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Typing in Pocket TOTAL primarily takes place in the Form PowerView. Instead of emulating the form on the tiny Pocket PC screen, we have arranged the fields linearly in a grid. Below the data entry grid are special controls which allow you to easily navigate through the form.
- Use the blue arrows to move between fields - Tap the down blue arrow to move to the next field. Tap the up blue arrow to move to the previous field.
- Jump to sections - Below the main form to the left of the
blue arrows is a drop-down to take you quickly to sections of the form. This
is the fastest way to get around.
- Visible fields list - Tap this drop-down (located between the blue and green arrows) to filter your list of fields to cause the green arrows to move through All Fields available in the form, all Critical Fields which you must get while on site or the Empty Critical Fields only. You can even customize the field list to show as many or few items while in the field. This is described in the Custom Critical Fields section.
- QuickList comments - These work in a manner similar to
the way they work in WinTOTAL. After the program was installed, your comments
should’ve been transferred over automatically. When you get to a field where
QuickLists were defined, they either appear in a popup window on the screen or
a button appears to indicate that QuickLists are available there. Simply
double-tap an entry to use it. To choose whether the QuickLists show up as a
button or a list, tap File, then Options.
The options screen opens. At the bottom of the screen, tap the option to
Show Button or Show List, then tap
OK. You may add QuickList entries on your Pocket PC by using
your stylus to tap and hold a text entry. When the window pops up on your
screen, simply tap QuickList + to add the text entry to your
QuickList.
- Cut, Copy and Paste - The ability to Cut, Copy and Paste is provided in the Edit menu to speed your data entry. You may also access these functions by using your stylus to tap and hold the text (or the empty field) you’d like to cut, copy, or paste into. When the window pops up on your screen, tap the appropriate function. The Cut tool is handy for clearing an entire field.
- Checkboxes and picklists - Data may be entered into checkboxes by simply tapping in the data entry field. For an example of a checkbox field, try the “Predominant Occupancy” fields in the Neighborhood section. Certain fields have predefined picklists, such as the “Marketing Time” field.
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