4.0 Text Generation and Display

The Text Display allows you to retrieve, edit, and transmit textual information. It is also possible to send and receive administrative messages with or without attachments. Like the D2D graphical displays, the Text Display was developed with Motif-style menus, windows, and mouse controls, but also has an online editor interface for editing text.

The Text Display accommodates both WMO text products and legacy AFOS text identifiers.

Section 4.1 provides basic information on the Text Display. Section 4.2 covers menu layout. Product retrieval is covered in Section 4.3. Section 4.4 discusses editing and transmitting text products, plus associated keyboard shortcuts. Section 4.5 discusses text scripting. Section 4.6 covers creating, sending, and receiving administrative messages. Several sections include relevant practice modules and Exhibits.

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