This is a multi-page window entry. It is here that the user enters the display that will appear when the menu is run. The entry is free format and up to 73 characters are permitted for each line of the display. Each page of display consists of 11 lines.

When the menu is run, 11 lines of the screen are reserved for the menu display. These 11 lines will be filled with the text taken from the data entered for the MENU SCREEN DISPLAY. Each 11 lines are referred to as a page, the first 11 lines being page 1, the next 11 being page 2 and so on. Note that the current page number is displayed above each page of 11 lines together with the total number of pages defined for the menu.

When the options are defined, they are broken down by page. Consequently, the user should aim to given a meaningful description of the function each option will carry out. This will help the user select the required option from those available on any particular page. Note that the user can use the [TAB] 'FQ' and [TAB] 'FF' options for this entry.

There is also an option to make PARADYME fill in this entry which is detailed in this section Auto generation of menu screen display