Command Buttons
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Find Button | Find and Replace | Add Button | Close Button | Record Selector | Maximize/Minimize

At the bottom of each form, there are some important command buttons necessary for working with Records. They are the Find Button, the Add Button, the Close Button and the Record Selector:

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Find Button - The left button with the binoculars is the Find button. When pressed, this button will bring up the Find dialog box. This is where you can search for any record in the form by entering some related criteria or information. The search criteria applies only to the field the cursor is in when you press the Find button. You can also press Ctrl-F to activate the Find dialog box. Following is the Find dialog box:

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Find and Replace - We will be adding more help instructions for using Find and Replace as a method for editing your data. For now, here is a link with more information on using Find and Replace: http://www.tutorialbox.com/tutors/off2000/access/tables2.html

Find

Find What
Look in
Match
Search
Match Case
Search Fields As Formatted
Find Next

Replace

Replace With
Replace
Replace All


Note: Filtering is a slightly advanced alternative to the generic Find search method. The Filter buttons are located at the top of the screen (only if you are running BusinessMaster under the full version of Access). Please consult the help menu for extensive information on Filtering.

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Add Button
The Add Button will allow you to enter a new record, or save an edited record. Always use this button when adding a new record while in a Form.

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Close Button -
We ask that you always use the Close button when closing forms. This ensures that the designed routines run when the form is being exited, ensuring data integrity. This will not close the current form unless all the required data is entered.

Record Selector
A record is a data entry. For example, a PO, or a Sales Order, or an Invoice line Item. The number shown in the white "Record:" box indicates which record you have currently accessed. The number shown to the right of the arrow buttons indicates the running total of records.

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The single arrow buttons clip0351 clip0350 move you through the recordset one record at a time.

The other arrows clip0353clip0352 move you to the first or last record in the recordset.

The clip0354 button creates a new record, adding it to the end of the recordset.

Following is the Record selector:


Maximize and Minimize application window:
To increase or decrease the size of the application "window" on your computer screen, simply locate the icons in the upper right corner of the current application, then point and click the clip0356 button to increase, the clip0355 button to decrease, or the button to minimize.