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Local Management Keyboard Conventions

Command Fields

Command fields (located at the bottom of Local Management screens) are used to exit Local Management screens, save Local Management entries, or navigate to another display of the same screen. In the screens shown in this guide, the characters in this field are all upper case and in bold type. In the field description, the field is identified as being a “command” field.

1.5LOCAL MANAGEMENT KEYBOARD CONVENTIONS

All key names appear as capital letters in this manual. Table 1-2explains the keyboard conventions and the key functions that are used.

Table 1-2 Keyboard Conventions

KeyFunction

ENTER Key RETURN Key

Used to enter data or commands. These keys perform the same Local Management function. For example, “Press ENTER” means that you can press either ENTER or RETURN, unless this manual specifically instructs you otherwise.

ESCAPE (ESC) Key	Used to “escape” from a Local Management screen without saving
	changes. For example, “Press ESC twice” means the ESC key must be
	pressed quickly two times.
SPACE Bar	Used to cycle through selections in some Local Management fields.
BACKSPACE Key	Use the SPACE bar to cycle forward through selections and use the
	BACKSPACE key to cycle backward through selections.
Arrow Keys	(UP-ARROW, DOWN-ARROW, LEFT-ARROW, RIGHT-ARROW)
	Used to move the screen cursor. For example, “Use the arrow keys”
	means to press whichever arrow key moves the cursor to the desired
	field on the Local Management screen.
DEL Key	Used to remove characters from a Local Management field. For
	example, “Press DEL” means to press the Delete key.

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