Using Entry Assist With Other Programs; Preparing Simple Memos Without Using Dcf - IBM 3270 User Manual

Using Entry Assist With Other Programs
You can use selected individual functions of Entry Assist with many other '
programs. Such functions include:
• Next Word
• Previous Word
• Cursor Position Indicator
• Word Delete
• Character Delete.
I When you use Entry Assist functions with other programs, you may not want to use
I tab stops because tabbing to a tab stop can introduce space characters into the
I data stream and may change your output.
Preparing Simple Memos Without Using DCF
The DCF program provides very powerful document-formatting functions; however,
DCF may not always be available. Entry Assist makes it possible to create
formatted one-page memos.
I Use an editor to format the screen the way you think the memo should look. Use
I blank lines to separate paragraphs.
1 Print the file using a utility program. For example, in a VM environment, use the
I CMS PRINT command. In other programming environments, use whatever system
I utilities are available. If you wish, you can write your own program to print
I multipage documents.
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