Where Everything Starts: The Main Invoice Screen

When you first start the program, the Main Invoice Screen appears.

This same screen stays visible throughout the program.  It is basically an electronic invoice form on which you enter the billing name, address, shipping address (if it is different than the billing address), your customer's purchase order number, date, items, etc.  Once all the information is entered on an invoice, you can select FILE >> PRINT INVOICE from the Menu Bar printed across on top of your screen.  (The Menu Bar is discussed next).

You can move from blank to blank by using Tab or your mouse.  You can also move by holding down the Alt key and pressing the underlined letter.  For an example, pressing Alt+S will move your cursor to the "shipping" blank.

The Menu Bar on Top of the Invoice Screen

The Menu Bar consists of FILE...GO TO...INVOICE TOOLS...PRODUCT TOOLS…MAIN TASKS...SECURITY...WINDOW...HELP which runs across the top of the Invoice Screen.  You select menu items by clicking them with the mouse or by pressing Alt on the keyboard and the first letter of the menu item, i.e. pressing Alt+F opens the FILE menu.

Moving From Invoice to Invoice

You can move from invoice to invoice by pressing Page Up or Page Down on your keyboard.  To go to the first invoice, press Ctrl+Page Up on your keyboard.  To go to the last invoice, press Ctrl+Page Down. You can also move from invoice to invoice by clicking on one of the navigation buttons on the bottom right of the screen.  The navigation buttons resemble the buttons on a VCR or CD.  The right arrow button ( > ) goes to the next invoice, and the left arrow button ( < ) goes the previous invoice.  The right arrow with a line ( >| ) goes to the last invoice, and the left arrow with a line ( |< ) goes to the first invoice.

Getting Help

An extensive help system has been developed and is available throughout the program.  To access it, select HELP from the Menu Bar on top of the screen, or click on the HELP button found on most of the dialog boxes. The function key F1 is the quick access key to the help system, and pressing it always brings up the most relevant help information.  You can also hold the mouse cursor over the parts of the screen and a short description will appear.

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