Shortcut Menu - Mouse Right-Click
The shortcut menu appears when you click the right mouse button (right-click). Fund Accounting Workbench includes different shortcut menus for different purposes. For example, most fields contain a shortcut menu for manipulating the text in the field. This topic describes the most commonly used shortcut menus.
Tip: Some modules may have additional shortcut menus for functions unique to the module.
To display the Toolbar shortcut menu, position the pointer anywhere on the Toolbar, and then right-click.
Tip: To see information about the Toolbar shortcut menu option, click More.
Example:
Toolbar Shortcut Menu Options | |
Displays the Tip of the Day. Tip: This command reinstates the Tip of the Day if you previously deactivated it during startup. | |
Displays the online WebHelp manual. | |
Properties |
Displays the form properties. Note: This option is for use by NDS Technical Support personnel. |
To display the field-level shortcut menu, left-click in any field box, and then right-click.
Tip: To see information about the Field Level shortcut menu options, click More.
Example:
Field-Level Shortcut Menu Options | |
Undo |
Reverses the last command. |
Cut |
Moves text from one field to another (or from one location within a field to another) in partnership with the Paste command. To move text: 1. Highlight
the text you want to move and click Cut. 2. Position the cursor to the target location, right-click, and then click Paste. Note: Cut differs from Copy in that Cut removes the text from the original location (when you click Paste). |
Copy |
Copies text from one field to another (or from one location within a field to another) in partnership with the Paste command. To copy text: 1. Highlight
the text you want to copy and click Copy. 2. Position the cursor to the target location, right-click, and then click Paste. Note: Copy differs from Cut in that Copy leaves the original text intact. |
Paste |
Inserts text that was previously cut or copied. To paste text, position the cursor to the target location, right-click, and then click Paste. Note: Clicking Paste after clicking Cut deletes the original highlighted text. |
Delete |
Erases highlighted text. To delete text:
Note: Delete differs from Cut in that Delete does not move the text to another location. |
Select All |
Highlights the entire contents of the field. |
Properties |
Displays field properties. This is handy to see formatting rules for a field. Note: For more information about formatting fields, refer to the Data Validation section in Data Entry Guidelines. |
Help |
Launches Field-Level Help. Keyboard shortcut: [F2] |
To display the Window-Level shortcut menu, position the pointer in a blank area of the window, and then right-click.
Tip: To see information about the Window-Level shortcut menu options, click More.
Example:
Window-Level Shortcut Menu Options | |
Helps to identify fields containing invalid data. Note: This option is for use by NDS Technical Support personnel. | |
Properties |
Displays the form properties. Note: This option is for use by NDS Technical Support personnel. |
Help |
Launches Form-Level Help for the window. Keyboard shortcut: [F1] |
To display the Search List shortcut menu, position the pointer anywhere in the list of records displayed in the Search window, and then right-click.
Tip: To see information about the Search List shortcut menu options, click More.
Example:
Search List Shortcut Menu Options | |
Automatically resizes all columns so that the entire heading and field contents are visible (without truncation of any of the values). | |
Properties |
Note: This option is for use by NDS Technical Support personnel. |
To display the WebHelp shortcut menu, position the pointer anywhere in the Viewing Pane area (on the right) or the Navigation Pane (on the left), and then right-click.
Tips:
You will see the standard shortcut menu for the Internet browser, such as Windows Explorer.
The command you will probably find most useful is Print, used for printing a topic.
Example:
WebHelp Hyperlink Shortcut Menu
To display the Hyperlink shortcut menu, position the pointer on top of a hyperlink in WebHelp, and then right-click.
Tips:
You will see the standard hyperlink shortcut menu for the Internet browser, such as Windows Explorer.
The command
you will probably find most useful is Add
to Favorites.
Directions: To
add the Glossary of Terms to your
favorites list:
1. Locate the topic for the Glossary of Terms in the Navigation Pane.
2. To display the shortcut menu, right-click the topic name.
3. To
add the topic to your Windows favorites list, click Add
to Favorites.
Tip: When
you display the topic from your Favorites menu, click Show
Table of Contents to see the WebHelp menu
on the left.
Example: