Windows Conventions

RxOne uses common Windows conventions for shortcut keys.

<f1> Brings up on screen help, from almost anywhere in a Windows program.

<Alt> & {underlined letter} <Alt> key combined with the underlined character that is found on most buttons, will press that button. E.g. on the main menu of the Dispensing screen use <Alt>+<N> to press the New Script button.

<home> Moves the cursor to the start of the current line.

<End> Moves the cursor to the end of the current line.

<Insert> Turns text insertion/ overwrite on & off. Cursor changes shape to indicate mode.

<Shift> & <Tab> Hold down <Shift> key and press <Tab> key. Moves you back through every possible input box/ control.

<Tab> Moves you forward through every possible input box/ control Compare with enter which moves through the shortest route.

<Down arrow> Moves the cursor down to the next line.

<Up arrow> Moves the cursor up to the previous line.

<Ctrl> & {letter} <Ctrl> key is used in combination with a letter as a shortcut to a menu option. For example, on the main menu of the Dispensing screen the Edit Script function is available from the Edit menu. Listed beside Edit Script is <Ctrl>+<E>. This is the shortcut. So rather than pulling down the edit menu and selecting Edit script if you can simply hold down <Ctrl> key and press <E> to Edit a script without touching menus. Note that in contract to the <ALT> key which is is used with the <underlined letter> to select a visible button, <CTRL> is used as a shortcut to select something not showing on the screen

RxOne conventions.

RxOne observes Windows conventions, and it also has some pharmacy conventions built in to make transition from DOS to Windows easier for new users.

<Enter> Finishes text entry for that line and moves to the next most likely box to be filled in. It jumps over lesser used options, such as comments on entry of a new patient. Compare this to <tab>, the normal Windows method of moving forward, which moves you through every possible entry.

<Esc> Goes back to the previous screen.

<arrow up> <arrow down> move up and down the page, to provide compatibility with previous DOS systems.