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Menus are accessed from a menu bar (also called an action bar), which is the starting point for the 3270 emulation program user interface. 3270 Emulation Screen Showing Menu Bar, shows the 3270 emulation program's main screen with the menu bar at the top.
The menu bar contains a number of menus, each of which has one letter (the 'accelerator key') highlighted. The menu name that appears in reverse video is the menu that is currently selected. If no menus are highlighted then none are selected.
You can choose a menu using either a mouse or the keyboard. Use the mouse to click on the menu you want, or use the following instructions for using the keyboard.
You can use the keyboard to choose a particular menu from the menu bar in any of the following ways:
Press the highlighted letter (accelerator key) from the name of the menu you want.
Press Enter. This activates the reverse-video selector and highlights the first menu name. Use the Right and Left cursor keys to select the name of the menu you want. Then use either the Up or Down cursor keys or Enter to pull down the menu.
For details on how to use the menus, see Choosing a Menu Item.
Each menu contains several menu items. The menu item that is currently selected appears in reverse video. The bottom line of the screen displays information about the selected menu item.
One or more options in the menu may appear in lighter type ('grayed'), indicating that they cannot currently be selected. For more information, see Nonselectable Items.
To choose a particular item from a menu using the keyboard, do one of the following:
If you are using the reverse-video selector, use the Up and Down cursor keys to move the reverse-video selection to the menu option you want, and then press Enter.
Press the accelerator key (shown by a highlighted letter) of the menu option you want.
Press the direct accelerator key (shown to the right of the menu option). Direct accelerator keys are available only for some commonly used menu options, as for example, the File transfer option in the Control menu. You can also use them from the main screen of the program, without first having to select the appropriate menu.
Direct accelerator keys are not available in the Motif interface.
Click on the menu option using the mouse.
If a menu option is followed by an ellipsis (...), a dialog box is displayed when you choose the menu option. For details of how to use dialog boxes, see Dialog Boxes .
If a menu option is not followed by an ellipsis, an action is performed immediately when you choose the menu option.
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