r12 navigation help guide

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Forms Toolbar Icons

1. The Newicon opens a new record.2. The Findicon invokes the Find window.3. The Show Navigatoricon invokes the Navigator window, i.e. brings you back to the main menu.. The Saveicon saves your data.!. The Next Stepicon advances you to the ne"t step o# a process.$. The Switch Responsibilitiesicon invokes the list o# your responsibilities #or you to choose another.%. The Printicon prints the current screen.&. The Close Formicon closes all windows o# the current #orm.'. The Cuticon cuts the current selection to the clipboard.1(. The Copyicon copies the current selection to the clipboard.11. The Pasteicon pastes #rom the clipboard into the current )eld.12. The Clear Recordicon erases the current record #rom the #orm.13. The Deleteicon deletes the current record #rom the database.1. The Edit Fieldicon displays the *ditor window #or the current )eld.

1!. The Zoomicon invokes customer+de)ned drill+down behavior.1$. The ranslationsicon invokes the Translations window.1%. The !ttachmentsicon invokes the ttachments window. I# attachments, the paperclip is holding a paper.1&. The Folder oolsicon invokes the Folder Tools palette window.1'. The "indow #elpicon invokes online help #or the current window.


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Menus

File Edit $iew Folder ools "indow #elpNew -ndo Typing how Navigator New Note: Tools Menu

changes dependingon the current form.

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dditionally in ND date )eld you can type the date in the ddmonyyyy #ormat E it will update it#or you

Type in 12ul12 E hit the tab keyo %tab &ey validates what has been entered in the 'eld and( or initiates a )hot

&ey* search i+ a lov is tied to that 'eld,


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;ate is automatically updated into the #ormat oracle reCuires

Got 7eyH search capability in a lov )eld 9opening a lov E then entering the search criteria Eclicking )nd are e"tra E unnecessary key strokesB mouse clicks:

8ayee Name enter partial value ended wB a wildcard GH 9I know it starts wB G8ayH but donHt knowhow it ends:

it Tab key on keyboard

It returns all 8ayee Name values that start wB G8ayH E you can select the 1 youHre looking #or Ethen click ok


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-uery %F.., vs Find %Flashlight,-uery /ode

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IHm looking #or payments wB G1&+Mul+12H as the date 9but IHm unsure i# this #orm puts timestamps wB the date: E I only want to see payments #or 8aid to Name G8ayH

Now I need to click the /trl L F11 keys on my keyboard at the same time to e"ecute myCuery 9you can also e"ecute your Cuery via the @enuA 6iewA un:

The message bar at the bottom is telling you that you are viewing record 1 o# 1


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2n most applications i+ there is a Find +orm to start with3 you can clic& straighton the +orm in bac& o+ it 4 5uery +rom it

Sometimes the results +orm has more data 'elds to search( 5uery by 6especially i+ there are +olders

0sing -uery 1perators and "ildcard CharactersDou can use any o# the Cuery operators listed in the table shown in the slide. Dou canalso use the percentage 9: wildcard character to represent any character or group o#characters. For e"ample, use @anu#O to represent @anu#acturing, @anu#acturer,and so on. Dou can also use the underscore 9P: character to represent any singlecharacter. For e"ample, 8roductPO can represent 8roduct or 8roduct1.

Find /ode 9@: 6iew A Find or click the Find icon 9Flashlight: on the toolbar In Find mode, you use the menu bar to access the Find window, or you click the

icon on the toolbar. Dou use a new window, the Find window, to prepare your search criteria. The list o# values is available in many )elds in Find mode. The


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!ccessing 7eyboard #elp%/, #elp 8 7eyboard #elp1RCtrl 9 7 %actual combination &eys that will also access &eyboard help,

Release 12 Keyboard Shortcuts %F: 4 the tab &eys on your &eyboards are your FR2ENDS;;,Function 7eys Function 7eys*nter Cuery F.. /lear block F

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