Delete ( f ) Key
Pressing the Delete (
f)
key when the cursor
is
located in an input field deletes
the character occupying the position underlined
by
the cursor. It erases the
character without leaving a blank.
All
characters in the field
to
the right
of
that
position (and
on
the same line) are then shifted left one position. An example
of
its use
is
the case where
you
have incorrectly
typed
JUNNE 11, 1972, on the
screen. To correct this error with the Delete key
you
would move the cursor
to
the position
of
the extra N with the cursor pOSitioning key or the backspace key:
JUNNE 11, 1972. Pressing the Delete key erases the N, and the characters
to
the right
of
it
move left one space, resulting in:
JUNg
11, 1972. The correction
made,
you
would now move the cursor
to
the next character position into which
you
want
to
enter data.
ENTER
Key
Pressing the ENTER key tells the program
that
you
have completed
your
message and are ready for the information
on
your
screen
to
be entered into
the host system. While
your
display station is signaling the program, the Do
Not Enter - Time (
)(
V:·
) message appears in
th~
Operator Information
Area, disabling
your
keyboard. Most programs, when acting on an ENTER
key depression,
turn
off
the Time message. However, this is up
to
the
program.
If
you
are
not
familiar with the program's response
to
an ENTER
key depression, ask the appropriate person in
your
organization for an
explanation
of
its use or refer
to
the appropriate user's program guide.
Note:
The ENTER key
is
typamatic when held down; however,
it
is
recommended that
you
do
not
use this ENTER key typamatic capability,
because the results
are
unpredictable.
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