Keyboard - Activant Dimensions Getting Started

Keyboard

Since the keyboard is used to enter data into the computer, you should become
familiar with its function and the special keys that allow you to move around in
the system. The most important habit you can form is to read the instructions on
the screen. Most programs will help you by giving you cues for what you should
enter. These cues are usually shown at the bottom of the screen.
This section presents the following keys: Enter, Esc, up arrow ( ), E, and Tab.
A typical keyboard looks like this:
Esc
Tab
Enter
Esc
Up arrow (
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E
Enter is the standard way to indicate "press the Enter key". It
terminates the operator's input and blanks out all the characters
from the cursor to the end of the field. You may also see other
references to this key on the screen and in the user manuals such
as <Ent>, CR, or <CR> (as in "carriage return"). They all mean
the same thing--press Enter.
NOTE: Do not press Enter if you wish to retain existing information in a field. It
would delete the information in that field and move the cursor to the next
field. Press Tab instead to keep the existing data in the field. See Tab.
This is the Escape key and is usually found in an upper corner of
the keyboard. It is abbreviated Esc on the keycap. This key
moves the cursor backwards one field. This is helpful when
entering data to make corrections. If there are no more fields to
back up to, Esc will end the function or program. In the programs
and the user manuals, ESC, <ESC>, and Esc all mean the same
thing.
) Depending on which program you are running, this special key
takes on many different actions. Always be sure to read the
options on the screen for what the up arrow is meant to do. You
may also see other references to this key on the screen and in the
user manuals such as <UpA> or <Up Arrow>. They all mean the
same thing.
Chapter 2. System Training
Enter
Up arrow
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