To control the look & behavior of the window:
Reverse Video, Scrolling     ctrl + middle mouse button
Window Size       ctrl + right mouse button

Monty Window for F Display:
Position cursor over desktop (anywhere outside of a window) and click the right mouse button.
While keeping the right mouse button depressed, move the cursor to “Operations Windows” in the dropdown menu.
Select “Monty” by moving the cursor to Monty on the dropdown menu and releasing the right mouse button.
A new Monty window will appear.
At the prompt type run tel <CR>
At the prompt type F <CR>
Enable scrolling by typing an "s" while cursor is in the window.
 

Banshee Window for API:
Position cursor over desktop (anywhere outside of a window) and click the right mouse button.
While keeping the right mouse button depressed, move the cursor to “xterm on” in the dropdown menu.
Select “localhost” by moving the cursor to localhost on the dropdown menu and releasing the right mouse button.
A new Banshee window will appear.
At the prompt type xhost  + <CR>
At the prompt type rlogin miranda –l sitemon <CR>
You will be prompted to enter your workstation name: banshee <CR>
You will get another prompt saying “If you have not already done so, please inter the command xhost +sitemon.vla.nrao.edu”. You may disregard this prompt, and just hit <CR>
Three API windows will open.
You will most often refer to the “Structure Function” window (the figures that are entered into the observing log come from this window). This is not one that comes up spontaneously. To open this window, depress the right mouse button while the cursor is in the body of one the API windows, and a menu will appear. Choose “Structure Function” from the menu by _________. 
You may want to turn off the paging function (the paging function will toggle through different screens in the window). Bring up the “Properties and Inputs” dialog box (depress the right mouse button while the cursor is in the body of the Structure Function window, and select “Properties and Inputs” from the menu). Click on the “No Paging” option and close the screen by clicking on the “Done” button at the bottom center of the window.
 

OPTAPE window: