Before we get started, let’s cover a few of the conventions used throughout
this guide to describe the processes you’ll use as you work in TOTAL.
- Click, double-click and right-click
- Most items are activated with a single click. If a double-click is
necessary, this guide will tell you. To right-click, use the button on
the right side of your mouse.
- Menus
- Menus are at the top of the window throughout TOTAL. They are
labeled “File,” “Tools,” etc. to provide a general indication of what
each menu contains.
- PowerView
- Different sections of functionality in TOTAL are called
“PowerViews”. When a report is open, you’ll notice tabs at the top
labeled “Assignment,” “Forms,” “Side-by-Side,” etc. to indicate which
functions each of these PowerViews contain. Simply click any of these
tabs to switch PowerViews.
- Select
- When this guide tells you to select something, it means to click it
once. Often, an item that has been selected appears to be highlighted to
indicate that you have selected it.
- Window/Dialog
- Throughout this guide, we’ll use the terms “window” and “dialog” when
referring to the active screen.
- Tabs
- Some windows within TOTAL have “tabs” to help you navigate through the
content in the window. Tabs are effectively the same in TOTAL as tabs
you may find on manila folders you’d use to file physical copies of important
documents. You’ll notice these throughout TOTAL, particularly as you
fill out your forms.
- Links, URL's, web addresses, and hyperlinks
- Each of these items refer to nearly the same thing. Links and
hyperlinks are actually just words that you can click to “link” to another
program, website, or other content. Typically, these ”links” are
indicated by their appearance as they are often blue and underlined.
”Web addresses” and ”URL’s”refer to the address connected to the
hyperlink. For instance, a link to our Video Library, would take you to
the ”web address” or ”URL” of https://help.alamode.com/TOTAL/Videos.
- Fields
- Fields are any places in TOTAL - whether in a form or in a dialog box -
where you can type information.
- Drop-down lists
- Often, fields in a TOTAL form or dialog box will have an arrow displayed
on the right side of them. By clicking the arrow, you can access a list
of items. You can also use the Alt+Down Arrow keyboard shortcut to open
these lists.
- Pop-up Lists
- Similar to Drop-down lists, only they will appear either above or below
the link you click, depending upon where they appear on your screen.