Scrolling

In Scrolling, we discussed how to view information that exceeds the screen size. Now that you have displayed a panel with a list, you can practice scrolling.

Exercise

Make sure the Names – List of Names panel is displayed on your screen. Press the DOWN PF key (PF 8). If your list of names extends to more than one screen, you see another panel with more names. If your list of names does not extend to more than one screen, nothing happens. (To get a longer list, go back to the Names – Names Identification panel and put * in all the fields.)

Now press the UP PF key (PF 7). You see the original panel of names.

Remember that scrolling involves a scroll direction and a scroll amount. Now you can practice changing the scroll amount in the SCROLL field.

Exercise

Display your entire list of names by leaving * in all the name identification fields on the Names – Name Identification panel. Press the Enter key to display the Names – List of Names panel. Type max in the SCROLL field and press the DOWN PF key (PF 8). You see the bottom of the list.

Now type data in the SCROLL field and press the UP PF key (PF 7). You see the top name of the previous panel on the bottom of the current panel.

Try scrolling through the list of names by using the following:

Scroll amount   PF key
     10 ...... DOWN (PF 8)
     half .... UP   (PF 7)
     csr ..... UP   (PF 7)