dialog determine which screen is displayed above the other. When viewing the display, pointers at each end of the dividing line between the two screens indicate which is the host screen.

Key Functions

The keys used by default for Notice Board functions are shown below together with the equivalent virtual key names that can be used to assign the functions to any key on the keyboard.

 

101/102 Key Keyboard

Virtual Key Names

 

 

 

NB Setup:

Alt + F2

IB_NB_SETUP

 

 

 

Zoom:

Alt + Page Up

IB_NB_ZOOM

 

 

 

Jump:

Ctrl + Page Up

IB_NB_JUMP

 

 

 

NB Copy:

Ctrl + Shift + Page Up

IB_NB_COPY

 

 

 

Copy:

Shift + Page Down

IB_COPY

 

 

 

Copying Screen Data to the Display

1.Position the text cursor at the start of the area to be copied.

2.Press the Copy key to start the Copy function. Note that the status line will display the key functions available.

3.Use the cursor keys to move the text cursor to the diagonally opposite corner of the display area to be copied. The currently selected area will be highlighted in green. Note that you can toggle the position of the text cursor between the two diagonally-opposite corners of the selected area by pressing the Return key.

4.Press F13 to copy the selected area. The copied area (i.e. the target) will be highlighted in red.

5.Use the cursor keys to move the red target area to the required position on the display. You can also use the Jump key to move the target area to the host screen or Notice Board.

6.Press Enter on the numeric keypad to save the copied area at the current position on the display.

Copying Screen Data to a Function Key

The following procedure describes how to copy screen data to a function key. Note that the 3270 Display Settings dialog has several options that determine whether this facility is enabled and whether all screen data in the selected area is copied, or only data in user entry fields. See Notice Board Settings on page 160 for details.

1.Position the text cursor at the start of the area to be copied.

2.Press the Copy key to start the Copy function. Note that the status line will display the key functions available.

3.Use the cursor keys to move the text cursor to the diagonally opposite corner of the display area to be copied. The currently selected area will be highlighted in green. Note that you can toggle the position of the text cursor between the two diagonally-opposite corners of the selected area by pressing the Return key.

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