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Using the Keyboard
This section provides tables to identify the keys that you use when
performing HP Easytime/iX tasks. The keys that you use will vary
depending on the kind of terminal that you have.
Cursor movement keys
You can use the following keys to move in HP Easytime/iX:
To scroll Press these keys
Up one line ^
Down one line v
Up one page Scroll Up or Shift + ^
Down one page Scroll Down or Shift + v
Right one page Next
Left one page Prev
To the top of the list [[home]]
To the bottom of the Shift + [[home]]
list
To move in a dialog box Press these keys
To the next field Tab
To the previous field Shift + Tab
One character right ->
One character left <-
Editing keys
You can use any of the following keys to edit information that you are
typing on the screen:
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
Selection keys
You can use any of the following keys to select items:
To do this Press these keys
Select one item F3, Return, or Spacebar
Cancel selection of one F3, Return, or Spacebar
item
Select all items F2 /
Cancel selection of all F2 \
items
Select first item in a F2 F3
range
Select last item in a F2 F3
range
Function Keys
This section describes the function keys used in HP Easytime/iX for the
many tasks that you can perform. Both the function labels and the keys
are listed. Not every function key is available on every screen or
dialog box. The labels change according to the dialog box or screen
where you are working; however, a function key label always refers to the
same key wherever it appears.
Pressing this key Does this
Add to List F6 In a dialog box, Add to List moves
the indicated file to the list box.
Cancel F8 In a dialog box, Cancel cancels the
task and closes the dialog box.
Close F8 On a screen, Close closes the
active screen and displays the
previous one.
In a help window, Close closes the
window.
Delete from List F7 In a dialog box, Delete from List
deletes the selected file from the
list box.
Fast Select F2 On a screen, Fast Select (and then
an underlined letter) opens the
corresponding menu.
In a dialog box, Fast Select (and
then an underlined letter) selects
and activates a push button.
Field Help F1 In HP Easytime/iX, Field Help
displays help about the current
cursor object, for example, a
data-entry field or a menu item.
No F8 In a confirmation box, No cancels a
task and closes the box.
OK F5 In a dialog box, OK confirms and
completes a task, and closes the
dialog box.
Read F5 In a help window, Read displays
help information about the selected
topic.
Pressing this key Does this
Read Next F5 In a file, Read Next displays the
contents of the next selected file.
Save F7 In a dialog box, Save saves the
selected options.
Select F3 In a list of values, Select selects
the value on which the cursor rests.
In a dialog box, Select selects the
push button on which the cursor
rests.
In a menu, Select selects the menu
item on which the cursor rests.
In a list box, Select and then /
selects all items in the list.
Select and then \ cancels the
selection of all items in the list.
Stop F7 In a dialog box, Stop stops a task
in progress, for example, a backup.
Test F6 In a dialog box (when aligning
forms), Test prints a test line.
To/From Menu Bar F4 In HP Easytime/iX, To/From Menu Bar
moves the cursor to or from the menu
bar.
In a menu, To/From Menu Bar closes
the menu and exits the menu bar.
Update Display F5 In HP Easytime/iX, Update Display
updates the terminal display with
the most current data. The time of
the last update is always displayed
on the status line of your screen.
Yes F5 In a confirmation box, Yes confirms
and completes a task, and closes the
box.