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Selecting Objects and Entering Commands
Using Forms
Many commands require you to give more information
before the command is executed. When you enter these
commands, they display forms for you to complete.
A form is a window consisting of areas called fields.
A field is an area of the form window in which you type
information concerning one aspect of the command or
task you are performing. For example, one field in a
print form requests the name of the printer, another
field asks for the number of copies to print, and so
on.
In some instances, forms appear with information
already completed. These filled-in fields contain
entries supplied by the system by default or by a user
the last time the form was used. If you want to use
the form with the supplied information, you need only
press the Enter key or point to the [OK] icon with the
mouse and press the Bl mouse button. You can also
change these entries.
Types of Fields
The two types of form fields are:
o Fields that allow you to select from a list
of choices. If you try to type in such a
field, a menu of choices appears.
o Fields that reqUire you to type an entry.
Filling In Forms
You can change a multiple-choice field in two ways:
o You can select from a menu of choices.
o You can display each of the optional entries
in succession.
To change a field entry:
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1 Point to the desired field using the mouse or
the arrow keys.