IBM 3174 User Manual

First, let's do cursor movement by word:
Position the cursor at this line.
Use the ALT Shift of the Cursor Left key (double left arrow) to
move the cursor to the previous word.
Use the ALT Shift of the Cursor Right key (double right arrow) to move
the cursor to the next word.
Try holding these keys down to see how they
operate typematically.
Experiment with these keys to get a feel for how they work.
Now let's see how the new delete functions operate.
Do a typematic character delete.
On some keyboards, the Character Delete key is not typematic.
For these keyboards. Entry Assist duplicates the
character delete capability on another key.
Press the ALT Shift of the key labeled with braces, { },
on U.S. English keyboards.
To try the Character Delete key, position the cursor
under the first character of the following sample
sentence, and hold down the typematic delete key to
delete multiple characters.
Sample Sentence: This is a sample sentence.
Do a word delete.
This deletes from the current cursor position to the end
of the word.
Place the cursor under any character of the sample word
below and use the Word Delete key to see how it operates.
Sample Word: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
The word delete function deletes from the current cursor
position to the end of the word and moves following words
on the same line to the left to fill in the vacated positions.
Type some more words in the space below and then delete
them to get a feel for the word delete capability.
Next, let's try some things that work only when your
display is in insert mode. Do the following:
Try the backspace delete while in insert mode.
This function undoes what a character insertion does.
Chapters. Entry Assist Tutorial 33

IBM 3174 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	3174
Category	Controller
Language	English