Edit / control keys – Rockwell Automation 5370-CMPK Color CVIM Module MATH-PAK User Manual

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Chapter 4

Defining Formulas

4–10

Edit / Control Keys

You can edit the contents of a formula, using the edit/control keys, which are
listed and described in Table 4.B.

Table 4.B
Edit / Control Keys

Key

Name

Edit / Control Function

Del

Delete

Deletes the formula item to the left of the cursor.

Clr

Clear

Clears the entire formula.

Ret

Return

Causes the formula to be saved in memory.

Esc

Escape

Restores the formula to its condition when last saved.

Left arrow

Moves the cursor to the left. Picking and holding the light
pen tip down moves the cursor continuously left.

Right arrow

Moves the cursor to the right. Picking and holding the
light pen tip down moves the cursor continuously right.

Down arrow

Selects the second keyboard from the first keyboard.

Up arrow

Selects the first keyboard from the second keyboard.

All of the edit/control keys can be found on either of the two key sets
(Figure 4.5 shows key locations).

Figure 4.5 Edit/control keys

Edit/control
keys

To edit a formula:

Pick the arrows keys (

or

) to move the cursor to the left or right

along the formula, in order to insert a component at a particular point in a
formula, or to prepare to delete a particular component.

Del

Pick the

Del

(ete) key to erase the entry to the left of the cursor.

Clr

Pick the

Clr

(clear) key to erase the entire formula.

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