Form Buttons

Each form or screen has a button bar located on the left-hand side. The button bar is dynamic: buttons will be "greyed out" when inactive; also the buttons displayed will vary slightly from screen to screen. The button bar may contain the following buttons:


Button Action Shortcut Description
BtnOtherActions.jpg Other Actions Menu F9 Displays a list of other actions dynamically associated with the current form
BtnColourLegend.jpg Preferences Theme
You can select from a list of form "colours" that will change all windows and the Command Window to match the chosen theme.

Fit the Form
This option also allows the user to fit the form to the available space either automatically or manually.

Btnsavedfilters.jpg Saved Filters Opens the dialog used to manage saved filters
the blue question mark icon used on the button bar Help F1 Context-sensitive help; opens the Help system and moves to the relevant topic associated with the current form
BtnBin.jpg Delete Deletes the current document (e.g. selecting delete from the customer form will delete the loaded customer)
Btnrewind.jpg Time Machine Used to view the edit history of a sales or purchase order
BtnRefresh.jpg Refresh F5 Refreshes information on the form
the printer icon is the button bar's PRINT button Print Ctrl+P Prints information about the current form (not supported in certain situations)
BtnDelItem.jpg Delete Item Ctrl+Del Deletes the selected item (not available on every form)
BtnNewItem.jpg New Item F3 Add a new item (not available on every form)
the CANCEL EDIT button has an icon that shows a floppy disc overlaid with a red cross. Cancel Alt+A Cancels edit mode and puts the document back into its previously saved state
BtnSave.jpg Save Ctrl+S Saves the current document
BtnEdit.jpg Edit Mode Alt+E Edits the current document. Changes cannot be made unless in edit mode
BtnNewHeader.jpg New Ctrl+N Creates a new record (for example, New in Sales Order form will create a New sales order)
BtnOpen.jpg Open F7 Opens the list tab allowing users to select another document
BtnCancel.jpg Close Alt+C Closes the current form

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