| Royalty Functions: Main Menu |
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When Royalty Functions starts, the Main Menu appears.
You can move to the different parts of the program by clicking on the appropriate button. You can also reach different parts of the program by pressing ALT on your keyboard and the underlined letter on the button. For example, pressing ALT+ S activates the Set-up Royalty Information function. Another way to move about the program is make selections from the MAIN TASKS menu found in the Menu Bar which runs across the top of the screen. The Menu Bar is activated by clicking on it with the mouse, or by pressing ALT on the keyboard and the underlined letter of the menu name. For instance, pressing ALT+M activates the MAIN TASKS menu. Other choices available from the Menu Bar include a back-up feature which makes a copy of the important database files containing royalty information. The back-up feature is reached by selecting FILE and BACK-UP ROYALTY FILES. If you encounter a problem with one of your database files, you can restore saved files from a back-up disk by selecting FILE and RESTORE ROYALTY FILES from the Menu Bar. Re-indexing is also available for Royalty Statement files. You'll rarely use this feature, if ever, but it is available if the processes in the Statement portion of the program seem to be slowing considerably. It's accessed by selecting FILE and RE-INDEX ROYALTY FILES/ The Menu Bar also enables you to select any of the windows that may be open while you are running the program. To do so, click on WINDOW. The names of any open windows will be listed. To access one, click on the desired name. Help information can be reached from the Menu Bar by selecting HELP. Help can also be reached by pressing F1 on the keyboard. Information on the program's version number, system resources, and other information is available by selecting HELP and ABOUT. Click on any of the following for more information on the primary functions of the Royalty program:
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