Selecting a Menu Option
Select a menu option using one of these methods:
• Click on the operation with the mouse, if installed.
• Press a function key associated with the operation.
• Access the menu with the Menu key and type the capitalized or first few letters of the operation.
Selecting a Menu Option with a Mouse
If you are using a mouse, you can select a menu operation by moving the mouse pointer to the operation and clicking on it with the appropriate mouse button.
Selecting a Menu Option Using a Function Key
Generally, a menu operation has a function key (or key combination) mapped to it. In most environments, the associated key appears in parentheses following the operation on the menu line.
Windows: In a Windows environment, the function key associated with the currently highlighted menu item appears on the bottom line of your window. You can also display a definition list of Ingres function keys by pressing F1 or clicking on the Help operation with the mouse and then choosing the Keys operation. 
You can choose the menu operation by pressing its associated function key, regardless of the cursor location. This invokes the operation immediately. You do not have to press Return. For example, if Quit(PF4) appears on the menu line (or if PF4 is associated with Quit in a Help window), you press the PF4 key to invoke the Quit operation. If ^F is shown as the associated key, hold down the Control key and press the F key.
Selecting a Menu Option by Typing or Highlighting the Operation Name
If your keyboard mapping does not correspond to the key designations on the menu, or if for some other reason the function keys do not work, you can use the following alternative keyboard procedure.
To select an operation from the menu by typing or highlighting the operation name
1. Move the cursor to the menu by pressing the Menu key.
2. Do one of the following:
Type as many letters as necessary to make the operation name unique. For example, if both the End and Edit operations appear on a menu, you must type ed to use the Edit operation or en to use the End operation.
Windows: In a Windows environment, press the arrow keys or Space Bar to move the Input focus bar to your selection, or type the capitalized letter of the desired operation. For example, type C for the Create operation. 
3. Press Return.
Typical Menu Operations
Blank
Clears the window of all entries
Cancel
Returns to a previous window without saving changes entered in current window
End
Ends operations in current window and returns to previous window
Go
Follows the specified request
Help
Displays Help windows relevant to the current action
Insert
Puts a blank line at the cursor location
ListChoices
Lists the available choices for the selected field
Undo
Undoes or cancels the previous operation
Quit
Exits module, either to the Ingres Menu or to the operating system
Last modified date: 08/28/2024