PowerTerm User's Guide

User's Guide

PowerTerm^®
Terminal Emulator

for Windows ^TM
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About This Guide

PowerTerm is a fully functional terminal emulator for Microsoft Windows.

This guide assumes that you are familiar with Windows conventions and the operation of the terminal you intend to emulate.

The PowerTerm User's Guide is comprised of the following chapters:

Chapter 1, Introduction to PowerTerm, presents PowerTerm and describes its main features. It also provides a quick guide to working with PowerTerm.

Chapter 2, Installing PowerTerm, provides instructions for installing PowerTerm under Windows 3.x and Windows 95.

Chapter 3, The PowerTerm Window, provides an overview of the PowerTerm window and its components.

Chapter 4, Using PowerTerm, provides step-by-step instructions for using PowerTerm.

Chapter 5, Scripts, describes the Power Script Language (PSL). A detailed description of each PSL command is provided in the PowerTerm online help.

Chapter 6, Menu Reference, describes each of the PowerTerm menu options.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction To PowerTerm

What is PowerTerm?

PowerTerm Features

System Requirements

PowerTerm Setup

Working with a Single Host

Working with Different Terminal Emulations

A Quick Guide Through PowerTerm
Chapter 2: Installing PowerTerm

Installing PowerTerm

Chapter 3: The PowerTerm Window

The PowerTerm Window

Menu Bar

Menu Conventions

Working with Menus and Commands

Toolbar

Hot Keys

Manipulating Desktop Components

Selecting Text
Chapter 4: Using PowerTerm

PowerTerm Workflow

Step 1: Starting PowerTerm

Step 2: Setting Up your Working Environment

Step 3: Defining Settings for Terminal Emulation (Terminal Settings)

Step 4: Defining Modem and Communication Settings

Step 5: Saving the Terminal Setup File

Step 6: Connecting to a Host

Step 7: Working with the Host

Step 8: Ending a PowerTerm Session

Step 9: Exiting PowerTerm

Chapter 5: Scripts

Script Overview

Power Script Language (PSL)

PowerTerm Sample Scripts

PSL Syntax

PSL Data Types

Variable Assignment

Activating Script Files from the Host

DDE Commands

Using PowerTerm Scripts

Creating a Script

Editing a Script

Recording a Script

Running PowerTerm Scripts

Running a Specific Script

Running a Script upon Startup

Running Individual Script Commands

Activating a Recorded Script

Saving a Recorded Script

Chapter 6: Menu Reference

File Menu

New Terminal Setup

Open Terminal Setup

Save Terminal Setup

Save Terminal Setup As

Save As Icon

Open Keyboard File

Save Keyboard File

Open Power Pad File

Save Power Pad File

Print Screen

Print Setup

Start /Stop Auto Print

Form Feed

Line Feed

New Terminal Window

Exit

Edit Menu

Select Screen

Clear Screen

Reverse Screen

Clear History

Copy

Paste

Copy to File

Automatic Copy

Terminal Menu

Setup

PowerTerm Fonts

System Fonts

Reset

Online

Hold Screen

English

Communication Menu

Connect

Modify Connection

Disconnect

Modem Setup

Reset Communication

File Transfer Setup

Receive File

Send File

Utilities

Options Menu

Keyboard Map

Power Pad Setup

Start/Stop Trace

Input Trace

Hide Menu

Hide Buttons

Hide Status Bar

Hide Tool Bar

Show Power Pad

Script Menu

Run Script

Edit Script

Script Command

Start/Stop Script Recording

Pause Script Recording

Activate Recorded Script

Save Recorded Script

Help Menu

Contents

Getting Started

About PowerTerm