Selecting a field in Browse mode or Find mode
In Browse mode, you select a field to work with data. In Find mode, you select a field to enter a find request.
To |
Do this |
Select a field |
Click in the field. |
Select the contents of a field |
Select the field, then choose Edit menu > Select All. |
Move to the next field in a record (in the established tab order) |
Try pressing Tab, Enter, or Return. Notes
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Move to the previous field |
Press Shift-Tab, Shift-Return, or Shift-Enter. |
Notes
- To change the order in which pressing a key moves you through fields, set the tab order for the layout. See Setting the tab order for data entry.
- You can't press a key to move to some fields:
- You can't move into fields omitted from the tab order.
- In Browse mode, you can't press a key to select summary or calculation fields.
- In Find mode, you can't press a key to move into summary fields.
- If you cannot select a field, the field could be formatted to prevent entry. See Allowing or preventing entry into fields.