Saving screen and scroll-back
buffer text to a file
Communication
saves
the last 175 lines of text in the scroll-back
buffer,
which
is an area that stores
the text that scrolls
off the screen.
This information
is
stored
so that you can view it by scrolling
back
through
the window.
Otherwise,
all the text that scrolls
off your screen
would
be lost. By saving
text in a file, you can prevent'
the loss of incoming
text.
),To
save the contents
of your screen and scroll-back
buffer:
1. When
your
phone
rings,
press
ENTER.
2.
After your screen
shows
CONNECT
and text appears
on your screen,
insert a
diskette.
3. Select
Save Buffer from
the File menu.
A dialog
box appears.
4. Select
the drive
and folder
you want.
5. Type
a DOS
file name
(a DOS
file name
contains
up to eight
letters
or
numbers,
followed
by a period,
then a three-letter
extension).
6. Select
Screen
Only (saving
only what
you see on your screen).
OR
Select
Scroll-back
Buffer
Only (saving
only what
is hidden
in the
Scroll-back
Buffer).
OR
Select
Scroll-back
Buffer
and Screen
(saving
both).
7. Click on ON-to
save the text to the f'de.
81 To exit, select
Hang
Up from the Dial menu;
then
press
EXIT.
Saving text in a file
You can capture
all text as it arrives
and have it immediately
placed
in a file.
Saving
text in a file is also faster than using
the Copy and
Paste method.
Do not save
incoming text in a
file and run
XMODEM
at the
same time.
• To save all incoming
text to a file:
1. Insert
the diskette
labelled
Communication,-
2. Click on the File Manager
icon from the Main Menu; then click on the drive _l,
icon. The contents
of the diskette
appear
3. Double-click
on Communication.
The Communication
window
appears.
4. When
your phone
rings, press
ENTER.
5. When
your screen
shows
CONNECT,
select Capture
to Text File from the File
menu.
A dialog
box appears.
6. Select
End Lines with
CR/LF if you want
the end
of each line to contain
a
carriage
return
and linefeed.
If you are unsure,
it is a good
idea to select
it.
7.
If you want the capture
file on diskette,
insert a diskette
and select the A drive;
then click on Capture.
A status
window
appears.
Fax and Data Modem
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