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Table 3.3: OSCAR Interface Navigation Basics (Continued)

This Keystroke

Does This

 

 

 

Closes the current dialog box without saving changes and returns to the previous

 

one. If the Main dialog box is displayed, pressing Escape closes the OSCAR

Escape

interface and displays a status flag if status flags are enabled. See Controlling the

 

status flag in this chapter for more information. In a message box, pressing Escape

 

closes the pop-up box and returns to the current dialog box.

 

 

Alt

Opens dialog boxes, selects or checks options and executes actions when used with

underlined or other designated letters.

 

 

 

Alt+X

Closes current dialog box and returns to previous one.

 

 

Alt+O

Selects the OK button, then returns to the previous dialog box.

 

 

Enter

Completes a switch operation in the Main dialog box and exits the

OSCAR interface.

 

 

 

 

In a text box, single-clicking an entry and pressing Enter selects the text for editing

Single-click, Enter

and enables the Left and Right Arrow keys to move the cursor. Press Enter again

 

to quit the edit mode.

 

 

Print Screen,

Toggles back to previous selection.

Backspace

 

 

 

Print Screen,

Immediately disengages user from a target device; no target device is selected.

Status flag displays Free. (This only applies to the 0 (zero) on the keyboard and not

Alt+0 (zero)

the numeric keypad.)

 

 

 

Print Screen, Pause

Immediately turns on Screen Saver mode and prevents access to that specific console,

if it is password protected.

 

 

 

Up/Down Arrows

Moves the cursor from line to line in lists.

 

 

Right/Left Arrows

Moves the cursor between columns. When editing a text box, these keys move the

cursor within the column.

 

 

 

Page Up/Page Down

Pages up and down through Name and Port lists and Help pages.

 

 

Home/End

Moves the cursor to the top or bottom of a list.

 

 

Backspace

Erases characters in a text box.

 

 

Delete

Deletes current selection in the Scan list or characters in a text box.

 

 

Shift-Del

Deletes from the current selection to the end of the list when editing a Scan list.

 

 

Numbers

Type from the keyboard or keypad.

 

 

Caps Lock

Disabled. Use the Shift key to change case.

 

 

Backspace

Erases characters in a text box.