EDITING DATA

Follow the instructions in the table below to change entries.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To

 

 

 

Do this

 

Change a character in a field

Move the cursor to the incorrect

 

 

 

 

character and type another character

 

 

 

 

over it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add characters at the end of an

Press [ > ] after the last character

 

entry

and type additional characters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insert characters in an entry

Move the cursor to the first

 

 

 

 

character you want to change and

 

 

 

 

retype the entire entry from that

 

 

 

 

character, (You cannot use [ Insert ] to

 

 

 

 

insert a character between other

 

 

 

 

characters.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Replace a long entry with a shorter

Type over the characters you want

 

one

to change, then press the space bar

 

 

 

 

after the last character of the new

 

 

 

 

entry. The remaining characters in

 

 

 

 

the previous entry disappear.

 

 

 

 

For example, to change “Joseph” to

 

 

 

 

“Joe”:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Move

the

cursor

to “s”

 

 

 

 

2

Type

“e“

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Press

the

space

bar.

 

 

 

 

 

The letters “eph” disappear.

USING THE HELP

 

 

 

 

For more information about any screen or prompt appearing on the monitor,

SCREENS

press [ F10 ] (labeled “Help”). A help screen that describes the screen or the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

prompt will appear.

 

 

 

 

 

To exit a help screen and return to your previous place, press any key. If you press a function key to exit a help screen, you will exit help and then perform the function of that particular function key.

10-4Quick Reference Guide to Entering and Editing Data.

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