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(efaq)No Meta key

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What if I don't have a <Meta> key?
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   On many keyboards, the <Alt> key acts as <Meta>, so try it.

   Instead of typing `M-a', you can type `<ESC> a'.  In fact, Emacs
converts `M-a' internally into `<ESC> a' anyway (depending on the value
of `meta-prefix-char').  Note that you press <Meta> and <a> together,
but with <ESC>, you press <ESC>, release it, and then press <a>.