Opening files using
Drag and Drop
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A great way to open files in the AES Wave is to drag from
the File Manager. Simply position your mouse on the desired file in File
Manager and drag to the AES Wave window while holding down the left mouse
button. Release the mouse button and the file will open. Of course, the file
will have to be of a type that is supported by the AES Wave.
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Quick Keys – short cuts for entering data
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In most text boxes, pressing the following combination of keys
will quickly enter the following information. This is especially useful when
entering text when saving a record to the database.
CTL-D Current
date
CTL-T Current
time
CTL-U User
information as it is entered in SETUP | USER INFO... form
CTL-F Filename
of active window
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Copy
the graphics from a record in the grid or open record view to the clipboard
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To quickly copy
the graphics from an open record or the current record within the database
grid simply position the mouse over the graphic and click the right mouse
button. This sets the focus of the program to the graphic. Next select EDIT |
COPY.
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Changing database
field labels
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Field labels for
the records in the database can easily be changed from the EDIT / SAVE Record
window. For example, a field might have the name ENGINE and you want it to be
POWER SOURCE, or ENG.
- Select to save or edit a record to
open the EDIT / SAVE RECORD window
- Click the mouse on the text of the
label you wish to change
- A small dialog will appear
- Enter the new label
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Entering the
same data
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If you have to save
many records that have the same basic entries, the AES Wave can auto-fill the
database fields. When you save (EDIT / SAVE RECORD) the first record, and
after the fields you wish to repeat are entered, press the DEFAULTS | SET
button.
To auto-fill the
following records press DEFAULTS | DISPLAY button.
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Presentation
mode
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Presentation mode
displays the graphics of the database, from the database grid, full screen in
order within the grid. Set the
program focus to the database grid window (title bar blue – just click the
mouse somewhere on the window).
Select VIEW | FULL SCREEN.
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Printing the
database list
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It is now
possible to print a table of the field entries of all the records on display in
the database grid. Set the program focus to the database grid window (title
bar blue – just click the mouse somewhere on the window). Press the PRINT GRID button.
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Editing entries
within the database lookup fields
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Every time you make
an entry into the database, the entries are saved into a table and are
available in the database EDIT / SAVE Window drop down boxes. This makes it
possible to reuse the exact spelling and capitalization of the entry. For
example, if you have entries in the SYMPTOM field, Hesitation and Hesitate
and you want to change Hesitate to Hesitation. To change and update all
records select DATABASE | TABLES and follow the instructions.
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