IBM TN5250 manual Sessions Menu, The Menu System

The Menu System 2-3

The keys that appear at the bottom of each menu allow you to navigate through the menus. These are menu control keys, and are described in Table 2-1.

Table 2-1 Menu Control Keys

Key	Description
F1	Invokes the help system.
F2	Edits a key.
F3	Exits to the menu.
F4	Displays a list of current information.
F5	Refreshes the connection information.
F6	Saves a connection definition.
F12	Returns to the previously viewed menu.
Page Up	Moves to the previous page.
Page Down	Moves to the next page.
Tab	Moves the cursor to the next field.
Ctrl (right)	Selects the current selection or the next menu.

Sessions Menu

Depending on the way you configure your connection, one of two sessions’ menus displays:

◆If you connect to a server using an IP address, the emulator will open with a session. Once you return to the main menu, the first choice on the main menu will be Sessions. Use this method to connect with preexisting connection definitions.

◆If you connect to a server without using an IP address (simply typing

5250 in the Description field of the Connection Properties dialog box), a session will not be opened, but the main menu will display. In this menu the first choice will be Open Session. Use this menu to open your initial session. Use this method to create new connection definitions.