Accessing Robin Hood

On the MSC Windows95 computers a program called "Anzio Lite" is available to connect to Robin Hood. A shortcut to the program is provided as a desktop icon. This program uses a "telnet" function to establish a connection over the network to Robin Hood allowing you to login and perform the functions available on that system.

Logging In

To access Robin Hood, simply double-click on the "Robin Hood" icon. A window will be opened that will display the "login:" prompt requesting your username and password.

Logging Out

Since logging into Robin Hood dedicates resources on that system to you, it is important when you are finished using Robin Hood that you free up those resources for yourself or someone else to use later. To do this, you must properly log off of Robin Hood by using the F7 key to exit out of the WordPerfect Office menu on Robin Hood. When you properly log off, the Anzio Lite program will also automatically be closed. If you have changed any Anzio Lite settings while connected to Robin Hood (more on that later), you will be asked if you want to save these changes. A simple selection of "Yes" and "OK", or "No" is required in response. If you are uncertain, choose "No".

*CAUTION*--DO NOT use Anzio Lite's "Quit" function on the "Exit" menu or click on the close box at the right end of the title bar. Similarly, be sure to properly exit Robin Hood before choosing to "Shutdown" from the Windows95 Start button. Although doing these things will quit Anzio Lite, the resources you have connected to on Robin Hood will remain allocated which not only may inhibit future logins but may also lock your email system until a System Administrator can perform appropriate functions.

Screen Appearance

Although Anzio Lite has several menus with a variety of functions, most of them are for the purpose of configuring the program to properly access Robin Hood and should not be changed. However, you may safely try all options on the "View" menu except "Screen Size". The available options include:

Block Cursor - Toggles your blinking cursor between being an underscore character or a solid block.
Zoom - Resizes the window to fill the entire screen. This can also be achieved by clicking the maximize button on the title bar.
Colors - You may choose whether you prefer black text on a white background with bold text in red (standard) or green text on a black background with bold text in a lighter green (reverse). The reverse option will make the screen appear very similar to our existing HP terminals.
Screen Font - It is recommended to not change this option since the preselected "Terminal" font is the one that best displays border lines.
Font Size - This option will let you change the size of the window by adjusting the size of characters used.
Screen Size - Please do not change this setting. It is preset to match the 80 characters/line x 24 lines used by Robin Hood.

Another function that you will appreciate is the "Print Screen" option on the"File" menu. It will cause the current screen display to be printed (one screen per printed page). Alternatively, you may use the mouse to select a section of the display, then use the "Copy" command on the "Edit" menu to copy the selected screen text so that it can be "pasted" later into a word processing document or other file.

Function Keys

WordPerfect software (menus, email, word processing, etc.) require the use of the function keys to perform various tasks. The various types of computers previously in use in the MSC required different methods of utilizing the function keys. Anzio Lite requires yet a different variation, but should be easier overall to use and will provide a consistent method for all users using the new computers. This program utilizes the F1..F12 keys in combination with the Shift and Ctrl keys to perform

Key Function  Example    Anzio-Lite    HP-term PC-286      PowerMac
------------- ---------- ------------- ------- ----------- --------
Fourth level  Block      Ctrl Shift F4 F16,F4  Alt Kypd-   F15,F4
Third level   Move       Ctrl F4       F15,F4  Ctrl Kypd-  F14,F4
Second level  ->Indent<- Shift F4      F14,F4  Shift Kypd- F13,F4
First level   Indent->   F4            F4      KypdHyphen  F4

The Ctrl key works like the Shift key in that it must be pressed at the same time as the function key rather than as a separate keystroke before the base function key is hit (F4 in the above example).

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