Moving The Cursor One Character Space; Horizontal Positioning Keys - IBM 3270 Operator's Manual

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Typewriter Keyboard
Moving the Cursor
One Character Space
Horizontal Positioning Keys
When the operator was about to enter the
"Mfg
Code" at
location A, it was noticed that the "Qty Ordered" No. was
missing. Therefore, the operator pressed Back Tab, which moved
the cursor back to the first character position of the IIQty
Ordered" field.
Figure 14. The Back Tab key moves the cursor back to the beginning
of an input field
Pressing either of the two horizontal positioning keys (right
-+
or
left~)
moves the cursor in the direction of the arrow, one
character position at a time. The keys are typamatic so that you
can move the cursor any distance quickly with only one
depression of the key. If you hold down the control key that
moves the cursor to the right, the cursor will move off the right
side of the screen and will reappear one line lower on the left
side (as explained on page 14). The cursor will also wrap when
moved to the left and will reappear one line higher on the right
side of the screen.