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Using QuickText
QuickText allows you to store up to 10 commonly used text items for instant
recall while editing alphanumeric fields. For example, as you search for,
store and name new CONV or TGRP objects, you may find that you type the
same words over and over, such as POLICE, FIRE, SHERIFF, STATE, CITY,
COUNTY, etc.
A few common QuickText words are provided for your convenience. You can
keep these, edit them to your preferences, or replace them with your own
custom QuickText words.
QuickText can be used while editing any alphanumeric text field. To insert a
stored QuickText item, while editing an alphanumeric text field use the
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keys to position the cursor where you what the QuickText inserted, then
press the
QTXT
softkey. The top row of the display will show the available
QuickText phrases. Use the
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keys to scroll through the stored QuickText
phrases, and press SEL to insert the QuickText phrase at the cursor loca-
tion. As a shortcut, you may press the number key on the numeric keypad
that corresponds with the QuickText item you wish to use, instead of scroll-
ing and pressing SEL.
Customizing QuickText
To edit the QuickText words, press PGM, then the
GLOB
softkey. Scroll
down to the QTXT section using the
6
key on the 5-way pushbutton pad
and find the QTXT storage location that you wish to change. Press the
4
key to edit the QTXT entry. Use the standard text entry method to enter
your desired text. When you use your QTXT entry in a text field, any unused
spaces will be filled with space characters. If you want to leave room for ad-
ditional text after the QTXT is loaded into a text field, include a space after
your text, then a dollar sign ($). This will place one space after your QTXT
when you use your QTXT in a text field, and the edit cursor will be positioned
just after that space where you can continue appending text in the text field
before you save it. For example, if you use the entry
SHERIFF
in the QTXT
storage location, your text entry field will look like this after you load the
QTXT “SHERIFF”:
SHERIFF
p
←
note that cursor is positioned at end of text field
if you use the entry SHERIFF $ in the QTXT storage location, your text entry
field will look like this after you load the QTXT “SHERIFF”:
SHERIFF
p
←
note that cursor is positioned at end of the word
Once you are finished editing your QTXT storage location, press the
SAVE
softkey to save the QTXT, then press the
SAVE
softkey again to save the
changes you made to the GLOB menu.
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