Microsoft KB Archive/60319

Using Word 5.00 with Attachmate Extra! IBM 3270 Emulator

PSS ID Number: Q60319 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

5.00

MS-DOS

= SUMMARY =

To use Attachmate Extra! 3270 emulation software with Word Version 5.00, perform the following steps:


 * 1) When installing Word 5.00 with the Setup program, select computer type #5, “Safe keyboard support for TSRs and 3270 emulators.” This causes Setup to create a video driver file (SCREEN.VID) that contains the BIOS-safe-keyboard driver file (BIOSSAFE.KBD).
 * 2) Load the Extra! 3270 emulation software (see note below).
 * 3) Run Attachmate’s Keywatch software.
 * 4) Load Word 5.00 in Extra!’s DOS session.

Note: Word 5.00 directly accesses video hardware when running in graphics mode. It is not possible to toggle from Word 5.00 to the Extra! 3270 session while in graphics mode. Switch to text mode before toggling to the 3270 session. Starting Extra! with the “no jump” switch specified (for example, EXTRA -NJ) causes Extra! to beep if there is an application running in graphics mode and you try to toggle into a 3270 session.

Extra! supports the following four different display models:

Model 1 - 24 rows x 40 columns Model 2 - 24 rows x 80 columns Model 3 - 32 rows x 80 columns Model 4 - 43 rows x 80 columns Model 5 - 32 rows x 132 columns

If the video display is still not functioning correctly when toggling between Word 5.00 (DOS session) and a 3270 session, try selecting Model 2.

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