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HP 3000 Series 9X8LX Computer Systems Getting Started

Working in Dialog Boxes 

HP Easytime/iX uses dialog boxes to present information or to prompt you
for data needed to complete a task.  Dialog boxes are windows that appear
on your screen overlaying a portion of the current display.

Dialog boxes usually contain one or more fields (areas that you can fill
in or edit), or a list of choices from which you can select a value.

Whenever an ellipsis (...)  appears after a menu item, you know that a
dialog box (or another screen) follows.


            

When a dialog box appears, you may be asked to input information in any
of the following ways:

   *   Type the information in a field.

   *   Select one or more items in a list.

   *   Choose from a set of available options.

To type text in a field 

   1.  Press Tab to move from one data-entry field to the next.

   2.  Type the requested information.

To correct typing errors 

You can use any of the following keys to correct typing errors:

To do this               Press these keys 

Go to insert mode        Insert char 

Exit insert mode         Insert char again

Delete a character       Delete char 

Delete one character to  Backspace 
the left

Delete all characters    Delete line 

Delete all characters to Clear line 
the right of the cursor

To select from a list in a dialog box 

You can select only one item from a list that appears within a dialog
box.  Often, one item that is highlighted (preselected) for you.

   1.  Use the ^ and v keys to move the cursor to the item that you want
       to select.

   2.  Press either F3, Return, or Spacebar.

To choose options in a dialog box 

   1.  Press Tab to move to the option that you want.

   2.  Press either F3, Return, or Spacebar to choose the option.

       Selected choices are marked by either an asterisk <*>, or by [X].


            

To move in a dialog box 

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You can use the following keys to move around in a dialog box:

To move                  Press these keys 

To the next field        Tab 

To the previous field    Shift + Tab 

One character to the     -> 
right

One character to the     <- 
left

To close a dialog box 

   *   After you have supplied the requested information, press F5  OK to
       complete a task and close the dialog box.

To cancel a dialog box 

   *   Press F8  Cancel to cancel a task and close the dialog box.

MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation