36 Office Management WinCHAP User’s Manual
3.3.6 Performing miscellaneous functions
Once you’ve entered your data, you can use WinCHAP to perform various
reports that will help you search for particular records or sets of records. The
Search, List, Sort
, and arrow keys will assist you in accessing the data in a vari-
ety of ways.
All the functions described in this section work in each of the five sub-windows
in the Office Manager.
3.3.6.1 To search for a record
To bring up a particular record on your window in order to view it or edit it, use
the Search button.
1. Click on the window containing the record type you would like to search:
Client, Hearing Aid, Manufacturer, Test Instrument, or Personnel.
2. Click the
Search button (represented by a pair of binoculors). A search
window (Figure 3.3.2.3) will open
3. Fill in the search criteria. As you type, a list of search results will appear
in the list on the right side of the window.
4. Click the
Search button to perform a search for your exact criteria.
5. To open a particular record, select it and then click
Open. You can also
double-click on the record.
Note: Clear List will erase the match list, and Clear Criteria will clear the
information you entered.
3.3.6.2 To use the First, Previous, Next, and Last buttons
The First, Previous, Next, and Last buttons are represented as the four different
arrow icons in the Office Manager toolbar. They are used to move from record to
record through the list of client, hearing aid, manufacturer, test instrument, and
personnel records. Their operation is fairly straight forward.
1. Click the window containing the record type that you would like to
scroll through: Client, Hearing Aid, Manufacturer, Test Instrument, or
Personnel
.
2. Click Previous
and Next to go to the record immediately previous or
immediately next to the displayed record. Click First
or Last to go to the
first and last records.
The order of the records is determined by the order in which the manufacturers
are entered with new records going to the end of the list. To determine a new
order, use the
Sort button (Section 3.3.6.3).
