Dialog Elements in the Menu  CMU 
1100.4903.12 3.14  E-9 
In insert mode, the cursor appears in the input field. 
% Use the 
 (backspace) key to delete the character to the left 
of the cursor. 
% Use the 
DEL
  (delete)  key to delete the inversely displayed 
character (in overwrite mode).  
% Use the 
CLR
 (clear) key to delete all characters. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Confirming/discarding the input 
% Use the 
ESCAPE
  (ESCAPE) key or another softkey to abort 
character input and deactivate the input field and the softkey. 
% Use the 
ENTER
CONT/HALT
 (ENTER) key to confirm the character input. 
If the syntax specified is invalid (e.g. an invalid file name was 
defined), an error message of the type Filename syntax <name> 
is invalid Cancel / Re-edit is displayed. Otherwise the edited 
character string is written to the input field in the menu.  
%  Press another softkey or change the menu to close the auxiliary 
editor. 
 
 
 
Select Fields in Popup Menus 
Various types of fields permit to select one or several settings out of a number of given options. The 
desired settings are to be marked; the selection is to be confirmed using the ENTER key, if required. 
Popup menus may or may not contain softkeys; they contain input or select fields which can be 
combined to form panels or groups and tables. Select fields and tables in the popup menus can be 
controlled intuitively using the cursor keys 
      . The following overview applies to all field 
types. 
 
Table 3-3  Operation of select fields 
Action Key operation   
Select field group / list  Cursor keys, softkey   
Select single field, command button, 
or line in list field or table 
Rotary knob 
 
 
Switch on or off single field 
or line in list field 
On/Off key, in the case of buttons also rotary 
knob, ENTER key 
 
Confirmation (if required)  ENTER key