The Data Collection Screen is where users Add, Edit, and Store data for specific forms.
To start a new Data Collection Form, simply click on 'New' icon, or select 'New' from the File Menu.
HINT: To start a new form that contains information from the current form, click the 'Copy' icon first. Then when the new form loads, click the 'Paste' icon.
Navigating the form is easy - Simply click on any field on the form.
To move to the next field, press your 'Tab' key. To navigate backwords, press the 'Shift' and 'Tab' keys together.
When 'Tabbing' through the form, the form will automatically scroll fields into view. You can also use the scrollbar at the right side of the form to scroll portions of the form into view.
HINT: To paste data from the previous field into the next field, press the F2 key!
Data is automatically saved whenever you start a new form or navigate to another set of data.
To manually save your data, simply click the 'Save' icon, or choose 'Save' from the File Menu.
To review or edit previously saved forms, click the 'Select' icon, or choose 'Select' from the File Menu.
This will open the 'Select Screen' where users can choose from previously save data.
For details about the 'Select Screen', Click Here
Copy data from the current form by clicking the 'Copy' icon, or selecting 'Copy' from the Edit Menu.
Paste previously copied data onto the current form by clicking the 'Paste' icon, or by selecting 'Paste' from the Edit Menu.
To undo all changes since your last save, click the 'Undo' icon, or select 'Undo' from the Edit Menu.
To copy and paste data from previously saved forms - even forms located in other databases, click 'Lookup' from the File Menu.
This will open the 'Lookup Screen' where users can choose from previously save data and can select other databases to search.
For details about the 'Lookup Screen', Click Here
New -- Starts a new form for data collection
Select -- Opens the 'Select Screen' where users can choose from previously save data. For details about the 'Select Screen', Click Here
Lookup -- Open the 'Lookup Screen' where users can choose from previously save data and can select other databases to search. For details about the 'Lookup Screen', Click Here
Save -- Saves all selected form's data into the currently selected database
Print -- Opens the Print Preview screen where the selected form can be printed or saved to a PDF File. Click Here for information about Print Preview Screen
Exit -- Exits the DataCollection Screen
Copy -- Copies all data from the current Data Collection Form
Paste -- Pastes previously copied data onto the current Data Collection Form. Pasted data adheres to the settings in the Options Menu.
Delete -- Deletes the data from the current Data Collection Form
Undo -- Returns the current Data Collection Form's data to the last saved state.
Persist job data onto new forms -- When selected, Job Related Data from the last saved form will be automatically entered onto new forms.
Do not include job data when pasting -- When selected, Job Related Data will not be included when pasting copied data
Limit pasted data to device information only -- When selected, ONLY data related to a device's information will be pasted
Show Procedures Form -- Opens the Procedures Sceen. Click Here for information about the Procedures Form
Full Screen -- Expands the Data Collection Screen to the full size of the user's screen
Normal -- Returns the Data Collection Screen to normal size