Moving The Cursor; Selecting A Command; Accessing Online Help - Data I/O UniSite-xpi User Manual

3. Getting Started

Moving the Cursor

Selecting a
Command
Accessing Online
Help
Getting Help
Key Listing
General Help
Context-sensitive Help
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Pressing the arrow keys moves the cursor in the direction indicated on
the key. The cursor will wrap around when it has reached the edge (top,
bottom, left, right) of a window.
You can select a command using one of two methods: you can either
press the first letter of the command, or move the cursor to the menu item
and press E .
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Online Help screens are available throughout UniSite-xpi and provide
both general help and context-sensitive help. Context-sensitive help gives
you help text that is specific to a particular field on the screen. For
example, if you are in a parameter selection screen, each parameter on the
screen has a different piece of help text associated with it.
To access help, move the cursor to the item you want help on and press
either F3 or ?. The Help screen is divided into four sections: the key
listing, the general help, the specific help, and the reminder bar.
See Figure 3-38 for a sample help screen.
Displayed at the top of the help screen, the key listing provides a quick
summary of some of the most often used key commands. Key
combinations displayed with a dash between them, such as
CTRL-P
indicate you should press and hold the first key; then press the second
key. Key combinations displayed with a space between them, such as
ESC CTRL-T
indicate you should press and release the first key, then press the key
combination.
Displayed in the middle of the screen, the general help text tells you
about the next higher command or menu. Although the general help is
not as specific as the context-sensitive help, it provides you with a good
reference point.
Displayed in reverse video, the context-sensitive help provides you with
information about the specific item the cursor was on when you called
the help function. The information in this field changes every time you
move the cursor to a different location on the screen.
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