Using the LAN Manager Screen

Using the LAN Manager screen, you can browse around the network, locate shared resources, and connect to those resources without having to memorize commands or syntax.

These are the elements of the LAN Manager screen:

Menu bar

Displays the names of menus from which you can choose commands.

Current focus

Shows the computername of your workstation or the server that is the focus of activity when using LAN Manager screen commands.

Workstation information

Provides the following information about your workstation:

Your username

The username you specified when you logged on to the network.

Your computername

The computername specified when you started the Workstation service.

Your domain

The name of your logon domain. This is the domain name you specified when you logged on to the network. If you didn't specify a domain name, you auto matically logged on in the workstation domain. Note that the workstation do main and the logon domain are the same when you log on in the workstation domain.

Servers in the logon and workstation domains

Lists the servers in your logon and workstation domains.

Scroll bar

Lets you use a mouse to scroll through the servers in the list box.

Message line

Provides a brief statement about the menu, command, or current task.

To perform tasks using the LAN Manager screen, you select a menu, which displays a list of commands. When you choose a command, a dialog box appears. In the dialog box you type information necessary to perform a task.

Using CTRL+BREAK to Break Out of Network Requests

You can stop network requests that were initiated at the MS-DOS command line or in the LAN Manager screen with the CTRL+BREAK key combination.

If you are using the Windows operating system version 3.1, and an uncompleted network request that was initiated from an MS-DOS window appears to have halted your computer, press CTRL+ALT+DEL to reach the MS-DOS window, and then press CTRL+BREAK to stop the network request.

Do not use CTRL+BREAK to stop network requests that were issued through a Microsoft Windows program such as File Manager.

Using Menus and Menu Commands

LAN Manager operations begin with the menus that appear in the bar across the top of the LAN Manager screen. When you select a menu, a list of commands appears. Commands lead to dialog boxes where you supply additional information. Every command name contains a highlighted letter that you can use to choose that command from the keyboard (press the corresponding letter to choose the command). When a menu command is unavailable, no letter is highlighted.

You can select a menu with a mouse, positioning the pointer on the menu name and clicking the left mouse button. The menu appears, and you can choose a menu command the same way.




	NOTE: The LAN Manager screen does not recognize a left-handed mouse.

You can also use the following keys to view and select menus and choose commands:

Key	Action
ALT	Activates menu names on the menu bar.
Highlighted letter	When menu names are activated with ALT or menu commands are displayed, selects the menu or chooses the menu command that contains the highlighted letter.
← →	When a menu appears, moves from one menu to another.
↑-- ↓	When a menu appears, moves from one command to another.
ENTER	Selects the highlighted menu or menu command.
ESC	Clears a menu from the screen.

View Menu

With commands from the View menu, you can view shared resources on the server of current focus, make connections to shared resources, view your workstation's connections, view information about users of LAN Manager servers on the network, and exit the LAN Manager screen.

These are the View menu commands:

Available resources

Displays the various resources available on the server of current focus. These resources include shared directories (disks) and printers.

Printer queues

Displays the print queues on the server of current focus and the print jobs in each queue.

Used resources

Displays the resources that your workstation is connected to on the server of current focus. You can connect your workstation to resources shared by servers other than the server of current focus, as well as to resources shared by non-LAN Manager servers.

Users on a server

Displays the users that are logged on to the server of current focus, if that server is a LAN Manager server.

Users on a domain

Displays the users that are logged on to LAN Manager servers in a domain.

Exit

Removes the LAN Manager screen. Also, you can press ALT+F4 to exit the screen at any time.

Message Menu

With commands from the Message menu, you can send, log, and read messages, and add and delete aliases.

These are the Message menu commands:

Send a typed message

Sends a message to one or more users on the network.

Log messages to file

Selects the log file that stores your messages, and pauses and continues message logging.

Read message log file

Displays the messages in your message log file.

Aliases

Displays the message aliases on your workstation. With this command, you can add message aliases to and delete message aliases from your workstation.

Config Menu

With commands from the Config menu, you can log on and log off, and view your workstation configuration.

These are the Config menu commands:

Log on to LAN

Logs you on to the network.

Log off from LAN

Logs you off from the network.

Workstation options

Displays information about your workstation's configuration.

Accounts Menu

With commands from the Accounts menu, you can view information about your account and change your password.

These are the Accounts menu commands:

Your account

Displays information about your account.

Change your password

With this command, you can change your password at a server.

Help Menu

With commands from the Help menu, you can access online Help.

These are the Help menu commands:

General help

Describes the LAN Manager screen and how to use it.

Keyboard

Describes using the LAN Manager screen with a keyboard.

Mouse

Describes using the LAN Manager screen with a mouse.

Table of contents

Displays a list of tasks you can perform from the LAN Manager screen.

