Using Forms and Menus

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 Lesson Objectives

After this lesson, you should be able to:

• Open a form from the Navigator window
• Define basic form terminology and characteristics
• Use the Applications toolbar
• Discuss keyboard shortcuts
• Use various menu options
• Change your password
• Change your security access by switching
responsibilities

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 Navigator Window

Click a
function

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 Form Terminology
Tool
MDI window tip
Menu bar

Window

Title bar

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 Form Terminology

Region

Field

Region tab Button

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 Form Terminology
Option
button

Modal
window Block

Scrolling
region

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 Form Terminology

LOV icon

Record
or row
Poplist Check box

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 Terminology Review Questions

6.
1.

5.

2.
3.
4.

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 Terminology Review Solutions

2. Check Box
1. LOV

3. Block

4. Record or Row
5. Poplist
6. Tabbed region

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 Field Colors

Field Color Description

White Allow data entry

White with green text Indicate drill-down capability

Yellow Require data entry

Gray with black text Are display only

Blue Indicate fields to use in Query-

Enter mode

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 The Toolbar

• Save • Edit Field

• Next Step • Zoom
Tool • Switch Responsibility • Translations
tip • Print • Attachments
• Close Form • Folder Tools

• New • Cut
• Find Help
• Copy
• Show • Paste
Navigator • Clear Record
• Delete

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 The Toolbar Icons

• New
• Find
• Show Navigator

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 The Toolbar Icons

• Save
• Next Step
• Switch Responsibility
• Print
• Close Form

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 The Toolbar Icons

• Cut
• Copy
• Paste
• Clear Record
• Delete

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 The Toolbar Icons

• Edit Field Help

• Zoom
• Translations
• Attachments
• Folder Tools

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 Toolbar Review

5. 8.
1.
3. 7.

2. 4. 6. 9.

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 Toolbar Review Solutions

5. Close Form 8. Attachment

1. Find
3. Save 7. Delete

2. Navigator 4. Print 6. Clear Record 9. Help

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 Keyboard Shortcuts

(M) Help > Keyboard Shortcuts

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 Menus and Special Areas

Menu
bar

Status and
message
lines
Right mouse
button
menus

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 File Menu

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 Edit Menu

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 View Menu

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 Folder Menu

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 Tools Menus

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 Window Menu

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 Help Menu

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 Commonly Used Commands

• File > Save

• File > Exit Oracle Applications
• File > Switch Responsibility
• File > Close Form
• Edit > Preferences > Change Password
• View > Find
• View > Query By Example
• Help > Window Help
• Edit > Clear Record

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 Review Question

Which of the following commands will not save a

record?
1. Save toolbar icon
2. (M) File > Save
3. Next Step button
4. Icon with two plus signs
5. [Ctrl] + [S]

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 Review Solution

Which of the following commands will not save a

record?
1. Save toolbar icon
2. (M) File > Save
3. Next Step button
4. Icon with two plus signs
5. [Ctrl] + [S]

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 Changing Your Password
Professional Interface

Self-Service

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 Switch Responsibility

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 Demonstration

• Changing your password

• Switching responsibilities
• Logging on again

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 Summary

In this lesson, you should have learned about:

• Opening a form
• Form terminology and characteristics
• Using the Toolbar
• Using keyboard shortcuts
• Using Menus
• Changing your password
• Switching your responsibility

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