Next Printer Switches from one simplex printer main window to the other simplex printer main window. This pushbutton is available only in dual simplex mode.

Cancel Job Lets you cancel the job currently being printed. In duplex mode, both system printers must be in a Not Ready state to cancel a job. In simplex mode, only the individual printer must be in a Not Ready state. See ªCanceling a Jobº on page 78 for more information.

NPRO Moves forms forward through the forms path. See ªAdvancing Forms Using the NPRO and NPRO Page Functionsº on page 75 for more information about the NPRO function.

2 Pull-Down Menu

A pull-down menu appears when you select a choice on the Main Window

Menu Bar. The menu contains a list of functionally-grouped procedures.

Figure 4 on page 34 shows the pull-down menu that you see if you

SELECT Operate from the Main Window Menu Bar.

3 Procedure Window

A procedure window appears when you select a procedure from a pull-down menu. A procedure window provides you with all of the lists, options, and pushbuttons you need to accomplish a de®ned procedure.

Figure 4 on page 34 shows the procedure window you see when you select the Printer Status... procedure from the Operate pull-down menu.

Figure 10 on page 44 shows all pull-down menu procedures. It also shows which pull-down menu you use to access each procedure. Shading indicates the user authorization level that is required of each procedure. ªChapter 5. Task Summaryº on page 43 summarizes all of the functions available from the pull-down menus.

Keyboard, Keypad, and Hexpad Windows

You see a keyboard (Figure 6 on page 37), keypad (Figure 5 on page 36), or hexpad window when a procedure requires you to enter numeric or alphanumeric data. The title bar on these windows contains the same title as the procedure window.

The following function and cursor control keys are on each type of keyboard or keypad:

OK

Removes the keyboard or keypad window and displays the new

 

value that you entered in the procedure window-selectable ®eld

 

item that called it.

Clear

Clears the input from the entry ®eld if you make a mistake, and

 

allows you to start over.

Cancel

Cancels any entries you have made and removes the window.

Help

Displays a help window that describes how the keyboard window

 

works.

Insert

Acts as a toggle switch between Insert and Overwrite modes. Either

 

the word ªInsertº, or ªOverwriteº appears at the right side of the

 

entry ®eld.

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IBM 3000 manual Keyboard, Keypad, and Hexpad Windows