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Module 16: Browse and Display Text Product
Objective 1 - Browse to Locate and Display a Text Product
1. From the Control Bar in a Text Window, click on the AFOS Browser menu button to open the Text Browser.
2. In the Origin pull-down menu, set the origin to West.
3. In the Class pull-down menu, set the class to Public.
4. Select GTF (Great Falls, Montana) under the Node menu, NOW under the Category menu, and GGW under the Designator menu.
5. Select the Load and Continue button and observe the Nowcast for Glasgow, Montana (GTFNOWGGW) as it is displayed in the Text Window.
6. Click the Clear menu button located on the right side of the Control Bar.
7. Now use the Text Browser to display other text products.
Note: The Text Display Product Browser Menus respond to and change the selections you make. For example, when you choose a Node, the Category menu lists only the categories available under that Node.
Objective 2 - Display a Text Product Using the AFOS Command
1. Clear the Text Window that you used in Objective 1.
2. In the AFOS Command entry box, type ALL:BOSMTRBOS and select Enter. Observe all the Boston METAR observations in the database appear in the Text Display window.
3. Now load and display other text products using the AFOS Command entry box.
Objective 3 - Display State-Wide Text Products Shortcut
1. Clear the Text Display Window.
2. In the AFOS Command entry box of a Text Display Window, type XX.MTR, where "XX" is the abbreviation of your state. All METAR observations from your state appear in the Text Window.
3. Now try to load other text products using this format.
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