Document Mode; Change Format Mode; Hardware Supported - IBM 3270 User Manual

Document Mode
Typematic character delete^
Supplements the nontypematic single-character delete.
Typematic error-correcting backspace when in insert mode
Deletes while in insert mode.
On-demand cursor position display
Displays the current cursor position in the operator information area in rr/cc
form. (The letters "rr" represent the row numbers and the letters "cc"
represent the column numbers.)
Rapid cursor positioning
Provides rapid cursor positioning, which allows you to:
- Move the cursor to the next or previous word with a single keystroke.
- Move the cursor to the next or previous tab stop with a single keystroke.
Both capabilities are typematic, allowing rapid positioning of the cursor
anywhere on the screen.
To use the Entry Assist functions, press the Document On/Off (DOC ON OFF) key on
the attached keyboard.^ This action establishes "document mode."
Change Format Mode
To establish change format mode, press the Change Format (CHG FMT) key.
(Press the key again to turn off change format mode.)
When the terminal is in change format mode, you can:
• Check the status of margins, tab stops, and audible "end of line" signal
positions.
• Set margins, tab stops, and audible "end of line" signal.
I Hardware Supported
1 Some terminals have their own version of Entry Assist. Refer to your own terminal
I documentation for additional information.
I For a list of terminals that the 3174 provides Entry Assist support for, refer to the
I 3174 Introduction (GA27-3850). The 3174 Introduction does not list this capability;
I however, any 80-column CUT display listed in the Introduction can use the 3174
I version of Entry Assist.
2 A typematic key repeats its function when pressed and held down.
I 3 For converged and enhanced keyboards in "native mode," you must first place the unit in extended-select mode by
pressing the EX SEL key.
1-2 Entry Assist User's Guide