CONTROL PANEL HELP
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Slider bar - The slider bar above the control panel can be used to move
quickly about through your records , simply by clicking on the bar.


 ||    Pause - use when rewinding or fast-forwarding

 ##    Stop - use when rewinding or fast-forwarding

 |<    Goto first record.

 <<    Rewind records.

 <     Previous record

 ^     Edit current record.
       (If one of the fields you have set up is of EXTernal type then
       you will not be able to edit that field as normal.
       For an external field you have to click on the XT ^ icon to
       choose an IFF picture or ASCII text file filename.
       The external IFF picture/ASCII text file can then be viewed
       with the XT viewing icon.)

       Like external fields Calculated fields cannot be edited directly.
       The calculation can be changed from the field setup utility by
       clicking on the calculation.

       When entering date fields : If you omit the year it will automatically
       be added for you using the year from the system date.
       If you enter 93 for the year it will add the 19 in front of it giving
       1993.  If you enter 2/8/93 it will be converted to 02/08/1993.

       When editing a record you can use the cursor up and down keys to
       move between the fields.


 >     Next record

 >>    Fast forward records  (Speed of FF & Rewind can be changed in the
                              preferences).

 >|    Goto last record.

 ?     Search.
       You have to enter into each field the part of that field you
       wish to search for from the current record.
       (ie. If one field is the NAME of people and you enter `a` as
       a search parameter , then all names containing the letter `a`
       will be found.)
       Use the #> icon on the extra menu to find the next occurance.

 =     Exact search.
       You have to enter into each field the exact field data you
       wish to search for from the current record.
       (ie. If again one field is the name of people you would have
       to enter the full name of a person to find.)
       Use the #> icon on the extra menu to find the next occurance.

 XT ^  If one of the fields you have set up is of type EXTERNAL you
       will be presented with the file requester and asked to
       choose an IFF picture or an ASCII text file to put into this
       field.

 XT View  
       This will display an IFF picture or ASCII text file from an
       EXTERNAL field if you have one set up.


 FILTER (Please read the FILTER HELP file).






EXTRA MENU
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The extra menu is displayed if you have the preference option turned on and
you move the mouse pointer over the control panel.

This extra menu contains from left to right :-


 Add rec.  -  This will automatically move to the end of your database and
              begin adding a record for you.

 # >       -  Find next used when using either of the two searches.

 Label     -  Label prints the current record.

 Print     -  Prints the current record.


 Use the printer preferences to alter the way labels and printed records are
 output.
