On most standard keyboards the control key is marked, ctrl. The alternate key is, alt. The print screen key is, prt sc.
Ctrl-P to print a previewed contract, receipt, letter or report to the printer. This cannot be used to print data entry or other screens, only printable documents and reports that can be previewed. To capture and print screens, see instructions later in this document.
Ctrl-Z to cancel a transaction. For instance, if you start entering a loan and want to cancel it, you can press Control-Z. Another method is to click on the X close control in the right hand corner of the current form window. Be sure not to click on the X close control for the program itself! The current form window will always be inside the main program window.
Ctrl-R to Remove a record. For instance, to delete a client account and all associated loan records, click in the account number field, then press Control-R (hold down the Control key and tap the letter R key) to remove the record, then answer Yes when you are asked if it is okay to delete the account and its associated records. To delete a transaction, click in the date field and press Control-R.
Ctrl-E to edit transactions. Click in date field, then press Control-E, can edit all fields for that transaction.
Ctrl-F to find an entry based on a specific field. This feature may only be available if you have a full version of Microsoft Access, but it doesn't hurt to try. To use this feature, click on the field you want your search to be based on, then press Control-F to bring up the Find dialog. For instance, to find all clients added on 07/10/2004, first click in the Client Since field, then press Control-F. In the Find What field, enter 07/10/2004, then press the Find Next button. If there is a matching record, that record will become the current record. To find other matching records, press the Find Next button again. When the current record doesn't change, there are no other matching records.
Ctrl-C to copy selected text to the Windows clipboard, for pasting later.
Ctrl-X to cut selected text to the Windows clipboard, for pasting later.
Ctrl-V to paste selected text from the Windows clipboard.
Alt-prt sc to capture a screen to the Windows clipboard. This can be used to print out a data entry screen, or to include screenshots in a user manual. For instance, to print out the Current Loan data entry form for a title loan, go to the Current Loan tab, start a new loan, select the a loan type of "title loan" so that the screen changes, the press Control-Alt-Printscreen to capture the screen. Then go to a program that can print graphic images, such as Microsoft Paint or Microsoft Word. Press Control-V to paste the clipboard into a document and you now can print the screenshot. You can use the same steps to create a user manual with a wordprocessor like Microsoft Word or Wordperfect.