You will need to navigate various list and forms
in order to work effectively with you inventory. Forms are viewed by either double
clicking on a record in a list, or by using a button. You can also right click
and use the popup menu.
All list are viewed from either the Menu bar, toolbar
buttons or buttons within a form or list. Some forms have buttons that will
call other list so you can fill in data automatically on the form you are
working with. You will see that much of what has to be entered can be
accomplished by clicking buttons and selecting data from a list.
Lists
Lists contain rows of records. Most lists
have "Tabs"
that are used to sort the list in various ways. You can then scroll to a record
in a list by typing the 1st few characters of the name by which the list was
sorted. This is called Auto
Scrolling.
You
can also Advance Search from most lists. Some less
detailed lists contain a simple text search called Find-it!
Inventory
lists also have features that will let you Tag
records and
print those tagged records as well in some cases Export the tagged records
. You can also Archive old items you no longer own as
well as create claim and loss reports for insurance
purpose.
Forms
Forms are data entry windows that allow you to
enter records into the various databases. The most used form will be the Item
data form. It is the form that you will use to create and maintain your
inventory on the items you own. To learn more about forms in general see "Using Forms in general" . Also see
Adding or Editing item
records
.