Point Of Sale System
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1. Sale System Page 5 Quick Start Instructions ouic star instructions If you are unfamiliar with RPOS and you wish to start using it straight away read this chapter See next chapter for Details The Display List Menu nispay tist menu After powering up this is the first menu to appear See next page for usage InfoQube POS1 Point Of Sale v1 Display Menu Pass mouse over each control for prompts tips a eee EEN EH ea eg Select Image to edit add change Display List o JE deng autumn demo c demo Jdema c demo c demo demo c demo c demo closed deng c demo c demo test testpatl demo visa etc visa etc autumn closed BEE gt 1G I demol c demo c demo c demo c demo c demo c demo c demo autumni demo c autumn closed closed closed closed closed closed e 8sed closed closed c demo1 c demo2 c demo3 c demo4 c demob5 tautumn1 closed leurostar 0 C1 C C3 C4 C5 Selected Data 2 2 The Edit Menu tat menu Menu Bar Prompt Tip Bar Display List Data List Add button Clear Button Edit Button Buttons for File Management View Picture This menu appears after clicking Edit above See next page for usage InfoQube POS1 Point Of Sale v1 Edit Menu Edit Help F1 O00 Editing CLOSED Editor Options Ix Bold T Italics T Underline Ron C Plain ee Tex2. moved with the list The user must therefore click the desired record to hilite it once the desired record is visible e For horizontal scroll bars the same rules apply but instead of clicking above the chevron click to the left of the chevron etc 3 3 2 Record Selection To assist understanding of terminology used in Windows it is helpful to define the word select When an item in a list is clicked it is selected ready for use A record image picture etc is said to be selected when it is hilited with the Hilite Bar as described above Once selected it is ready for copying displaying editing etcetera as described in other sections The selected item therefore is generally not actioned simply by clicking it There are exceptions for example special characters are inserted as soon as they are clicked Often double clicking will produce an action See next 3 3 3 Double Click Actions Double clicking an entry in the DATA LIST will cause that record to be called up for editing immediately Double clicking an entry in the DISPLAY LIST will cause the last item selected in the DATA LIST to be displayed immediately c QSL 1994 to 2003 V 1 4 Page 13 Operators Manual Point of Sale System 3 4 Data Image Management In order to keep files manageable they should be correctly named and thinned out occasionally unused records deleted Data Management is also called House Keeping and can be effected as below 3 4 1 Ho
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5. Operators Manual Point of Sale System QSL POS Users Manual for Point Of Sale System QSL Operators Manual Version 1 4 c QSL 1994 to 2003 All trademarks acknowledged particularly MS Windows abbreviated to Windows amp MSDOS being trademarks of Microsoft Corporation and PC as an abbreviation for IBM PC Personal Computer being a trademark of IBM Corporation RPOS is an anagram trademark of Queensgate Systems Ltd QSL is an abbreviation for Queensgate Systems Ltd C to V 14 August Page 2 Operators Manual Point of Sale System CONTENTS 1 PREFACE 3 1 1 GLOSSARY OF TERMS aan maana E NERA 3 1 2 MANUAL INTRODUCTION Ke KKK nennen LA 4 1 3 GAUTIONS a edi cte cotra de erae em seen rueda e NENNEN Ne ANEN 4 2 QUICK START INSTRUCTIONS auick start INSTRUCTIONS 5 2 1 THE DISPLAY LIST MENU Gest ar List MENU sse ee nn nnn nnn nnne nnnm nr n nnen 5 2 2 Inida2nl iu il7e EEEEEEEEM 5 2 3 BASIC PROCEDURE s Seet de e E E INANG i ED VEO ER Ed UTR ren NONE 6 2 3 1 ADDING A DATA IMAGE TO THE DISPLAY eene rrr rrr 6 2 3 2 EDmNGADATAIMAGE m em nmn nnne nnne nnne rr re rr re rr rererere 6 3 OPERATIONAL DETAILS 7 3 1 GENERAL EIE 7 3d SYSTEM PRINGIBEES ere 7 3 2 OPERATIONAL DETAIL coz ceo cora coo EU va ANERER SEENEN 7 3 2 1 DETAILS ON ADDING A DATA IMAGE TO THE DISPLAY enem me 7 3 2 2 DETAILS ON EDITING A DATA IMAGE mmm nmn nnne hh nennen 8 3 3 Be
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7. d 3 Button defined 3 C Carousel xxx dek EEN KN ENKER ENENK ENEE NN KKK NEE EN 7 Cautions e ee esso naaa NN NN NB NANAMN WA NAMANA 4 Changing Attributes 6 9 APAN 12 Clearing An Image 6 el DEE 17 Grint cette eL EE 2 m 13 Create unawa gek NK NENK NEEN RENE N ENEE RKE NK NEE ERR 1 3 Cursor defined ssaunannannanannannannannnnannanaanannan 3 Cut And PaStea nnannnnannanannnannnnannanannannannan 1 0 TD E EP C 7 Cydling EE 7 INDEX Data Management asasanasanasunasunasunasunaaunna 1 3 Delete Key naananananananananananananananannaanananana 9 Delete Record saananananananananananannnananannnnnnn 1 3 Details On Display aaunasaanunnananaaaananaaananann 7 Details On Editing vs eye ve EN EN EN ENEE EN EN EN ENEE 8 Dialogue BOX unanunanunanunanunanunanusanuanauuna 1 6 Display List 7 Display List 7 Display List Menu 5 Double Click Actions o xxx NK NENNEN ER ENER ENER ENER 1 2 Drag Drop Display Method eeee rn i 8 E Edit Menu asa nasanananasanananananannasananananana 5 Editing Data u anuaannaannaannannnannnaunasunnanana 6 Editing Procedure Detail eene leere rrr hmmm 8 F Glossen m 3 H House Keeping 1 3
