Visara 1481 - Manual (Page 52)

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Operating Procedures
To select or deselect a field, move the cursor to cover the appropriate designator character
or any character in the field and press the Cursor Select key. The question mark preced-
ing a field changes to a greater than symbol. If the wrong field is selected, it can be
deselected by pressing the Cursor Select key again in the same field. The greater than
symbol preceding a field changes to a question mark after the field has been deselected.
For some programs, when you finish selecting fields, press the Enter key to send the
fields to the host application program for further processing. The selected fields can also
be sent by selecting an attention field designator character using the Cursor Select key.
The ampersand and space characters designate attention fields. Move the cursor to cover
any character in the field and press the Cursor Select key to send the attention field data
along with data in any other selected field on the screen.
Exiting the Cursor Select operation depends on the program in use. Refer to a user’s
guide for your application for the proper procedure.
Data Editing Function
After a data message has been composed, you can change the information before send-
ing it to the CPU or you can call up previously entered data messages for editing.
Use the Attention, PA, PF, F, Clear, or Enter key to call up previously entered data mes-
sages, or use a series of sign-on commands and programmed CPU responses. This series
is initiated when the display station comes online. Contact your supervisor or refer to a
system user’s guide for appropriate recalling procedures.
All keys described in “Data Entry Function” on Page 4-2 can also be used in editing data
messages. In addition, the following keys can be used to add or delete information:
Press the Insert key ( ) (Insert on the 102-key keyboard) to enter Insert mode and add
characters at the cursor’s current position. Press Reset to exit Insert mode. The symbol
appears on the status row to indicate the display station is in Insert mode.
Press the Delete key ( ) (Delete on 102-key keyboard) to remove a character at the
cursor’s current position. The remainder of the line shifts one character position to the
left.
Hold down the Alt key while you press the Delete Word key ( ) (DelWd on the
102-key keyboard) to delete a word beginning at the current cursor position. This key
combination is functional only if the control unit to which your display station attaches
supports the Entry Assist feature.
Press the Erase to End of Field key (ErEOF) (Erase EOF on the 88-key keyboard) to
erase all entry field positions from the cursor’s current position to the end of field. The
cursor does not move from its current position.