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Element Operations in the Screen View
In the screen view, you can do the following element operations:
Define (place) an element
Change an element
Edit an element (copy, move, or remove)
Edit a block of elements (copy, move, or remove)
The operational steps are different for each operation, but you need to scroll the
image area until your desired part is displayed before you start the following
operations.
Define Element Operation
You can enter the define element operation by pressing the F6, F9, F10, F11, or
F13 key depending on the element type to be defined. With the define element
operation, you can define an element of an overlay, a record layout, or a page
layout.
The key entry area is displayed. Its format depends on the type of element to be
defined. The fields which allow input are the mandatory parameters to define the
element. If you need to specify additional characteristics of the element, you need
to show the Define Detail display by pressing F4 (Detail).
For details of this operation, see one of the following:
“Text” on page 233
“Line” on page 240
“Box” on page 243
“Bar Code” on page 253
“Page Segment” on page 263
“Graphics” on page 269
“Record Layout” on page 275
Change Element Operation
You can enter the change element operation by pressing the F14 (Change) key
when the cursor is on the mark of an element. The key entry area appears and the
remainder of the operation is the same as that of Define Element Operation. The
cursor is considered to be on the mark if the cursor is on the asterisk of a mark or
on the four characters which follow.
| You can also duplicate any element while changing the element except the placed
| record on a page layout. From the Change Element screen, press the F13 (Repeat
| element) key. The Repeat Element screen will be displayed.
| On the Repeat Element screen you can specify the position of the first repetition,
| the element name, the direction of the repetitions, the number of repetitions across
| and down, and the distance across and down from one element to the next. For
| additional information on the Repeat element function, see the help text on the
| Repeat element screen.
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