iCare Knowledge Base

[…] Buttons

Clicking on these buttons takes you to the form where you can enter the necessary priming data. For example, on the enrollment form the […] button next to Program Name takes you to the Programs and Classrooms Structure form where you can add or edit programs.

Related Actions

Many forms have buttons for related actions at the bottom of the form. For example, the Child Enrollment Form has Print, Messaging, and Accounting buttons at the bottom. This gives you rapid access to reports and forms related to the form you are working on. Click these buttons to select a related action.

Microsoft Windows Shortcuts

MS Windows shortcuts apply to iCare as well. For example, you could use the shortcuts listed below to copy and paste any report data in iCare to desktop applications in Windows.

Working with multiple forms and reports at the same time

Like other windows, you can close iCare forms and reports by clicking the  in the upper-left corner. Many forms and reports also have minimize  and maximize buttons  so you can easily move them out of the way. You can move windows by putting the cursor on the title bar and dragging the window. You can change their size by putting the cursor on any edge or corner of the window and dragging when the cursor changes to a double arrow “«”.

iCare Shortcuts

Special mouse-clicks in report grids:

Column Header Click

Row Header Click

While you are in reports if you want to look at a particular record in detail, a click on the row header of that record will take you to the appropriate form.

Column Header Click

To sort by any column, click on the column header. Click it again to sort in the reverse order.

To double sort a report, i.e., a sort within a sort, click on another column header. See illustration above.

To make a column wider or narrower, put the cursor over the right edge of the column’s header. When the cursor changes to a double arrow “¬|®”,drag the edge of the header to the desired width.

Report Statistics and Actions Tool

Right-clicking in a report in grid view pops up a shortcuts menu with powerful reporting and action tools. See page 246 for details.

Other report help

Report making in iCare are very powerful. You can choose between the Viewer display (which shows exactly how the report will print), Grid (which shows the data in the report), and Word View (which shows MS Word formatting for exported reports). See Report Action Buttons (page 245) for more actions you can perform on reports.

Data Entry in Grids

Examples of data entry grids are the Multiple Payments Entry form and the Edit All Attendance form.

§         To move within the Grid use Arrow Keys.

§         To activate any Date Picker or Combo Box use Alt Key. (In most instances the Enter key does the same thing).

§         To confirm a change in the Date Picker or Combo Box use the Enter key.

§         To deactivate any Date Picker or Combo Box without confirming the changes use the ESC key.

Other Shortcuts

Shortcuts specific to a particular form are given in the Tutorial Guide as appropriate, in notes on the forms or through a help button on forms.