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  4 :Info:  F1:  F1 and ESC ?
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  6 Whenever the terminal cursor (the moving light that marks your place on
  7 the screen) is in the upper portion of the screen (the menu), you can
  8 get help by pressing function key F1 (or "ESC ?"  if you are using
  9 escape sequences).  You are then asked what specific help you need.  If
 10 you want help with an option in the above menu, type the number or
 11 letter of that option but do NOT press RETURN.  If you want help with a
 12 function key, press that function key (again do NOT press RETURN).  For
 13 example, if you want help with function key F2, press F1, and at the
 14 prompt, press F2.
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 16 If your terminal does not have function keys, or enough of them to
 17 allow all the function operations, type the two character sequence
 18 ("ESC" followed by another character) that is used in place of the
 19 particular function key you want.  In the above example, press and
 20 release the ESC key followed by a question mark (?), and at the prompt,
 21 press "ESC" and the letter "f".  Finally, if you want to know about
 22 something other than a menu option or a function key, you can respond
 23 to the prompt for the specific help desired, by typing two question
 24 marks (??).  This provides a menu of general information items that you
 25 can choose from.
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 27 Function keys 1 through 8 (F1-F8) operate in Executive Mail, but if
 28 your terminal does not have them, you should press the "ESC" key
 29 followed by either ?, f, p, q, r, l, h, or e to get the functions.  A
 30 personalized mail option is available if you prefer to always use the
 31 escape sequences, regardless of the capabilities of your terminal.  In
 32 brief, the function keys operate as follows:
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 35 F1 (ESC ?)     provides help with menu options and function keys.
 36 F2 (ESC f)     returns you to the first menu, the one called Executive
 37                Mail.
 38 F3 (ESC p)     returns you to the previous menu.
 39 F4 (ESC q)     gets you out of the Executive Mail facility.
 40 F5 (ESC r)     redisplays the menu or menus on the screen.
 41 F6 (ESC l)     enables you to look at the portion of a list that has
 42                scrolled off the top of your screen.
 43 F7 (ESC h)     enables you to look at the portion of a list that is in
 44                the next screen, coming up from the bottom of your
 45                terminal.
 46 F8 (ESC e)     enables you to execute a Multics command while working
 47                in Executive Mail.  In order to use this key or
 48                sequence, you must set the personalize mail option
 49                "Multics Command Mode" to yes.  You get back to the menu
 50                by typing "pi".
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 53 :Info:  F2:  F2 and ESC f
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 55 Pressing this function key or its associated escape sequence gets you
 56 back to the previous menu, the one called Executive Mail.
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 59 :Info:  F3:  F3 and ESC p
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 61 Pressing this function key or its associated escape sequence gets you
 62 back to the previous menu, the one you were in just before the current
 63 one.
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 66 :Info:  F4:  F4 and ESC q
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 68 Pressing this function key or its associated escape sequence gets you
 69 out of the Executive Mail facility.
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 72 :Info:  F5:  F5 and ESC r
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 74 Pressing this function key or its associated escape sequence redisplays
 75 the menu and any other lists on the screen.  This is useful when your
 76 screen gets messed up unexpectedly.
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 79 :Info:  F6:  F6 and ESC l
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 81 Pressing this function key or its associated escape sequence enables
 82 you to look at the portion of a list that has scrolled off the top of
 83 your screen.  This key can only be used when you are reading a list
 84 displayed either by typing two question marks (??)  in response to a
 85 prompt, or automatically with the personalize mail option.
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 88 :Info:  F7:  F7 and ESC h
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 90 Pressing this function key or its associated escape sequence enables
 91 you to look at the portion of a list that is in the next screen, coming
 92 up from the bottom of your terminal.  This key can only be used when
 93 you are reading a list displayed either by typing two question marks
 94 (??)  in response to a prompt, or automatically with the personalize
 95 mail option.  It is used when you want to move ahead quickly to a later
 96 part of the list.
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 99 :Info:  F8:  F8 and ESC e
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101 Pressing this function key or its associated escape sequence enables
102 you to execute a Multics command while working in Executive Mail.
103 After you press this key or sequence, a ready message is displayed in
104 the lower portion of your screen, and you can now type a command line
105 just as you normally would at Multics command level.  As you issue
106 commands, the menu is scrolled off the top of the screen, allowing more
107 working space.  Type "pi" to get back to Executive Mail.
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109 In order to use this function key or sequence, you must set the
110 personalize mail option "Multics Command Mode" to yes.
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