Apple AppleWorks 5 : Mac OS - Manual (Page 197)

Database 8-15
Changing the tab order
The tab order is the order in which you move from one field to the next when
you press Tab in Browse mode. The tab order is preset to the order in which
you place the fields on the layout. Changing the tab order does not rearrange
the fields—it simply changes the order of field selection when you press
Tab.
To change the tab order, choose Browse from the Layout menu, and then
choose Tab Order. In the Tab Order dialog box, click Clear, and then move the
field names into the Tab Order list, in the order you want data entered into
them. To move a name, click the field name in the Field List, and then click
Move.
Tip To change the tab order in List mode, reorder the fields. See “Moving
columns and formatting data” on page 8-20.
Note Fields you don’t move to the Tab Order list will not be accessible by
pressing Tab. To select such a field in Browse, List, or Find mode, click
within the field.
Duplicating, deleting, and moving records
When records are similar, you can save time and prevent data entry errors by
duplicating records. Once you duplicate a record, you can change only the
values that are different in the new record, and avoid retyping identical
information.
You can also copy and paste a record to duplicate it, or delete one or more
records at a time.
* Choose Index from the or Help menu and scroll to the entry. Then choose a topic from
the list and click Go To Topic.
To
Select the record to duplicate, delete, or move,
and then
Duplicate a record Choose Duplicate Record from the Edit menu. AppleWorks
adds a copy of the record to the end of the database and
places the insertion point in the first field, ready for you to
enter data.
Copy and paste a record into
another document, application,
or database Click on the Default button bar, or choose Copy from
the Edit menu. Then click or choose Paste. If you’re
pasting the record into an AppleWorks database, the copy
is added to the end of the database.
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tabbing
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records, deleting