SFCD: Federal Commander Digital System - Federal Signal

Federal Commander Digital System
POINT & CLICK - This term refers to making a selection on a windows screen with the mouse
pointing device. To make a selection, position the on screen pointer to the desired selection, and
then quickly push and release the left mouse button once.
PUSH BUTTON - This term refers to a screen item that looks like a 3 dimensional button. This
style of button usually has a word or symbol inside the area of the button that describes the action
that will be taken when the button is pushed. To push a push button, point & click on it with the
mouse pointer.
RADIO BUTTON - This term refers to a screen item that looks like a circle about 1/8 of an inch
across. Sometimes radio buttons will have a word to the right of the button, that describes the
action that will be taken when the button is pushed. Sometimes radio buttons have no description,
but the button itself will appear just to the right of another small information window. In this case,
when the button is pushed, the contents of the small window to the left of the radio button will
change. To push a radio button, point & click on it with the mouse pointer.
SCROLL BAR - This term refers to a small rectangular window, inside another window, that is
used to move the list of screen choices. A scroll bar can be either vertical or horizontal. There are
several parts to the scroll bar: Up Arrow (Right Arrow), Down Arrow (Left Arrow), Thumb Wheel,
the space between the Up Arrow and Thumb Wheel, and the space between the Down Arrow and
Thumb Wheel. Any one of these scroll bar parts can be selected with point & click. Up Arrow will
move the list of items inside the list box down one line (like moving the window up one line),
Down Arrow will move the list of items inside the list box up one line (like moving the window
down one line). The space between the Thumb Wheel and the Up Arrow will move the list of
items down one window full at a time. The space between the Thumb Wheel and the Down Arrow
will move the list of items up one window full at a time. The Thumb Wheel itself can be moved
with the mouse pointer. To move the Thumb Wheel, position the mouse pointer on the Thumb
Wheel and then press and hold down the left mouse button. While holding down the mouse
button, drag the Thumb Wheel either direction inside of the scroll bar. When the Thumb Wheel is
moved to the relative location desired, release the left mouse button. The effect will be as though
the scroll bar had been moved the same relative distance through the complete list of data.
SELECTING A DATA ENTRY FIELD - This term refers to the process of highlighting a data entry
field in order to change or replace the contents. See DATA ENTRY FIELD for more details.
SELECTING AN ITEM - This term refers to the process of making a selection from several screen
choices. Generally, selecting an item means to point & click on the desired item. There are
several types of arrangements for items that can be selected. There are data entry fields, push
buttons, radio buttons, and list boxes.
TASK - This term refers to a computer program that is currently running on a computer system.
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Definition of Windows Terminology