Rice Lake TransAct 1.0 - Manual (Page 12)

8 Getting Started Using Windows
option is on; an empty box means the option is off.
Click a check box with the mouse to toggle between on and off, or
press Tab to move to the desired check box and press the Spacebar to
toggle between on and off.
Command Buttons
Command buttons carry out an action. Most windows contain at least
two command buttons. One to execute the command or save the
settings, and the other to cancel the command.
Dimmed command buttons are unavailable. When a command button
is selected it appears to be depressed, and has a darker border than the
other buttons.
Drop-Down List Boxes
Drop-down list boxes appear when a dialog box is too small to list all
options. Drop-down list boxes initially appear as a rectangular box
with a single option. At the far right end of the box is a down arrow.
When the arrow is clicked, a list of options appears. If there are more
options than can fit in the box, a scroll bar appears for moving through
the list.
Transact was written to use field descriptions as it’s primary sort field.
When using the keyboard, information within drop-down boxes can be
selected by typing the field description. For example, instead of
clicking the single down arrow to produce the drop-down list of
customer accounts, use the Tab key to move to the field and type the
customers name.
Working with Windows
This section explains how to move windows, dialog boxes, icons, and
how to move within windows. For simplicity the techniques used to
work with windows are described for use with the mouse.
Scroll Bars
When a window or dialog box cannot show all of the information it
contains, scroll bars appear. Scroll bars appear at the right side and the
bottom of a window. Use the vertical scroll bar to move the window up
or down, and the horizontal scroll bar to move from side to side.
Each scroll bar has a scroll arrow at each end and contains a small
square box called a scroll box. The position of the scroll box in the
scroll bar represents your position within the information.