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• If two or more elements of the list have the same first letter,

repeated typing of the first letter will cycle through the elements

with this same first letter. So, if you accidentally go past the the

element you wanted, you can keep typing the first letter until it

reappears again.

• When the selection is correct, use the

Tab

key to go to the Misc.

field.

The rest of the fields of the main form are either numerical fields or

dropdown lists until we reach the Misc. Notes field. It is a text field.

Type anything you desire in this field just as you would any simple text

editor.

Caution

Since the

Tab

key is used to move between fields, it can not be

used in a text field. All spacing must be done by the

spacebar

Finally, the

Enter

key only acts as a line break to move the

cursor to the next line. While the

Enter

key will move from non-

text fields to non-text fields, it will not do so from a text field.

Use the

Tab

instead.

Note

If we did not have a subform for fuel data, using the

Tab

key in

the last field would save all of the fields, clear them, and make

the form ready to accept data on the second record.

Since we have a subform form, using the

Tab

key places the cursor in

the first Date field of the subform with the date automatically entered

to match the Date field of the main form.

The FuelCost, FuelQuantity, and Odometer fields are numerical fields.

The Payment field is a dropdown list. Enter the data just as you did in

the main form, and use the

Tab

key to go to the next field.

When you use the

Tab

key to leave the Payment field, it goes to the

Date field of the next line and automatically enters the date. Now you

can enter your second set of fuel data for this day.

To move to another record when the form has a subform, click any of

the fields of the main form. In this case, click the Date field of the main

form. Then use the directional arrows at the bottom. There are four of

them from left to right:

First Record, Previous Record, Next Record

and

Last Record

(Figure 237). To the right of these arrows is the

New

Record

icon.

To create a new record while in another record in the main form, use

one of these choices:

• Click the

Next Record

icon.

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