Using ABF Fields and Menus
Follow these directions to navigate in the fields and use the menu on any ABF frame. For information on key mappings, see
Help on ABF Frames.
To use table fields:
• Use the keys mapped to the FRS commands Upline and Downline to highlight the row you want.
• Use the keys mapped to Find, Top, and Bottom to move around in a table field:
- Use Find to locate a specified string.
- Use Top to scroll to the top of the table field.
- Use Bottom to scroll to the bottom of the table field.
• Press an alphanumeric key to find the next row that begins with that character. For example, press q to find the next row that starts with the letter "q."
To use simple fields:
• Use the key mapped to NextField (usually the Tab key) to move from field to field.
• Use the key mapped to PreviousField (usually Shift-Tab for PCs, or CTRL-P for UNIX and VMS) to move backward to the previous field.
To use the menu:
1. Press the Menu key (usually PF1 for UNIX or VMS, or Esc for PCs) to move the cursor to the menu line at the bottom of the frame. To find out how this key is mapped in your system, see the Character-based Querying and Reporting Tools User Guide.
2. When a frame has more menu items than it can display at one time, a right-angle bracket (<) appears at the right of the menu line. Press the Menu key again to toggle between the parts of the menu.
3. To choose the menu operation from the menu line, type the first one or two unique letters and press Return, or press the associated function key.
To leave the menu line without making a choice, press Return.
Last modified date: 08/28/2024