Menu Item

Description

 

 

 

 

 

Pastes the key just cut or copied in the selected section. Keys are not multi-level; all keys

Paste as Child

paste at the same level within a section.

 

You can cut, copy and paste keys within an EXM file or across EXM files.

 

 

Delete

Deletes a selected key.

Note: You cannot undo a delete; you might want to consider disabling rather than deleting.

 

 

 

 

Enables keys that were disabled. When a key is enabled, the client application can read

 

and apply its value. When you enable a key, make sure to specify a value for that key; do

Enable

not leave it blank.

 

To enable a key, its parent section must be enabled.

 

 

 

Disables keys.

 

Disabled keys have key values in black. Enabled keys have key values in blue.

Disable

Insert Key

The terminal does not read disabled keys and disabled keys are removed if the file is simplified. See Simplify Document on page 4-3.

Because many key values are 1 for enable and 0 for disable, remember that disabling a key means that the terminal behaves as if the key is not there when reading the file, NOT that the key’s value is set to disabled. The terminal simply moves on to read the next enabled key.

This menu item inserts a new key above the selected key.

Note: You can also press the Insert key (INS) on your keyboard.

Modifying Key Names

To modify key names, double-click on the key name or select Rename on the Edit menu. Type in the new name and press ENTER or TAB.

Note: You cannot modify the description if the key is locked, see Key Types (page 4-9).Only text that appears in blue can be modified.

Modifying Key Values

You can modify a key value only if its text appears in blue. In that case, double-click on the value or select the key and press ENTER. Type in the new value and press ENTER or TAB to save.

Modifying Key Descriptions

Descriptions are not required to process key values but do help document the EXM file and often contain valuable information. To modify a key’s description, click on the key, then click in the key description area. When the cursor is active, you can type in the text.

Note: You cannot modify the description if the key is locked; see Key Types (page 4-9).

Moving Keys

To move keys within an EXM file, use the drag and drop method. Press and hold the CTRL key to drag and drop a copy of the key to the new location.

Note: You cannot move a key if it is locked by its section.

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