Rockwell Automation 8520-MUM 9/Series CNC Mill Operation and Programming Manual Documentation Set - Manual (Page 125)

Editing Programs Online
Chapter 5
5-11
The control can erase part program data in 3 ways:
Erase a character or a word
Erase all the characters from the current location of the cursor to the
EOB code (;).
Erase an entire block.
Erasing a Character or Word
1. First choose whether to erase a character or a word by pressing the
{CHAR/WORD} softkey.
2. From the edit menu move the cursor until the character or word to be
erased is in reverse video.
3. Press the {DELETE CH/WRD} softkey.
DIGITZ
E
MODIFY
INSERT
BLOCK
DELETE
BLOCK
TRUNC
DELETE
CH/WRD
EXIT
EDITOR
STRING
SEARCH
RENUM
PRGRAM
MERGE
PRGRAM
QUICK
VIEW
CHAR/
WORD
(softkey level 3)
Erasing Commands to the EOB
1. From the edit menu move the cursor until the first character or word
to be erased is in reverse video.
2. Press the {BLOCK TRUNC} softkey. All information located from
the cursor to the End of Block character is erased. Note that the End
of Block character cannot be erased using the {BLOCK TRUNC}
softkey.
5.2.4
Erasing Characters and
Blocks