POS: Editing or Adding Records in a List
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Overview
With list edit mode turned on, you can make changes
in editable fields or add new records directly in a list, moving field-to-field
in a single row or between rows, similar to working in a spreadsheet.
Technical Note: How editing
in a Point of Sale list differs from a spreadsheet
To enable/disable list editing:
Display your record
list and add columns for
the values to be edited if necessary.
From the Edit menu,
select Turn List Edit On.
To
edit existing records: Make edits by navigating field-to-field
and entering new values.
To add a new record:
Select New from the window toolbar.
A new blank row is added at the end of the list. . Navigate through the
fields of the row, making entries as applicable.
See the notes below
for tips on list navigation and data entry.
When done making
edits, select Turn List Edit Off
from the Edit menu. .
Leaving the list in any manner also turns off list
edit mode.
Notes:
List edit mode
is not available in document lists.
To select a
record (row) or field for editing, touch or click once, or use the arrow
keys to navigate between fields. . Immediately begin typing to make an entry
in an empty field or to overwrite an existing entry. . Click a second time
to edit an existing entry character-by-character. . Press <Enter>
or navigate out of a field to accept the entry and move to the next field.
You can select multiple rows for certain group
operations, such as printing, exporting, or deleting.
Your changes
are automatically saved when you navigate out of a row; you do not have
to select Save. . To cancel the
edits made in a row, select Cancel
from the bottom toolbar before navigating out of the row.
If you need
to make the same change to many records (such as updating an area code
or ZIP code), enter the new value in one record then highlight it and
press <Ctrl+C>
to copy the value. . Use your up and down arrow keys to move to the same
cell in the next record and press <Ctrl+V>
to paste the updated value.
Related Topics
Editing a single record
Editing
a document
Editing item
styles in inventory
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