About function keys

Displays a help topic that is specific to the window in which you are operating.

Displays the company calendar.

Displays the Calculator.

Displays data from the selected field (drop-down arrow) in a Lookup window by entering a search term in the field.

To display the first match found, type the search term (or beginning of term) in the field, and then press Enter.

Enter wildcards with an asterisk (*) before the search term for exact matches, or with an asterisk and space for all occurrences.

Displays data for a selected field in a Lookup window or a Quick List, or, if the selected field is a date field, it displays a calendar from which you can select a date.

If you have a starting point for your search, you can narrow down the search by typing your search in the text box, and then pressing the F5 key.

To search for the first instance of a number, type your search in the text box, and then press the F5 key.

Displays the detail window related to a selected record in your text box. An enabled detail button means that the text box has a related window to display. Press F6, or click the detail button.

Displays the Field Properties dialog box, which allows you to set the individual setup and security properties for a text box, list, checkbox, or grid column, as well as set security for certain menu commands from the main menus. You can also customize the screen, set defaults in specific fields, and set system user prompts.

The F7 key is available only if you are currently logged in as Administrator.

Displays a Picklist window from a grid cell of a column that supports Picklist functionality, for example, the Part# and Assembly# columns.

Retrieves the first matching record for a selected search term from an indexed field (with a yellow bar) and enables you to press Page Up and Page Down to move through the records.

Activates keyboard shortcuts for the active window, and the window displays underlined menu commands. For example, Exit becomes EXit. Pressing the X key, closes the window.