Section 3:
Navigating and Data Entry

Section Contents

Navigation Tools  PAGEREF _Toc271291322 \h 94

Toolbar 94

Window Bar 94

Status Bar 94

Arranging Windows 94

Entering and Selecting Data  95

Data Entry Overview  95

Menus 95

Moving Between Fields 95

Selecting Tabs 96

Entering Text 96

Entering Date, Time and/or User 96

Spell Check 97

Standard Notes 97

Entering Numbers 97

Stopwatch  98

Entering Dates 98

Selecting Options 99

Selecting From Lists 100

Selecting from an Expandable Tree View  100

Attachments 101

Attaching a File  102

Attaching an Internet Hyperlink 102

Attaching a Digital Photograph  102

Attaching an Electronic Signature  103

Opening an Attachment 104

Deleting an Attachment 104

Using a Bar Code Reader 104

Selecting a Bar Code Reader 104

Working with Bar Codes 104

Browsing Tables  105

Browsing Tables Overview  105

Browse Window  105

Edit Window  106

Adding Records 107

Viewing Records 107

Editing Records 107

Deleting Records 107

Sorting Data  108

Sorting Column Orders 108

Resizing Columns 109

Hiding Columns 109

Filtering or Searching Data by Column (Field Filters) 110

Wildcard Field Filter 111

Saving Field Filters 111

When No Field Filters Are Specified  112

Group Filters 112

Limiting the Size of Search Results 112

Record Counts 113

Refreshing Data  113

Optional Dialog Windows 113

AutoMaximizing  114

Context Menus 114

Exporting Data from Browse Windows 115

Closing Browse Windows 115

Tools  115

Using the Windows Clipboard  115

Undo  115

Cut 115

Copy  115

Paste  116

Delete  116

Select/Deselect All 116

Clipboard Tips 116

Communication Tools 117

Copying a Formatted Address to the Windows Clipboard  117

Writing a Letter Using Microsoft Word  117

Printing Envelopes Using Microsoft Word  118

Printing Labels Using Microsoft Word  118

Viewing a Map  118

Viewing Driving Directions 119

Sending an SMS Text Message  119

Sending a Fax 120

Sending an E-mail 121

Browsing a Web Site  122

Tracking Shipments On-Line  122

Spell Check 123

Foreign Language Dictionaries 124

Custom Spelling Dictionary  124

Stopwatch  124

Keystroke Macros 125

Recording Keystroke Macros 125

Running Keystroke Macros 127

Standard Notes  127

Standard Notes Overview  127

Browsing Standard Notes 128

Adding a Standard Note  128

Editing a Standard Note  128

Deleting a Standard Note  128

Refreshing the Browse  128

Editing Standard Notes 128

Inserting Standard Notes 129

 

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Navigation Tools

Entering and Selecting Data

Browsing Tables

Tools

Standard Notes