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The Media Library program has some features and shortcuts that are unique. All of these are included to make the maintaining and searching of the data as simple as possible.
First there are some rules! All entry fields in blue are required. Some need data in them and others need specific data related to other files. For example every book must have a title! The title field is required and is blue. Every book must have an author! The author number field is blue. The number must be in the author file so any number will not do. There is a Find button to help in locating the correct author.
Most entry fields will automatically capitalize correctly as data is being entered. This will happen regardless of the use of the caps key.
When entering a title the prefix of An, The, or A will be moved to the end and be separated by a comma. Remember when doing a title search to NOT include these leading words.
Media Library Ministry is a network, multi user application. Starting with one computer does not limit the growth of your churches technology. My church has three computers, all accessing the same data at the same time. This application will not become out dated!
All date fields have a calendar lookup next to the field. There is a short cut to entering dates, enter the month and day, 0101, then press enter or the tab key and the current year will be filled in automatically.
Not everyone is familiar with the in and outs of windows and how windows applications work. To help with this problem I have added a few details. First the entry field where the cursor is located is colored differently than the others. On most monitors the color will be yellow or a burnt yellow.
There are some printed reports requiring specific types of paper.
First there are some rules!
All entry fields in blue are required. Some need data in them and others need specific data related to other files.
Most entry fields will automatically capitalize correctly as data is being entered. Please set the CAPS LOCK key off. If left on it will interfere with using the auto complete function.
All date fields have a calendar lookup next to the field. Pressing the plus or minus key will add or subtract one day from the date currently being displayed. There is a short cut to entering dates, enter the month and day, 0101, and then press enter or the tab key and the current year will be filled in automatically.
Selected fields have auto-complete allowing faster and more accurate data entry.
Selected windows have spell check enabled. Press F7 to start the spell check function. Requires Microsoft Word 2000 or newer.
The Easy Church Membership revolves around the Family. Not everyone is familiar with the in and outs of windows and how windows applications work. To help with this problem I have added a few details in the following paragraphs.
Changing a List Box Sort Order
Changing the Default Font and Size
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