AT&T FACE presents your files and file folders on the screen

through a system of menus and forms. The following describes

the different parts of the AT&T FACE display.

Title Line: This is the top line of the display. The date

is always displayed in the center. On the far left is the

electronic mail alert, "MAIL", indicating when new mail has

arrived. (You can read your mail by selecting "Programs"

from the "AT&T FACE" menu and selecting "Mail Services".)

On the far right is the "working" indicator, letting you

know when the system is processing your requested action.

Work Area: The middle section of the screen is the work area

where frames are displayed. See the Frames and Function key

overview for a description of frames. The size of the work

area is determined by the size of the screen of your terminal.

AT&T FACE Menu: This menu is the "active" frame when you invoke

FACE. It serves as a starting point from which all parts of

FACE can be accessed. It is always present on the screen.

You can specify additional frames to be opened when FACE is

invoked through Preferences on the Office menu.

Message Line: Just below the work area there is a line called

the message line. It prompts you for an action or gives you

feedback on the action you performed. When you are

completing a field in a frame, the message line prompts

you for input and tells you what function keys to press. If

you make an error in your input, the message line will inform

you of the error. To see the original message again, navigate

from the field and then navigate back.

Command Line: This line follows the message line. It is

the place where you type commands and their arguments.

This line is accessed by typing CTRL-j (holding down the

CTRL key and striking j simultaneously. An arrow (-->) will

appear on the command line. Type the command followed by

arguments and press ENTER to execute it.

Function Keys: The labels at the bottom of the screen

correspond to the keyboard function keys <f1> to <f8> which

are supported on many terminal keyboards. When you press a key,

they action that labels the key is taken. The labels change

depending the type of frame that is currently active. See the

Frames and Function Keys Overview for details.

If your terminal does not have function keys that are usable

with AT&T FACE, you can use alternate keystrokes. These are

listed in the AT&T FACE User's Guide. Most of the labeled

functions are also available through the Commands Menu or can

be typed on the command line. The Commands Overview provides

more detail.