1. Chapter 2 Navigating Around the AS/400 2. User Interface Components * Menu Interface * Help Interface * Command Prompting * Display Interface * User Support - The Information Center * National Language Support 3. Display and Menu Interfaces * Display Screen * Sign-on Screen - entry panel * Menu * GO Menu_Name 4. Display Screen - Example * Figure 2.1 The AS/400 sign-on screen 5. Menu - Example * Figure 2.2 The AS/400 Main Menu 6. System Request Menu * Figure 2.4 System Request Menu 7. System Request Options * Option #1 ---- This option displays a sign on screen for an alternative job. After signing on to an alternative job, you can then use this option to toggle between your primary and secondary job. (Note: only one session is active at a time.) * Option #2 ---- This message CANCELs your previous command (action). * Opiton #3 ---- This option allows you to display your current job information. * Opiton #4 ---- This option allows you to display messages that have been sent to you. * Option #5 ---- This option allows you to send a message. * Opiton #6 ---- This opiton lets you to display message on the QSYSOPR (the system operator's) message queue. * Option #7 ---- This option allows you to display information about jobs running from your workstation. * Option #10,--- These options apply to networks of systems and 11, 13 and may not be displayed on your system. 14 * Option #90 --- This option allows you to sign-off of the session. 8. Help Interface * Contextual help * Extended help * Help message levels 9. Assistance Levels * Basic (*BASIC) * Intermediate(*INTERMED) * Advanced (*ADVANCED) 10. User Support - Information * InfoSeeker * Available prior to V4R3 * Information Center * Manuals 11. The Information Center * Home page of AS/400 Information Center 12. Information Center * Information Center * Technical Studio * Online Library * Redbook Library