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Navigation

Navigation throughout the DataSight Service Manager interface is done primarily with the combination of mouse and keyboard actions.

Depending upon the focus of the mouse upon a grid or form for example, a variety of actions can be undertaken. Focusing may also be accompanied by a change in cell or node highlight.

 

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Form Navigation

To navigate certain windows in the Main panel, including pop-up data entry windows, use the following set of commands.

Action

Description

Clicking a data cell or element

Moves focus to the clicked cell or element.

Clicking a row header

Moves focus to the corresponding row while preserving column focus.

ARROW keys

Moves focus within the cell in the corresponding direction.

TAB/SHIFT+TAB

Moves focus to the next/previous cell.

HOME/END

Moves focus within the cell to the start or end of the cell.

PAGE UP/PAGE DOWN

Moves focus within the cell to the start or end of the cell.

CTRL+TAB

Moves focus away from the active tab to the next tab, in tab order. Only for forms within the main panel.

 

Grid Navigation

To navigate within data grids, such as that of a datasheets, select and move the focus between cells and rows using the ARROW, TAB, HOME, END, PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN keys. Detailed descriptions are given below.

Action

Description

TAB

Move focus to the next cell.

RIGHT ARROW

Move focus to the next cell. If a cell editor is active, pressing RIGHT ARROW moves focus to the next cell if the caret is positioned at the end of the current cell's text, or if the cell's text is selected in its entirety.

SHIFT+TAB

Moves focus to the previous cell.

LEFT ARROW

Moves focus to the previous cell. If a cell editor is active, pressing LEFT ARROW moves focus to the previous cell if the caret is positioned at the beginning of the current cell's text, or if the cell's text is selected in its entirety.

HOME

Moves focus to the first cell within the current row.

END

Moves focus to the last cell within the current row.

CTRL+HOME

Moves focus to the first row.

CTRL+END

Moves focus to the last row.

Click the row indicator cell or any of its data cells

Select a row and clear the existing selection.

Click the row indicator cell or any of its data cells, while holding the CTRL key down

Select a row while preserving the current selection.

CTRL+SPACE and click the row while holding the CTRL key down

Toggle the focused row selected state.

CTRL+ARROW

Move focus between rows while preserving the current selection.

CTRL+A

Select all rows. Before pressing this shortcut, ensure that the focused cell is not being edited.

Use ARROW, PAGE UP, PAGE DOWN keys while holding the SHIFT key down

Select a continuous range of rows.

Click the target row while holding the SHIFT key down

Select all rows between the currently focused row and another one.

CTRL+TAB

Moves focus from the active tab in the main panel to the next tab.

 

Note

The ARROW, HOME and END keys are used for navigation between rows only when the focused cell is not being edited. Otherwise, these keys affect focus movement within the currently edited cell.

If the SHIFT key is combined with CTRL, the previously selected rows, if there are any, are not unselected. If you use the SHIFT key alone, the previously selected rows/cards are unselected.

 

Context Menus

DataSight provides right-click context menus for accomplishing your most common and frequently used tasks. The options displayed on the right-click menu vary depending on where you are when you click.

 

Keyboard Navigation in Context Menus

The following shortcuts allow you to navigate through menus and menu items. They are in effect when a menu is focused.

Action

Description

ARROW keys

Moves focus to the next command in the corresponding direction.

TAB/SHIFT+TAB

Moves focus to the next/previous command.

ESC

Moves focus away from the currently focused menu.

 

Open a menu displayed within another menu

  • Focus the sub-menu and press the RIGHT ARROW on your keyboard.
  • To close the current menu, press ESC.

 

Set Date and Time

You can set the date and time within DataSight by either overtyping or by using the calendar tool.

 

Overtyping

  1. Click the day to highlight and overtype new day.
  2. Click the month to highlight and overtype new month.
  3. Click the year to highlight and overtype new year.
  4. Click the hours to highlight and overtype new hour.
  5. Click the minutes to highlight and overtype new minute.
  6. Click the seconds to highlight and overtype new second.
  7. Click on AM:PM to overtype as required.

 

Change the Date and Time using the Calendar Tool

  1. Where applicable, select  from the dropdown box to open the Calendar Tool.
  2. To select the date do one or more of the following:
  • Position the cursor on the date selection and click.
  • To increment the values press CTRL+UP ARROW. To decrement the value, press CTRL+DOWN ARROW.
  • Use the and  buttons in the title bar of the calendar to navigate by different time increments.
  • Click the current month/year in the title bar to zoom in and out of the month/year selection.
  • Use Clear to reset the date selection.
  1. Click the hours to highlight and either overtype the new hour or increment using the navigation keys.
  2. Click the minutes to highlight and either overtype new minute or increment using the navigation keys.
  3. Click the seconds to highlight and either overtype new second or increment using the navigation keys.
  4. Overtype or increment AM or PM as required.

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