User's Manual

The Equation Editor
3-114 AWG710&AWG710B Arbitrary Waveform Generator User Manual
Using an External
Keyboard
You can connect a 101– or 106– keyboard to the rear panel. You can use the
keyboard to enter the same characters shown in the Character Palette. Use the Shift
key to enter uppercase characters. Table 3-32 describes the editor operations
available from the keyboard.
Entering Keywords and Functions
The Equation editor has built–in keywords and functions to make creating
equations an easier task. These commands insert correctly–formatted keywords or
functions into the text file at the current caret position. Inserted keywords are
treated as ordinary text if you need to edit them. The keywords are described in the
Waveform Programming Language section starting on page 3-185.
Do the following steps to insert a keyword or function:
1. Move the caret to the position you want to insert the keyword or function.
2. Push the Basic Keywords, Waveform Functions, Math Functions, or More
Math Functions bottom button. A pop–up menu appears.
3. Select the keyword to insert from the pop–up menu.
4. Press the OK side button. The keyword is inserted at the caret position.
Table 3-32: Control keys from the external keyboard
Keyboard key Description
Character and
numeric keys
Characters found in the character palette can be input from the
corresponding keys on the keyboard.
Arrow keys Moves the caret horizontally or vertically.
Back Space Deletes the character that is to the left of the caret.
Delete Deletes the character that is to the right of the caret.
Return Inserts an End Of Line character at the caret position.
Ctrl–C Copies selected text to the paste buffer.
Ctrl–X Cuts selected text to the paste buffer.
Ctrl–V Pastes the contents of the paste buffer at the caret location.
Ctrl–Z Reverses the last character, cut, or paste operation to the previous state.
Ctrl–S Toggles the selection on and off.