Rice Lake TransAct 1.0 - Manual (Page 9)

5 Getting Started Using Windows
• Double clicking is pressing the mouse button twice in rapid
succession. Double clicking is usually used as a shortcut. For
example to open Transact, double click the icon instead of
selecting it with a single click then pressing Enter or using the
Open command.
• Dragging is pressing the mouse button and holding it down
while moving the mouse. Drag the mouse to select an area or
move an object.
Using the Menus
The row of icons found at the top of the Transact screen is called the
menu bar. Each of the icons represents a pull-down menu which lists
all available Transact commands or implements a section of the
program.
Producing a pull-down menu and selecting commands can be done
using the mouse or keyboard.
With the Mouse
To select a menu command using a mouse:
1. Point to one of the icons in the menu bar and click the mouse
button.
The menu drops down and stays open until another icon is
selected, or an item from the pull-down menu is selected.
2. Point and click the command to use.
With the keyboard
To select a command using the keyboard:
1. Press and hold the Alt key to activate the menu bar.
One letter in each icon that appears on the menu bar is under-
lined. The underlined letter is the menu’s hot key. Each com-
mand has an underlined hot key. Press the underlined letter to
display the pull-down menu or execute the command.
2. To select an item from a pull-down menu use the UP and
DOWN arrow keys to select one of the commands on the pull-
down menu and press Enter. Or press the underlined hot key to
execute the command.