Add Console Item Wizard - Overview

Use the Add Console Item Wizard to add your favorite files to the Console Items Panel.  You can add console items such as word processing documents, spreadsheets, data bases, executable programs (.exe), and Crystal Reports.

For additional information, click More.

Directions:

To see directions for...

• Opening the Add Console Item Wizard, click More.

   

  • Basic Method:

  1.  Click Console from the Menu Bar.

  2.  Click Wizards.

  3.  Click Add Console Item.
   

  • Advanced Methods:

  • Click Add Console Item  on the Toolbar.

  • Or, use the keyboard shortcut:  [ALT] [c] [z] [a].

   

  Add Console Item Wizard Window Example:

   

  Tip:  To see general instructions for each panel in the example below, the cursor becomes a hand when you position the cursor over the field or panel.  Click once to display the associated topic.

  

   

• Adding a new Console Item, click More.

   

  IMPORTANT:  To avoid losing data, the wizard automatically validates and saves your data when you click Finish.

   

  1.  Open the Console Item Wizard.

  2.  At the Enter Console Item Name and Type Step, enter the new Console Item Name in the Data Entry Panel.

  3.  Select a Console Item Type from the drop-down list.

  4.  To advance to the next step, simply press [ENTER].
  Tip:  For more information about moving around within the Wizard, see the Wizard - Navigation topic.

  5.  To position the pointer to the information that you want to enter, press [TAB] or click the field using the mouse.

  6.  Enter the data changes.

  7.  To finish entry and save the changes, click Finish , or press [ENTER].
  Keyboard shortcut:  [ALT + s]

   

• Editing an existing Console Item, click More.

   Note:  This wizard only adds console items.  To edit console items, use the Edit Console Item Wizard.

   

• Removing an existing Console Item, click More.

   Note:  This wizard only adds console items.  To remove console items, use the Remove Console Item Wizard.

   

• Understanding the field values for the following panels, click the panel name in the table below: