Finding Your Way Around
The Title bar sits at the top of every screen and holds your main controls:
The title bar: calculator, to do's, jotter display options and help.
a. Search: This is a global search allowing you to do the following:
- Find a Customer to view in the Relationship Explorer
- Find a Supplier to view in the Relationship Explorer
- Select a launch option you have recently used
b. Calculator: (the calculator icon, or press the = key) — opens the calculator and business-maths drawer.
c. To Do: (Ctrl +D): launches a 'To Do' list. This enables you to record a future action(s) eg: reminder of something specific to do. You may also pass on a To Do item to another Ostendo user. The number in red indicates the number of To Do entries that are overdue.
d. Jotter (Ctrl + J) - opens your personal jotting pad. A Jotter is a place you can make notes to yourself. It's the perfect place to quickly record an idea you may have or a place to store some frequently used information etc..
e. Settings - themes, colours, backgrounds and startup choices.
f. Help (the ? ) - Quick on-screen help at any time.
The Desktop Bar sits just beneath the Title bar and allows you to do the following:
a. Move from one desktop to another
b. Add new Desktops
c. Search within a Desktop press '/' to select this field. Search for buttons based upon their label names
d. Add Sticky Notes to a Desktop
e. Add Web Links to you Links Draw
f. Add a small Photo to your Desktop
g. Tidy all your Sticky Notes on your Desktop to re-arrange them altogether in one place
h. Edit Layout opens up the Desktop edit screen allowing you to add / edit buttons, KPI's, Clock and much more..