Navigate forms to view data using only the keyboard

[Guest]

Users have a laptop in the bush to enter data, it works OK without a mouse
(use tab to move to each entry field). To view previous entries I have
created a different form that is read only. To navigate from record to record
using either the built in navigation buttons or the scroll bar is very tricky
without a mouse. What alternatives are there to make this easy?

 

[Mike Labosh]

Users have a laptop in the bush to enter data, it works OK without a mouse

(use tab to move to each entry field). To view previous entries I have
created a different form that is read only. To navigate from record to
record
using either the built in navigation buttons or the scroll bar is very
tricky
without a mouse. What alternatives are there to make this easy?

Assign special keys to it. Check the help files on how to make an AutoKeys
macro. This special macro lets you define actions that occur when a key
that you specify is pressed. So you could make, say, the F3 key do a
current-form-movenext and the F4 key do a current-form-moveprevious

You could also put some "VCR Buttons" on the bottom of your form, one each
for MoveFirst, MovePrevious, MoveNext, MoveLast. Access even has some cool
icons you can use if you use the picture property of the button to get the
little picture chooser wizard thing.

 

[ôë]

Users have a laptop in the bush to enter data, it works OK without a mouse
(use tab to move to each entry field). To view previous entries I have
created a different form that is read only. To navigate from record to record
using either the built in navigation buttons or the scroll bar is very tricky
without a mouse. What alternatives are there to make this easy?