Client Window
The many windows included in Contract Collector are your direct access to the
data in the system. Each window is accessed from its appropriate menu. For
example, the CLIENT WINDOW (shown below) is found in the CLIENT menu, together with all of the other functions relevant to clients.
Windows are made up of labeled fields, such as the CLIENT ID field in the upper left corner of the CLIENT WINDOW. Fields are where you enter and edit the data that makes up a record.
- Choose CLIENT from the MENU BAR and select the first item on the menu, CLIENT - WINDOW.
- After the CLIENT WINDOW appears, note that the CLIENT ID field is highlighted. The highlighting indicates where data typed from the
keyboard will appear.
- Type 001 and then press TAB. The record for the client with the ID of 001, CAPITAL FINANCE GROUP, appears in the window.
At the bottom of each window, a COMMAND MENU provides seven push-buttons. The function of each push-button and other
controls used in Contract Collector will be described as you work your way through
the DEMONSTRATION.
Once a window is displayed, each of the fields in the window can be edited
quickly and easily.
- Press TAB four times to highlight the ADDR/PHONE button and press ENTER. This will bring up the ADDRESS/PHONE sub-window.
- The ADDRESS LINE 1 field will be highlighted in blue. Press the END key to un-highlight the data
in the field. A red blinking cursor appears after the last character in the
field.
- Press BACK SPACE four times to delete the number 4500. Then type 5000 and press TAB.
Using a mouse, you can move directly to a field or button without pressing
TAB. Move your mouse and look for a cursor (shaped like either an I-beam or an
arrow ) moving across the window relative to the way you are moving the mouse on
your desktop.
The cursor is shaped like an I-beam when it is positioned over a field. The
cursor looks like an arrow when it is located anywhere else in the window. The
I-beam is for editing text, while the arrow is for activating push-buttons and
other controls in a window.
- Position the I-beam after the last character in the first phone number field.
- Click the left mouse button to insert a red blinking cursor at the I-beam
position.
• Backspace over the 6600 and type 7600 and a space and then press TAB.
• Press the EXIT button on the window to return to the CLIENT WINDOW. At the SAVE CHANGES? prompt, do not save the changes.
You use the EXIT push-button in the COMMAND MENU at the bottom of the window to return to the MENU BAR.
• Move your mouse so that the arrow cursor is located over the EXIT push-button and then click the left mouse button.
• A prompt asks you whether or not you want to save the changes you have made to
the record.
• Click on the NO button to return to the MENU BAR. You may also press ALT-N to choose the NO option.