IBM 704 manual Using the Utility Programs

Using the Utility Programs

F2 To be in search mode, press F2. You are prompted to enter the search word or words on a reverse highlighted line at the bottom of the File Edit Screen. After typing in the search word, press Enter.

F3 To find the next occurrence of a search word, press F3.

F4 To mark the start of a block of text (if you have not previously marked it), press F4. If you previously marked the block of text, pressing this key unmarks the text block.

F5 To complete the block marking (started with F4), press F5. If you did not previously press F4 to start marking a block of text, F5 is ignored.

F6 To move an active (marked) block of text, first press F6 while the cursor is within the active block. Then, move the cursor to the new location where the active block is to be moved, and press F6 again. If there is no active block of text, F6 is ignored.

F7 To copy an active (marked) block of text to the new location, move the cursor to the new location and press F7. If there is no active block of text, F7 is ignored.

F8 To delete an active (marked) block of text, move the cursor within the active block and press F8. If there is no active text block, F8 is ignored.

F10 To save all changes and exit the file, press F10.

Insert Insert is the default text-editing mode of the File Editor.

To toggle between replace and insert modes, press Insert.

266PC Server 704 User's Handbook