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Field Helpers

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Most data entry screens use various Field Helpers to help you work quickly. Most of these work intuitively, but you may wish to check them out to explore their convenience. Click on the entry field itself, the down-arrow or icon to access the Field Helper.

See also:

Key-match Search
Currency, Date and Time - System Formats

Ellipsis (...) - far right

Used for browsing functions, either in a Lookup box or searching the computer directories

Field down-arrow

Indicates some type of Field Helper

 

Select Boxes

Retrieve and/or maintain possible values

Actions to EMPTY a Select Box

Calendar

 and

Clock

Click Calendar for Date

Click Clock arrows for Time

Or, key: "now" or "today" and "yesterday" then press Enter

Calculator Pad

Click various numbers to enter an amount.

Use the symbols for add, subtract, multiply, etc., with the equal sign to calculate a resulting amount. (For example a partial or discounted amount.)

Increase-Decrease Arrows

Click to Increase or Decrease numeric amount. Where appropriate, negative values are allowed. Just click the down-arrow to below zero.

Text Boxes

Free-Form text entry

Drop-down Text

Detail line text opens up to full text box for free-form entry - click OK when done

Spell-Check

Helper screen which edits text for spelling errors. You can accept changes or ignore them.

See User Options to set Dictionaries and Language

Serial Number        Entry

When the data entry invites you to "click," this window displays available Serial Numbers for you to select

Rich-Text Icons

B = Boldface font

I = Italic font

U = Underlined font

Word Processor Icon

Click for Word Processor Utility - for free-form document build, save, and retrieval

 


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