Screen Controls
The application uses several types of screen controls. The most common are as follows:
- Buttons
- Click with the left mouse button to activate, or use the Hot Key assigned to it.
- Spread Sheets
- Several screens support spreadsheets that display row and columns of information.
- Some of these allow the User to sort by column by pressing on the heading.
- Some allow the User to edit fields in a column.
- A row generally can be highlighted by clicking on it and un-highlighted by pressing the space bar when highlighted.
- Drop Down (combo box) Fields
- Allow the User to fill a field by using the arrow on the right hand button to pick from a selection.
- Typically they show many fields but select only using one.
- Some support hover over to display additional information such as the coded element of a description.
- Entry Fields
- Allow the User to enter information.
- Yellow fields are mandatory.
- Blue fields are important entry points.
- The TAB key is used to navigate between fields.
- Hot keys assigned to fields may also be used to access them.
- The Mouse may be used to click the cursor in a field.
- Semicolon is override entry for some mandatory fields so process is not stopped when information is missing. The value is not stored.
- Mask Controls
- Allow the User to format the entry for a field.