Getting Started - Input Form and Key Stroke Convention

Input forms are used to edit input data or getting users response to an option. Some dialogue boxes are intrinsic to the design process, and must be completed in order to complete the task on hand. In such cases, no other task can be selected until the input form is closed. The main input form has several pages. Each page has a tab at the top of the form. To turn the page, simply click on the tab of that page. Number of pages required for a project may varies. The first page, project information page, control the required pages. After finish input the project information, press the [UPDATE FORM] button to refresh the forms.

There are five basic types of controls which may be included in a MPADD2 input form: action buttons, input lines, radio buttons, combobox and list boxes. To access the next control in the dialogue box, press [TAB] key. To back up to previous control use the key combination [Shift][Tab]. DO NOT PRESS THE [ENTER] KEY UNTIL ALL OF THE ITEMS IN THE DIALOGUE BOX HAVE THE CORRECT SELECTION OR DATA!!! An Action button is used for issuing a command. Use the mouse to click on the button or press Alt and the highlighted letter of the button title to issue the command. In every input form there will be one action button that will serve as the default action and will be activated by pressing [ENTER]. The default action button is changed by tabbing to another button. The input line is used to key in the input data. Normally there will be a label to describe the content of the input data. All the editing keys on the keyboard work on the input line (for example, arrow keys, , , and ). When one input line is completed, press [TAB] to proceed to the next one. Press [Shift][Tab] to return to an input line that has already been completed. Do not press [ENTER] before completing all of the data indicated on the screen. The radio button is a special type of data input device for making a selection of possible choices in a list. Use the arrow key to select the choice or use the mouse to click on the item. The list box lets the user scroll through and select from a list of items. This can be done through use of the key, pressing the button, and/or using arrow keys to highlight the item of choice. Combo-box and list box are used to select a n item from a list of data. There is an arrow at the right side of the combo-box. User can press the arrow to show the list and select the desired item. The list box may has a scroll bar at the right if the item is too long for the box. Select item by click on the item in the list.