To select items one at a time hold down the Control key and click an
item
To select a group of items select one first, then hold down the shift key
and click another
To select all items click the top left hand corner of the grid
To unselect all items click anywhere on the grid without pressing
Control or Shift
Summary Of Keys For Selecting Items
Creating Your Own
Local Database
The Local Database is very useful for adding your
specials and other items that may not be available in
the Manufacturer catalogues provided on the DVD.
The data is stored locally on your hard disk and is not
affected when an updated DVD is issued.
Use the
and
buttons to move
an item within the Local Database.
You can find your way around the Local Database by
clicking on the
Click on the
and click on the Main or
Sub Index heading you wish to change and type over.
Click on the
button, type in the Catalogue
Number you wish to search for and click
Supplier discounts are assigned by clicking on the
Discounts button in the same way as they are in the
Manufacturers Catalogues, according to
.
Installation times are assigned by clicking on the Unit
Hrs button, in the same way as they are in the
Manufacturers Catalogues.
- See next page for full guide.
Re-positioning items in the Local Database
Up Arrow Down Arrow
Browsing the Local Database Index
Index Button.
Changing Main and Sub Index headings
Index Button
Catalogue Number Search
Binoculars
OK
Setting up Supplier Discounts
%
Cat Number
Setting up Installation times
Import data from Excel
Adding new parts and Main & Sub Index sections
To add a new item you can either click the +Blank button to add to an existing
section or click the Index button and create a new main and sub index.
To add a new main index click the Insert Main Index button, a new main & sub
index will appear in the highlighted location. The headings can be typed over
and re-positioned anywhere in the column by using the Up & Down Arrow
keys. To delete a heading click the Delete button.
To delete the marked items
click here. If no items are
marked the highlighted
item will be deleted
Click here to copy the
marked items
To make an exact copy of
an existing item click here.
To cut the marked items
click here. You can insert
into the current section
or into another section
To export your local
database select an export
format here and click the
Export button.
To paste the items
which have been either
cut or copied from a
section click here
Click here to rebuild the Index & Heading
structure of the Local Database.
Click here to
into your Local
Database. Put the column headings on the first row and
arrange the columns in the order: Manufacturer, Cat
Number, Description, Unit, Trade Price.
import an Excel file
To insert a blank item into
your database click here.