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| ==== Overview ==== | ==== Overview ==== |
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| The mSupply(r) Navigator provides access to most of the functions you will be using regularly in mSupply(r). You will learn that many of these functions may also be opened with shortcut key sequences from the various **Menu items**, and once you have gained some experience, you may find it quicker to use the shortcuts. | The mSupply navigator provides access to most of the functions you will be using regularly in mSupply. Many of these functions can also be opened using shortcut keys. Once you have gained some experience, you may find it quicker to use the shortcuts. |
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| {{ :tutorial:navigatorwin8.png?850 |}} | {{ :tutorial:navigatorwin8.png?850 |}} |
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| <WRAP center round tip 90%> | <WRAP center round tip 550px> |
| The Navigator always opens at the **Customers** screen in Store mode, shown above, or the **Patients** screen in Dispensary mode, shown below: | The navigator always opens at the **Customers** screen in Store mode, shown above, or the **Patients** screen in Dispensary mode, shown below. |
| </WRAP> | </WRAP> |
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| Displayed along the top of the screen are four items of information: | Displayed along the top of the screen are four items of information: |
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| * the **mode** selected at logon (store or dispensary), | * the **mode** selected at login (Store or Dispensary) |
| * the **store** in which you are working - for most users, "General", | * the **store** in which you are working - for most users, this will be General |
| * the active **data file**, | * the active **data file** |
| * the **user** currently logged on. | * the **user** currently logged in |
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| Immediately below this, there are six large icons, **Customers** //or// **Patients, Suppliers ....... Admin** ." Click on the icon appropriate to the task you are performing, and you will be presented with a panel displaying annotated icons listing the available functions and procedures; these are in turn selected either by clicking on the icon of your choice with the mouse, or by advancing through the icons with the right or left arrow keys and pressing the **Enter** key. You will be using the **Items** panel of the Navigator in the next step in the tutorial, and as the same procedures are common to all panels, you will quickly become familiar with them. | Immediately below this, there are six large icons, **Customers** or **Patients, Suppliers, Item, Reports, Special** and **Admin**. When you click on one of these large icons, the panel below will display more icons for each of the available functions and procedures. You can select the smaller panel icons by clicking on the icon, or by advancing through the icons with the right and left arrow keys and pressing //Enter//. |
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| The bottom right area of the Navigator screen is available for displaying your own logo - the logo of "Acme Medical Supplies" is displayed in our example. The placing of your logo is performed by choosing **File > Preferences > Logo**. You can also read how to do it [[preferences:logo|here]]. | In the next part of the tutorial, you will be using the **Items** panel of the navigator. As the same procedures are common to all panels, you will quickly become familiar with them. |
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| | The bottom right area of the navigator screen is available for displaying your logo. In our example, the logo of "Acme Medical Supplies" is displayed. You can add your logo by through the menu //File>Preferences>Logo// - see [[preferences:logo]]. |
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| | // Previous: **[[tutorial:opening_example_datafile|3.03. Opening the example data file]]** | | Next: **[[tutorial:creating_viewing_items|3.05. Creating and viewing items]]** // | | | // Previous: **[[tutorial:opening_example_datafile]]** | | Next: **[[tutorial:creating_viewing_items]]** // | |
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