3Com 2000 TR manual Button, List Boxes, Key Board Shortcuts, Correcting Text Entries

4-2CHAPTER 4: ACCESSING MANAGEMENT FEATURES

Text enclosed in square brackets on the screen indi- cates a text entry field. This field may be text, numeric data, or hexadecimal data.

Password fields are hidden; the text you type is not shown on the screen.

In some cases an Entry field has a default entry. To change the default value, simply type in a new value for this field and the default entry will be erased. Press [Down Arrow] or [Return] to move on to the next field.

Button

Example display:

OK

Text for button is always shown in uppercase letters. Buttons carry out actions. For example OK: or CAN- CEL. To select a button, move the cursor to the button and press [Return].

List Boxes

Example display:

monitor, manager, or security

A list box allows you to select one or more items from a list. These keys allow you to select from a list:

■[Return]—moves the cursor to the next field. Car- ries out a button’s action.

■[Space Bar]—moves through a text list for a field. Use it to highlight the item or value you want.

■[Down Arrow]—moves down a list item by item and starts over again at the top.

■[Ctrl] + [U]—moves the cursor one screen up the list box.

■[Ctrl] + [D]—moves the cursor one page down the list box.

Key Board Shortcuts

Here are some shortcuts you can use to navigate within the console screens:

■[Tab]—Moves from one field on a form to the next on any screen without making a change.

■[Return]—Moves you to the next form field after you have made an entry.

■[Left Arrow]—Moves you to the previous field on the screen or the previous character in an editable field.

■[Right Arrow]—Moves you to the next field on the screen or the next character in an editable field.

■[Ctrl] + [R]—Refreshes the screen.

■[Ctrl] + [B]—Moves the cursor to the next button.

■[Ctrl] + [P]—Returns to the previous screen.

■[Ctrl] + [N]—Moves to the next screen after imple- menting current screen settings.

■[Ctrl] + [K]—Displays list of key strokes.

Correcting Text Entries

Use [Delete] on a VT100 terminal or [Backspace] on a PC. This key moves the cursor one space to the left