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HomeWorks Personal Possessions Version 1 Page 3.1
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C H A P T E R T H R E E
HOME INVENTORY PROGRAM
Select the Home Inventory option from the Main Menu. The menu and
data entry form for the Home Inventory program will appear.
Menus
To activate the pull down menus:
Press the <Alt> key then press the highlighted letter or
use the arrow keys.
or Place the mouse cursor over the selected menu and click
on the left button.
New File
If there are no data records stored in the file, the form will be
blank. You can start adding records by typing in the information
requested.
To move back and forth through the form, use the <Tab> and <Shift>
+ <Tab> keys. Use the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys to move back and forth
through each record.
Adding Records
If you have already stored records in the file, the first record
will appear in the form.
You can add records to the file by pressing the <PgDn> key until
you get to a blank record or by selecting the Add Record option from
the Edit menu.
Enter the necessary data in each field. After entering a record,
press the <PgDn> key to add another record.
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Deleting Records
To delete a record, make the record to be deleted the current
record. Press the <PgUp> and <PgDn> keys until the record is show-
ing in the form or by using the Find option in the Search menu (see
more about using Find later in this chapter). When the record is
the current record, select Delete from the Edit menu. If you are
sure you want this record deleted, click Yes or press Y when asked
if you are sure.
Sorting Records
The last option in the Edit menu is Sort. There are four ways to
sort the records in the Home Inventory program.
To sort the records by Location, select Sort from the Edit menu.
Use the arrow keys or mouse to select Location in the Sort screen.
Press O or click <Ok> with the mouse. The records will now be viewed
or printed sorted by Location.
Viewing Lists
To view a list, select List from the View menu.
When viewing the list, you can use the arrow keys and <PgUp> and
<PgDn> keys or the mouse to scroll through the records if there are
more than can be seen on one screen. Press the <Esc> key to cancel.
Viewing Reports
To view a report, select Report from the View menu.
When viewing the report, press <Enter> to continue through the
report page by page. When the last page has been viewed the program
will return back to the data entry form. Press the <Esc> key at any
time to cancel.
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Printing Lists
To print a list, select List from the Print menu.
Enter the number of copies to be printed.
Select whether to print to a disk file or to a printer. If it is
to be printed to a file, enter the file name you want to save it as
or it will be saved under the default file name shown on the file
name line.
Press O or click <Ok> with the mouse.
Printing Reports
To print a report, select Report from the Print menu.
Enter the number of copies to be printed.
Select whether to print to a disk file or to a printer. If it is
to be printed to a file, enter the file name you want to save it as
or it will be saved under the default file name shown on the file
name line.
Press O or click <Ok> with the mouse.
Find
Selecting the Find option in the Search menu will search all the
records in the file and find the text string you entered in the Find
text field, if it exists. When found, the record containing the text
will be displayed and made the current record.
The search is not case sensitive. That means it doesn't matter if
the text is in upper or lower case (ABCD=abcd).
The routine searches each text field (i.e. Location, Item, Model,
etc.) in each record starting at the beginning of the field.
Example:
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FIND: lamps MATCH: Lamps
or lamps
or Lamps, Blue
NOT: blue lamps
If there are no text strings matching the one specified, a window
will appear telling you 'No Match Found'.
Find Next
To find the next occurrence of the same text string, select the
Find Next option from the Search menu. This routine will search for
the next occurrence of the text string. If no other match is found,
the 'No Match Found' window will appear.
Quit
To return to the Main Menu, click the Quit menu with the mouse or
press the <Alt> key, then Q.
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