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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

You can set which keys move to the next field. See Setting keys for moving between fields.

Fields on tab panels or slide panels that are not on the frontmost panel are skipped.

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.

Related topics 

Finding records

Selecting the current record