AT&T Merlin II Feature Module 2 System Manual page 28

MOVING THE CURSOR
ENTERING DATA
3-12 Using Your PC with CMS
Action: Your instructions for entering data in response to the prompt
appear here. For instance:
1 Enter a configuration number.
2 Press
[ F8 ]
Many CMS prompts contain several empty fields, as in the following
example:
ADD AGENT: Last Name:
When a prompt appears, the cursor is positioned at the beginning of the first
field. Use these keys to move the cursor within a prompt:
Press
(labeled Previous Field)
[ F5 ]
<
or -
[ SHIFT ] [ > ]
keys at once)
(labeled Next Field on
[ F6 ]
your screen) or
(the tab key)
(the right arrow key
[ > ]
located on the numeric
keypad on your
keyboard)
(the backspace key) or
[ < ]
(the left arrow key
[ < ]
on the numeric
keypad)
Follow these guidelines when completing the fields in a prompt:
You may use uppercase or lowercase letters in your entries. In the
examples in this manual, entries are usually shown lowercase. On your
screen, almost all entries appear as uppercase, even if you typed
lowercase letters.
Some field entries can be numbers or special characters. In some fields,
such as the Business Name, you indicate spaces with an underscore.
Press (labeled Enter Data) or
[ F8 ]
response. This tells the PC to process the data you have entered. The
cursor can be in any field when you press
in this manual usually tell you to press
prompt. You may press either
(labeled Enter Data).
First:
To move
To the beginning of the
previous field.
(both
To the beginning of the
<
next field.
[ > ]
one character to the
right. This key does not
work in a blank field.
One character to the left.
This key does not work
in a blank field.
when you finish typing your
[ ]
[ F8 ]
or
[ F8 ] [
ID:
or . The instructions
[ F8 ] [ ]
after your last entry in a
, however.
]