Introduction › The Interface › Point and Shoot

Point and Shoot

Where possible, panels make use of ISPF’s point and shoot facility. This lets you place the cursor on most menu items and primary commands, and then press ENTER to choose the menu item or execute the command.

You can place the cursor on the desired location by pointing a device like a mouse, by using the arrow keys, or by using the TAB key if Tab to point-and-shoot fields has been enabled in your ISPF settings.

One exception to using point-and-shoot is the AddHelp command. This command expects the cursor to be on the item for which help is needed.