4. The method recited in claim 1 including the step of setting a cursor at the first character of said text field after said text field is displayed on said display screen.
1. A method for processing a file of information through use of a display screen, a keyboard and a memory store, the file including a plurality of records, each record having a plurality of text fields, comprising the steps of: reading one of said records from said memory store in response to a command entered through said keyboard; displaying said record read from said memory store on a first portion of said display screen; displaying a field symbol in each of said text fields of said record in place of alphanumeric and control characters normally displayed therein; setting a cursor at a location of one of said field symbols and entering a predetermined command through said keyboard; opening a text window on a second portion of said display screen in response to said predetermined command; simultaneously displaying on said second portion of said display screen, the alphanumeric and control characters of the text field corresponding to the field symbol where the cursor is set; processing the alphanumeric and control characters in said displayed text field in response to commands received through said keyboard to produce a processed text field; and incorporating said processed text field into said record read from said memory store in response to a command received through said keyboard to produce a processed record.