Navigating GUI Pages
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There are several ways to move around within the Alpha Rental GUI system. Across the top of the screen on the main page you will see several of the program groups
within the system. These are quick access buttions which will allow you to quickly get to a function.

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Clicking on these headers will produce a drop down menu where you can select the desired function.

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These buttons are mainly useful after you have some familiarity with the system and know a little about how it is layed out.

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Many of the buttons on the screen also have an associated hotkey to select them. On the main menu the first digit is the hotkey. For example pressing the number 3 will take you to the availability screen.

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The other buttons have the hotkey both before or after. It is separated by a / and is usually one of the "F" keys.

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The pages that have tabs, order entry, P.O., etc. have hotkeys to take you to the associated tabs within that page. Pressing the CTRL key and one of the corresponding hotkeys will take you to that tab. In the example picture below, pressing CTRL+7 will take me to the Header tab

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Using these hotkeys and not relying on moving your hands from the keyboard to the mouse can greatly reduce the time it takes to navigate through a particular task.