Glossary of terms

Displays an alphabetical list of terms and definitions used with LAN Manager Enhanced.

Using Help

Explains how to use Help.

About LAN Manager

Describes the version of LAN Manager installed and displays a copyright notice.

Using Dialog Boxes

You use dialog boxes to supply information needed for performing a task. Dialog boxes contain as many as five types of areas, or elements. Each dialog box has a title, which appears at the top of the dialog box.

Dialog Box Elements

Dialog boxes contain one or more of the following elements:

Text boxes, in which you type information
List boxes, which present a list of items to select from
Option buttons, which let you select one of several options
Command buttons, which perform an action
Check boxes, which let you select or clear an option

Use the following keys to move around in dialog boxes:

Key	Action
Highlighted letter	Moves the cursor to the element that contains the highlighted letter. (If the cursor is in a list or a text box, hold down ALT while pressing the highlighted letter.) Pressing the highlighted letter in a command button activates the command.
TAB	Moves the cursor to the next field.
SHIFT+TAB	Moves the cursor to the previous field.
ENTER	Carries out the actions you specify.
ESC	Cancels any specified actions and closes the dialog box.

Text Boxes

You type information in a text box. A text box is surrounded by brackets and contains a series of dots that are replaced with characters as you type. A text box sometimes holds more characters than appear between the brackets. You can view these characters by using the right arrow key to scroll to the left. Sometimes a text box appears with information already in it. For example, your username already appears in the text box LAN Manager displays when you log on to the network.

When in a text box, use the following keys:

Key	Action
←	Moves the cursor one space to the left.
→	Moves the cursor one space to the right.
HOME	Moves the cursor to the first character in the text box.
END	Moves the cursor to the last character in the text box.
DEL	Deletes the character that the cursor is on.
BACKSPACE	Deletes the character to the left of the cursor.

If you are using a mouse, you can scroll the text in a text box by clicking the left or right bracket.

List Boxes

In a list box, you can view items by scrolling through the list, and you can select one of the items. For example, you can view lists of resources on a server or print jobs waiting to print in a list box.

Use the following keys to move around in a list box:

Key	Action
↑	Moves the cursor up one line.
↓	Moves the cursor down one line.
PAGE UP	Moves the cursor up one page. A page is the portion of a list that appears on the screen.
PAGE DOWN	Moves the cursor down one page.
HOME	Moves the cursor to the top of a list.
END	Moves the cursor to the bottom of a list.
F5	Updates a list.

Pressing a letter while the cursor is in a list box (including the list box of server names on the LAN Manager screen) moves the cursor to the next item that begins with that letter.

A scroll bar and a scroll box appear at the right of a list box. The scroll bar lets you use the mouse to move through a list that contains more than one screen of information. Click the up or down arrow to move the view up or down one line. The position of the scroll box reflects the position of the information in the window relative to the total contents of the list. You can move through the list with the mouse by dragging the scroll box. Drag the scroll box by positioning the pointer on the scroll box, holding the left mouse button down, and then moving the mouse.

To select an item in a list box with the mouse, click the item. If the dialog box containing the list box has a Zoom button, double-clicking an item in the list (positioning the pointer on the item and quickly pressing and releasing the left mouse button twice) zooms, presenting more information about the item. Otherwise, double-clicking performs the action corresponding to the first command button in the dialog box.

If a dialog box has a pair of list boxes, double-clicking an item in one list box often moves it to the other list box.

Check Boxes

With a check box, you turn an option on or off. When a check box is marked with an X, the option is on. When the cursor is in a check box, you can use the SPACEBAR as a toggle to select or clear the box.

To select or clear a check box with the mouse, click inside it.

Option Buttons

With an option button, you select one option from a group of options. One option button is always selected, and you can select only one option button at a time.

To select an option button, use the following keys:

Key	Action
↑	Changes the selection to the previous option.
↓	Changes the selection to the next option.

To select an option button with the mouse, click it.

Command Buttons

A command button performs a specific LAN Manager task. To choose a command button, press TAB to move to the button, and then press ENTER. You can also choose a command button by pressing the key that corresponds to the highlighted letter in the command button. When a command button does not contain a highlighted letter, the command button is unavailable.

To choose a command button with the mouse, click it.

Getting Help from the LAN Manager Screen

There are two ways to get Help while using the LAN Manager screen: by selecting the Help menu and by pressing F1. The Help menu provides access to Help topics, which appear on your screen in message boxes called Help boxes.

To get information about a menu, command, or dialog box, press F1 while that item is displayed. If you press F1 when no dialog box or menu is displayed, the Help û Using the LAN Manager screen box appears. You can use the arrow keys to scroll the text, or you can use a mouse to scroll.

To remove a Help box from the screen, choose the Done button or press ESC.