Specifications

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Modify Message
Figure 24: ZbaseW — Finding a Message with Text Search
2. Type “Emergency” into the message field and press Enter. ZbaseW will search the
message database and find the closest record it can that begins with the word
“Emergency”.
Figure 25: Results of a Message Search
Modify Message
Once you have found the message that you want you can make changes to the Message
without retyping the whole thing. The following keys are useful for positioning the
blinking cursor to a data field you wish to modify:
Table 20: Key Strokes Controlling Cursor Movement for Editing Messages
Once you have selected the Message field, use the left arrow and right arrow to position
the blinking cursor in the area you wish to change. Table 21 lists key functions for editing
messages.
Table 21: Key Functions for Editing Messages
Whenever you move from one field to the next, any changes you have typed in are
automatically made to the field. If ZbaseW has trouble understanding what you have
typed, it will say “do not understand entry” and not move to another field until you have
fixed the problem. When the entire Message record is complete and you do some other
Key Stroke Cursor Movement
Enter Next field
Down arrow Next field
Up arrow Previous field
Home Top field in window
End Bottom field in window
Key Stroke Cursor Action
right arrow Cursor right one character
left arrow Cursor left one character
Ins Insert blank character at cursor
Del Delete character at cursor
Backspace Delete character to left of cursor
F5 Undo any changes to field data