Using the 3270 Text Feature

If you have a 3277 or 3278 display station equipped with the Data Analysis Text keyboard, you can type in, as well as display, all of the special text characters. For a description of these characters, see z/VM: CMS Application Development Guide. These characters are in addition to those available with standard EBCDIC 3270 terminals. To obtain a printed copy of your screen, see Copying Your Screen.

When you want to activate the text feature, and use the special characters, enter the command:
terminal text on
The TERMINAL TEXT ON command automatically forces the TERMINAL APL OFF command. Now, you can use any of the special characters when you enter, change, or locate text lines in a file.
You leave the special text environment by entering the command:
terminal text off

For more information on using the SET TEXT commands to select appropriate translation tables for special characters, see z/VM: CMS Commands and Utilities Reference and z/VM: XEDIT Commands and Macros Reference.