This screen is only used in multi-user situations. Any changes should be made by professional ABC Accounting software technicians.
Helps Accessed From the Terminal Configuration (‘T) Screen
File Help ('T)
F5—exits lookup.
F6—opens lookup.
F9—saves record.
Shift+F9—deletes record.
F10—goes to the Selection Screen.
Shift+F10—goes to the Menu Bar.
Esc—exits one level.
Alt+F4—exits ABC.
Edit Help ('T)
Ctrl+C—Copies text. Place your cursor on the field that contains the text you wish to copy and press Ctrl+C. Then move your cursor to the field you want your information copied to and use the paste (Ctrl+V) function.
Ctrl+V—pastes text. Any text that has been copied (with Ctrl+C) or cut (with Ctrl+X) may be pasted into any other field by using the Ctrl+V function. Simply place your cursor in the field you want to copy the information to and press Ctrl+V.
Ctrl+X—cuts text. Place your cursor on the field you want the text removed from and press Ctrl+X. The text will disappear. If you want to replace this text in another field, simply move your cursor to that field and use the paste (Ctrl+V) function.
Ctrl+Z—Zap! Undoes latest changes to the line the cursor is on.
Ctrl+G—Gets or jumps to the address of a certain field. When you press Ctrl+G, a message box appears telling you the address of the field your cursor is on. You are also given opportunity to jump to another address. Enter the location number of the field you want to jump to, or enter F and the field number of the field you want to jump to.
Ctrl+J—accesses a Journal to record anything that you want to remember. To see previous notes, press Ctrl+J. When you are done, press F9. The notes will be saved with the date and time.
Ctrl+K—accesses a second journal. It is similar to the Ctrl+J journal, but saves your notes with only the date.
Shift+F3—brings up an accountant's* calculator when your press it the first time. The second time you press it, the final calculations showing are entered into the field the cursor was on.
+ adds or totals - subtracts / divides
* multiplies ) clears ( exits calculator
= totals or equals
*If you are not familiar with an accountant’s calculator, you may want to take a little time to familiarize yourself with the differences in usage here. Figures are entered as positive or negative: i.e. 100+50-75= would be entered as 100+; 50+; 75- The answer calculates each time you press the positive or negative sign. The = sign or Enter key seldom need be used unless you are multiplying or dividing.
Modem Initialization ('T)
This field is used to initialize the modem.
If MODEM is in the description, the * screen prints it to this user console.
Report # 8-2 prints it to device 1 when the 2 option is selected.
AT\N0N1&Q5S=0 allows Error correcting and auto speed selection for most Hayes compatible modems and auto answer.
The } screen uses it to initialize the modem before dialing.
ABC RS-232 transfer has its own error correction and is not designed for the time delay caused by many modem error correction protocols.
ATE0V0F8N0&Q0 in this field will turn off echo, give numeric response, set to 9600 baud, disallow speed detection, and use direct connect for most Hayes compatible modems.
Printer Selection ('T)
You may select various printers for printing Sales Orders, A/R Invoices, A/P Checks, G/L Checks, Labels and Envelopes. This allows you to have different printers loaded with different paper stock. Each sort of print job is sent to its specified printer. Any printer selection on the ('t)erminal configuration screen will be used for this particular user.
Enter the printer number from 01 to 99. Printer numbers with appropriate drivers and ports need to be set up in the 'P screen.