 Top 5
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Down To Earth has many “Hot Keys” or “Shortcuts” to do what you need to do quickly.
Find a
record, Fill remaining
fields, Link to the maintenance window,
Go into action, and
View the
end of a report are the Top 5 most commonly
used for DTE v7.0.
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The “Find” and “Locate record”
shortcuts *
If the results list is too long and you still can't
find what you want, use the Filter shortcuts.
Filter shortcuts search within the Results window (Ctrl-F for Windows
and Ctrl-G for non-windows).
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Use the“Find” or “Locate record” shortcuts to search for
data master records such as chart of accounts, vendor, customer,
employee, item, or any of the codes contained within a master
record.
You can search from the beginning of
the data file or narrow down the search by entering all or part of the
specific field options. You can even use standard wildcards ( *
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The resulting list of choices is
displayed in order by the field chosen as the primary search.
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The “Fill defaults” shortcut *
Gets thru the rest of the window
quickly.
Takes the place of pressing
the <Enter> key through each field.
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Enter the defaults for all remaining
fields in the input or report selection window by selecting the
“Fill
defaults” shortcut from the
menu.
If a
required field does not have a default value, the cursor will stop on
that field so that you can enter the appropriate
data.
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The
resulting list of choices is displayed in order by the field chosen as the
primary search.
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The “Field
maintenance” shortcut
Need to create a new master record but don't want to loose your
place?
Define new maintenance records by quick link,
then go back to where you were.
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This shortcut can be used
to add chart of accounts, customers, vendors, employees, assets, items,
bills, jobs, or any of the codes within these master
records.
When you use
this shortcut, the new maintenance window is
displayed for you to edit or add a code
then “Exit
” to return to the original
input
window.
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Down To Earth for Windows
indicates this shortcut is enabled by displaying the
field name in green
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Non-windows environments
display "(^A Maintenance)" in the lower left corner of the input window
when the cursor is placed in the field.
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The “Go” shortcut *
Says, "I'm done with entry and ready to
continue."
Starts a process, function, or report
after values entered.
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The “Go” function is what starts a
process like a report, an import/export routine, or a purge. Enter your
criteria, return to any field to change the criteria, then when you’re
sure the entries are correct, Go !
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The “Go” function is what starts a
process like a report, an import/export routine, or a purge. Enter your
criteria, return to any field to change the criteria, then when you’re
sure the entries are correct, Go !
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The “Last
Page” shortcut *
Go immediately to the last line of a displayed
report.
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Don't forget the
“Last
page” shortcut to move the cursor to the last record of a
displayed report. Very handy when you are
interested in report totals
only!
Display the
View menu column for your system shortcut key
sequence.
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<Shift>
<Ctrl-L>
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* Shortcut and key information is based on the standard keyboard
configurations distributed with Down To Earth Business Software.
Additional assistance is also available from
our Technical Support department.
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