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appears on the image area to show the element position instead of the element
mark assigned by the Overlay Utility and the Print Format Utility. The Overlay
Utility and the Print Format Utility keep the system assigned mark for this element
even if you have assigned a name for it. The Overlay Utility and the Print Format
Utility do not use that system assigned mark for elements which have a user
assigned name.
The element mark is changed to an asterisk followed by this element's name on the
image area. For example, if you define a text element as the first element of an
overlay and assign a name ABCD, the element mark ᑍT1 is changed to ᑍABCD.
To define or change an element name, press F4=Detail from either the Define or
Change panels. Type the name you wish to assign to the element next to the
element prompt.
If you erase the previously assigned name, the Overlay Utility and the Print Format
Utility replace it by the system assigned mark such as ᑍT1. Any characters up to
four can be assigned as the element name.
Even if the length of the element name is less than four characters, the element
mark occupies six characters, since the mark on the image area consists of an
asterisk, the name, and a blank character.
Element Mark On/Off
The element marks on the image area can be suppressed or re-displayed by
pressing F15 (Mark On/Off). When the F15 key is first pressed, all the element
marks displayed on the image area disappear from the display except the last one.
This is especially useful to verify the entire text element or line/box element without
overriding other element marks.
When the F15 key is pressed the second time, all the element marks are displayed
on the image area again.
Hide
One element may be overlapped with other elements in the display. If element
marks overlap each other on the image area, the one created last is displayed.
The other overlapped marks are not displayed. By repeatedly creating elements,
some elements can not be seen on the image area. To solve this problem, the
hide function is provided. This function temporarily removes elements one by one
at the position of the cursor, and an element that was overlapped by the hidden
one appears. You can use this function by pressing F16 (Hide).
The hidden elements are removed from the image area, but not actually removed.
You can see them by pressing the F5 (Refresh) key.
Refresh
The Overlay Utility and the Print Format Utility also provide the refresh function.
You can use this function by pressing F5 (Refresh). It restores the elements that
were temporarily hidden by the hide function.
Both hide and refresh functions only affect the image shown on the display. They
do not change the elements you entered nor do they change the printed output
when an overlay or PFD data is printed.
224 AFP Utilities for AS/400 User’s Guide