Context Menu

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The context menu is active in the data entry windows. It can be reached as a toolbar:

 

toolbar

 

Or as a context sensitive menu that shows up by using right mouse click:

 

menu

 

Let us define each of the elements in the context menu:

 

Name

Icon

Shortcut

Description

First Record

firstrec

F9

For single-record data entry screens, this retrieves the first record (according to the key of that window) from the database. For lists, it goes to the first item in the current list window (without issuing a new retrieval).

Previous Record

prevrec

F10

For single-record data entry screens, this retrieves the previous record (according to the key of that window) from the database. For lists, it goes to the previous item in the current list window (without issuing a new retrieval).

Next Record

nextrec

F11

For single-record data entry screens, this retrieves the next record (according to the key of that window) from the database. For lists, it goes to the next item in the current list window (without issuing a new retrieval).

Last Record

lastrec

F12

For single-record data entry screens, this retrieves the last record (according to the key of that window) from the database. For lists, it goes to the last item in the current list window (without issuing a new retrieval).

New

new

Ctrl+N

Inserts a new empty record to the screen.

Save

save

Ctrl+S

Saves the changes that were made to the current window.

Delete

delrec

 

Deletes the current row from the screen and from the database.

Clear Screen

cls

 

Clears the contents of the screen. Especially useful in list-like entry windows.

Query By Example

qbe

F5

Initiates query by example record finding method. For details see Query By Example.

Copy Rows

 

 

Copies the selected rows to the windows clipboard in a tab-delimited text format.

Paste Rows

 

 

Pastes the previously selected rows to the current window. It is enabled only if the copied rows are from the same window.

Update Cache

 

Ctrl+U

Updates local client cache.

Exit

 

 

Ends the user's Celebris session.