
Chapter 5
Using Screen Builder
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When you are editing screen text, the following editing operations are
available:
Screen Text Edit Functions
Screen Edit Key Function
Arrow keys
[°] [±] [²] [³]
Move the screen cursor.
[Del] Deletes the character at the cursor position.
[Back Space] Deletes the character to the left of the cursor position. The
cursor is moved to the left one space.
[Ins] Toggles the insert mode on or off. Characters entered in the
insert mode are shifted to the right. A block shaped cursor
indicates the insert mode is on. An underline cursor indicates
that insert mode is off.
The extended DTAM character set can be used, refer to Appendix A for
additional information.
Screen Builder Function keys
The following function keys are available on most screen types.
Applies to:
Function
Key
Designation
DTAM Plus DTAM Micro
Function
[F3] LINK
SCREENS
✓ ✓
Accesses screen mapping functions
that link application screens in a
logical sequence.
Link screens only after all of the
screens have been created.
[F4] COPY
SCREEN
✓ ✓
Copies an existing screen to or from
the current display window. Both the
source and destination screens must
be of the same type (such as Data
Display screens).
[F5] INSERT TIME
✓
Inserts the time into the display.
Only available with a DTAM Plus
having the Calendar/Clock option.
[F6] INSERT DATE
✓
Inserts the date into the display.
Only available with a DTAM Plus
having the Calendar/Clock option.
[F7] CLEAR
SCREEN
✓ ✓
Clears the current screen. You have
the option of clearing only the screen
text or deleting the entire screen
including any linking you may have
established.
[F8] CHANGE
SCREEN
✓ ✓
Displays menu for selecting another
screen type.
[F9] SAVE
✓ ✓
Saves the application without exiting
the Screen Builder function.
[F10] EXIT
✓ ✓
Prompts you to save the application
to the current file and exits the DPS
software
Editing Screen Displays
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