In Aptify, you can use the LabelCaption Input Property to specify a hot key. For text fields this is done using the ampersand (&) before the letter specified as the hot key (including extended text fields like Date fields). Use ALT + the configured character to place the cursor in field) and F4 to select the icon associated with the field.
Follow these steps to configure a hot key for a specific field:
Open the form template that includes the field you want to modify.
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Note You can also modify the field directly on a form using the Design in Place feature. See
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for more details.
- Select the Parts tab.
- Double-click the field you want to modify from the form template parts listed.
- Click the Part link to open the field's Form Template Parts record.
- Select the Input Map tab.
- Double-click the Source column in the LabelCaption row. Source Column of LabelCaption Input Property
- If needed, enter a value for the label (usually the same as the field name) and then enter an ampersand (&) before the letter in which you want the hot key to be based.
- In the example below, when a user selects ALT + W, the cursor will be placed in the Web Site field.
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- Click OK.
- Save and close all open records.
- Verify the hot key by navigating to the field. Select ALT + the configured character specified above in Step 7.
- If the field is blank the cursor is placed at the beginning of the text field.
- If the field is already populated, the value is highlighted.
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Once you have navigated to an Extended Type field, you can |
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select F4 |
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to launch the appropriate action. For example, if the field is of Extended Type Web, a user can launch the website without having to click the icon. If the field is of Extend Type Date, |
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clicking F4 |
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displays the Select Date dialog. |