Sybase Desktop - Manual (Page 172)

Chapter 9
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Editing record fields
Editing text fields
Edit text fields using Graffiti, the virtual Keyboard, and the Editing
functions accessible from the Menu silk screen button.
To edit text fields:
1. From the Edit View of a database record, place the Graffiti focus in
the text field you wish to edit.
2. Tap the Menu silk screen button.
3. Tap Edit.
The Edit functions include:
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Undo : To undo the last editing operation
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Cut : To delete the highlighted portion of the current text field
and store it in the clipboard
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Copy : To copy the highlighted portion of the current text field
into the clipboard.
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Paste : To insert the contents of the clipboard at the current focus
cursor position.
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Select all : To highlight the entire text field.
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Keyboard : To display a virtual keyboard that you can use to tap
out keystrokes.
Editing date fields
From the Edit View of a database record, tap on a date data field to
display a list of choices:
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Today : To insert today’s date into the field.
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Tomorrow : To insert tomorrow’s date into the field.
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One week later : To insert the date one week from today.
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No Date : to clear this field of any date.
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Choose Date... : To display a date selection dialog. Choose any
date between January 1, 1904 and December 31, 2031.
Editing time fields
From the Edit View of a database record, tap on a time data field to
display a list of choices:
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Current Time : To insert the current time into this field.
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No Time : To clear this field of any time.
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Choose Time... : To display a time selection dialog box. Select the
time for the Start Time field.
Note Ignore the End Time field. It is not used.