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Frequently Asked Questions

Data Entry & Navigation Tips:

If a letter on a command button is underlined, hold Alt and press that letter to click the button. For example, Alt-X to Exit.
The Esc key closes the form.
If you make a mistake, Shift-Esc before moving out of the field to revert the data back to the original value.
Tab, the arrow keys or Enter moves to the next field and saves the data.
The status bar at the bottom of the screen tells you what data is expected in the field.
Home moves to the first record of continuous forms. End moves to the last record.
A yellow ToolTip box appears if you hover over any command button for more than a second.
After you tab into a Combo box, the F4 key opens it without using the mouse. Arrow down to the value you want and press tab to move to the next field.
Any label that is blue is a hyperlink that you can click to open another related form.
Data in gray fields is locked. Data in white fields can be updated.
Double click any date field for quick change to another useful date. Usually the current date.
The + and - keys increase or decrease a date by a day each time they are pressed.
If the date is in this year, you don't have to enter the year. You don't have to enter the century for dates in this century.
F1 for context sensitive Help.
PageDown and PageUp move to the next or previous record on the Member form. They move to the next or previous screen on continuous forms.
If you receive an error message that you don't understand, seek information from a more experienced user. Ignoring error messages compounds problems.
Use reports to find invalid or missing data.
Alt-Z shows who last updated each record. The Report Log logs when major batch operations were performed on data. These can help you troubleshoot intermittent problems.
The colored area at the top of the form is used for navigation to a single record. The gray area is where you change the data. Buttons at the bottom of the form perform actions on the data.
The record counter in the lower left corner of most forms shows which record you are on.

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