Productivity Features

Productivity features accelerate data entry and host navigation with one-click ease, maximizing user productivity, while making errors a thing of the past. Features such as Spell-check, Auto Complete, Auto Expand, History, Scratch Pad, and Recent Typing enable users to save thousands of keystrokes throughout the day, freeing up time to service customers more efficiently, and for more productive, revenue-producing activities. The Office feature allows you to use Microsoft Word and Outlook application features from your host. You can create Word documents, sAend email, schedule appointments, add notes and tasks, and create new contacts.

You use the Productivity Settings pages to enable or disable productivity features and configure individual features.

NOTE:You can also enable or disable productivity features through the Security options. From the Options menu, choose Security, then the Options tab. Under Category, select Productivity Bar, and select or clear the individual check boxes.

Use the following tabbed pages to define your productivity features:

General: Enable or disable each of the settings for the productivity features. When each feature listed under Enable Productivity Pane is enabled, it is shown as a button in the Productivity pane on the left side of your host session display screen. When the check boxes for Spell Checking, Auto Complete, and Auto Expand are selected, those features are activated and ready to use in the host application. Available for 3270 and 5250 sessions only.
Spelling: Set criteria for the spelling checker. With Spelling options, you can specify several ways to check spelling as you type, or correct spelling automatically.
Auto Complete: Select settings enabling you to insert entire items such as dates and entries when you type a few identifying characters. The Auto Complete feature remembers what you type and makes suggestions as it learns commands that are used repeatedly.
Auto Expand: Add acronyms or shortcuts for long words, phrases, or complex repeat commands. The shortcut, when typed, will automatically expand to the full word or phrase.
History: Set the number of screens to have remembered. You will be able to view and copy information from previous screens, eliminating data entry redundancies.
Recent Typing: Set the number of fields to have remembered. You can quickly view, select, and automatically populate fields with repeat words and commands.
Scratch Pad: Use the Scratch Pad to keep notes associated with a session. From the task pan you can print or save Scratch Pad notes as .RTF or .TXT files.
Microsoft Office Tools: Enable or disable each of the settings for the Microsoft Office Tools features. When each check box listed under Microsoft Office Tools is enabled, that feature is available for use in the Microsoft Office Tools panel in the Productivity pane on the left side of your host session display screen. From the host, you can quickly access Microsoft Word and Outlook Office features.

NOTE:You can display or hide the Productivity pane on the left side of your host session display screen by clicking the Toggle Productivity Bar button on the Session toolbar.

Using your keyboard, you can navigate through the productivity features enabled on your machine, and between the session window and the Productivity pane. Press CTL+1 to move to the first productivity feature enabled on your machine, CTL+2 to move to the second productivity feature, and so on. Press CTL+0 to return focus to the session window.

To specify settings for productivity features

From the Edit or Options menu, choose Settings.
From the Categories list, click the Productivity icon to open the Settings - Productivity dialog box.
From the General tab, select specific check boxes to display each button in the Productivity pane on your host session display screen.
From the Spelling tab, select the criteria for the spelling checker.
From the Auto Complete tab, set suggestion options.
From the Auto Expand tab, add acronyms or shortcuts for long words or phrases.
From the History tab, set the number of screens to have remembered.
From the Recent Typing tab, set the number of fields to have remembered.
From the Office tab, select specific check boxes to activate each Microsoft Office Tools feature.
Click OK when you have finished defining your productivity settings.

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