Selecting a field in Browse mode or Find mode

Adding and viewing data > Entering data in records > Selecting a field in Browse mode or Find mode

In Browse mode, you select a field to work with data. In Find mode, you select a field to enter a find request.


To	Do this
Select a field	Click in the field.
Select the contents of a field	Select the field, then choose Edit menu > Select All.
Move to the next field in a record (in the established tab order)	Try pressing Tab, Enter, or Return. Notes •You can set which keys move to the next field. See Setting the keys for exiting a field. •Fields on tab panels or slide panels that are not on the front-most panel are skipped.
Move to the previous field	Press Shift-Tab, Shift-Return, or Shift-Enter.

Notes

•To change the order in which pressing a key moves you through fields, set the tab order for the layout. See Setting the tab order for data entry.

•You can't press a key to move to some fields:

•You can't move into fields omitted from the tab order.

•In Browse mode, you can't press a key to select summary or calculation fields.

•In Find mode, you can't press a key to move into summary fields.

•If you cannot select a field, the field could be formatted to prevent entry. See Allowing or preventing entry into fields.

•You cannot tab into or out of a popover; however, you can tab to a popover button and display its associated popover by pressing the Space bar. Then you can tab between the objects on the popover.