1 Administration Overview

UCS 1000 R4.2 User Interface

Function Keys

Your keyboard has eight to twelve function keys. The system uses the first eight function keys, labeled F 1 through F 8.

The boxed labels at the bottom of the display correspond to the function keys on your keyboard. Function keys are the means by which you command the system to perform a function within the active menu or window. The label describes the instruction that is sent to the system when you press the corresponding function key. The commands, and therefore the labels, that are available at any given time vary depending on the active menu or window. Menus and windows may have one or two rows of function key labels. See Figure 11 on page 12 for an example of a window with function key labels.

In Figure 11 on page 12 you press F1 to access the Help screen for the System Monitor window. Also in Figure 11 on page 12, notice that the label for F4 is blank. This indicates that no command is issued if you press the F 4 function key. If you press an inactive function key, the system beeps and the message line either indicates an undefined function key or continues to display the last message. The function key labels displayed apply only to the active menu or window.

UCS 1000 R4.2 Administration 585-313-507

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