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Let's review the keyboard and function keys used to navigate MMIS.

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TRANSMIT keys right Ctrl and Enter (next to the numeric key pad) are used to navigate

forward from panel to panel

field to field within MMIS panel

to another subsystem to look up information

back to the previous panel in queue

 

The TAB key is used to navigate

screen to screen in MMIS

field to field within MMIS panel

subsystem to subsystem in MMIS

B and C above

 

Function Keys

are located on the top of most keyboards and named F1 through F12

are displayed as PF1 through PF12 at the bottom of most MMIS panels

perform specific navigational functions in MMIS

All of the above

 

Function Key availability

on MMIS screens depends on the subsystem and the panel

varies depending on the mode used to access (inquiry, add or change)

is displayed at bottom of MMIS panels (F1 to hide or display)

All of the above

 

Keyboard keys are used to

navigate screen to screen

navigate field to field

remove all characters in a MMIS field

All of the above

 

Arrow keys

bring cursor to the top of the page

move cursor line to line on a screen

move cursor in direction of arrow one space at a time

place cursor at the entry start of MMIS fields

 

The space bar is used to

create a space when entering text on comment screens

move cursor to entry start of MIMIS fields

expand the allowed area in a field to enter data

remove an entry in a field

 

Using the mouse to click and place cursor

is the only way to navigate in MMIS

is generally not recommended, use tab, shift-tab or carriage return enter key instead

always places cursor at the start entry point of a field

is generally recommended instead of tab, shift-tab or carriage return enter key

 

Click to choose true or false.

Function key F3 saves entries made in MMIS and exits the document.

Use function key F9 after completing MMIS entries to check for edits.

Function key F6 exits document or screen without saving information entered.

 

This concludes the section on MMIS Navigation Keys. In the next section of this course we will learn how to launch a MMIS Mainframe session.

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