Debugging` menu item. Some extra fields will be shown.
- Type <kbd>;</kbd>. The Keystroke log will show `;`. The display to the right has two sections. The upper section shows the characters displayed on the screen. The lower section shows a table of characters and their Unicode values. Here the upper section will show `;` and the lower section will show `;` and `U+003B`. (U+003B is the Unicode value for “;”.)
- Type <kbd>e</kbd>. The Keystroke log will show `;` and `E`. The display to the right will show `ɛ` in the upper section and `ɛ` and `U+025B` in the lower section. (U+025B is the Unicode value for “ɛ”.)
- Type <kbd>;</kbd> then <kbd>E</kbd>. The Keystroke log will show `;` `E` `;` `Shift+E`. The display to the right will show `ɛƐ` in the upper section and `ɛ` and `U+025B` then `Ɛ` and `U+0190` in the lower section.

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- From the `Debug` menu, select the `Stop Debugger` menu item.

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## Running the Debugger

See the [debugger documentation](../../context/debug) for more information on running the debugger.

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