Function Keys and Shortcut Keys



The following Function Keys are used throughout Ostendo

 

F1 - Help


F2 - Where a ‘Notes’ field has limited visible space for data entry, clicking on this button will open a separate screen for entry of the extended notes


F3 - This functions as a ‘Look-Up’ shortcut in the following instances

For fields with a Look-Up (spyglass) Icon this will display the table. 

For ‘Notes’ fields the ‘Frequently Used Text’ screen will be presented for selection of a Text/Phrase.

F4 - When cursor is positioned within a field that has a dropdown then this enables the drop-down list to be displayed.  Also if the cursor is in a 'Notes' field then this will immediately add a data string showing the current date and time plus the current User.  For example [1/02/2012 11:01:39 a.m. - ADMIN]


F5 - ‘Add’ a new record. On multi-line entry screens this button will save the current line and automatically move the cursor to a new line (I.e. a combined F6 and F5 function)


F6 - ‘Save’ the current record


F7 - ‘Cancel’ information keyed in since accessing the record or ‘Save’ was selected


F8 - ‘Delete’ the current record

 

Ctrl/F5 - When in Job Orders, Sales Orders, Assembly Orders, Purchase Orders and Direct Invoicing screens this will bring up a panel for creation of a new order


Crtl/Tab - Allows you to move from left to right across a suite of screens (For example: if the current view contains List, Detail, Lines, and Variants tabs then Ctrl Tab takes you forward through these tabs


Crtl/W - If you have multiple screens open at any one time (Example Sales Orders, Customers, Inventory) then this will toggle between the current screen and the previous screen.  If you click Ctrl/W and keep the Ctrl Key pressed a panel will appear showing all current opened screens.  You can now use the 'W' key to select one of the current open screens


Crtl/Q - When in the Sales Order Lines screen and you are addressing a selected line then Ctrl/Q will perform the following actions:

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If the Line Type is Item Code and the Item Master record contains Order Dimensions then the Item Dimensions screen is presented for entry of Dimensions

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If the Line Type is Descriptor Code, Kitset Code or Catalogue Code then a Line Freight Screen screen is presented for entry of freight details directly relating to this line

Shift/Crtl/Tab - Allows you to move from right to left across a suite of screens (For example: if the current view contains List, Detail, Lines, and Variants tabs then Ctrl Tab takes you backwards through these tabs


Alt/F4 - This will close the current Ostendo screen

Tab - Move from field to the next field


Shift/Tab - Move backwards from field to the previous field


Space Bar - ‘Check’ or ‘uncheck’ a checkbox


Home - Go to first record in a 'List' View


End - Go to last record in a ‘List’ View


Page Up - Display previous 'Page' of data in a 'List' View


Page Down - Display next 'Page' of data in a 'List' View

 

For Ostendo screens that have a Print Button in them (Example: Order Acknowledgement in the Sales order Screen) you can print the document by using the following keys rather than clicking on the Button then selecting the Output Option:

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  Ctrl-P Output to Printer

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  Ctrl-E Output to Email

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  Ctrl-S Output to Screen

 

Specifically when using One-Step Sales Orders/Invoicing the use of

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  Ctrl-I will immediately send the Invoice to your Printer

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  Ctrl-S will immediately send the Sales Order to your Screen


Date Fields:


All date fields in Ostendo may be completed by using the drop down date picker function or by manually typing in the date. 





However you can also enter any of the following shortcut commands to complete a date field value


    • tod                -        today
    • tom                -        tommorrow
    • y                -        yesterday
    • m                -        monday
    • tu                -        tuesday
    • w                -        wednesday
    • thu                -        thursday
    • fr                -        friday
    • sa                -        saturday
    • su                -        sunday
    • bom        -        begining of month
    • eom                -        end of month