8. e flashing cursor by pressing the Backspace key If you do not know where the backspace button is See page 14 Press the Delete key to delete letters to the right of the cursor 5 You can click SAVE or press the Escape key to save and escape or click ABORT to escape without saving 3 2 2 2 Changing Attributes Text Attributes describe the style of character that RPOS draws text in Every character has its own set of attributes defining e Font differing type faces e Foreground background colour for background colour see 3 2 2 3 e Size wide range of sizes depends on selected font e Bold underline italics font variations e Centring applies entire box These attributes are all available in the control and attribute box to the right of the edit box There are two ways of setting text attributes Firstly the user can change the attributes for existing text or secondly you can set the attributes at the cursor position for new typing 1 After entering the text to be changed Drag Select the text To Drag Select click and hold down the left hand mouse button at the top left of the text to be changed Move the mouse downward and or to the right A selection box will begin to appear After the desired text is covered release the mouse button The selection box will now disappear and the text that was selected will be hilited by a Strike Through bar Eg word will become word 2 Click the desired attribut
9. e in the ATTRIBUTES BOX or the desired colour in the FORE COLOUR BOX use of the Back Colour Box requires more attention to detail see next section The selected text will be changed Continue using step 2 for all other attributes to be changed The second alternative method of setting attributes is to click in a single position where you wish to begin typing select the desired attributes and start typing new text When you start typing the new text will inherit the new attributes 3 2 2 3 Background colours If you wish to have characters displayed with their own individual background colour select the BACKGROUND colour from the lower of the two colour select panels The effect will be to but a small rectangle c QSL 1994 to 2003 V 1 4 Page 10 Operators Manual Point of Sale System of the selected colour below each character If you do not want this effect click the Transparent Background check box Background colours are not recommended as they tend to defeat the purpose of using a Backdrop picture See Backdrops section 3 2 2 5 3 2 2 4 Cut And Paste The Edit Menu on the top white Menu Bar see page 5 will allow you to Cut Copy or Paste a selection of text To create a text selection press left mouse button over the start top left of the desired selection drag to the end of the desired selection and release as in section 3 2 2 2 above The selected text will be hilited by a Strike Through bar Eg w
10. ed Monitor listed along the top of the Display List grid and Page number listed down the left of the Display List grid 3 Click the ADD button The image will be displayed shortly there may be a delay as the carousel controller program refreshes all monitors to the left of your chosen monitor c QSL 1994 to 2003 V 1 4 Page 8 Operators Manual Point of Sale System 3 2 1 2 Drag Drop Display Method The desired image can be displayed by simply dragging it over and dropping it on the desired display position For this method proceed as follows 1 To drag file press left mouse button over the desired file in the Data List 2 While keeping the left mouse button down Drag to the desired monitor position and release This is considered by some users to be quicker and easier Note that passing the mouse over the screen controls buttons and lists etc will provide help and tips which will appear in the caption prompt bar near the top of the Display Menu screen 3 2 1 3 Multiple Monitor Display Method The desired image can be displayed on more than one monitor at once by drag selecting more than one monitor before clicking Add To add or clear to multiple monitors 1 If adding Select a Data Image to post from the Data List 2 Instead of clicking just one monitor in the Monitor List drag the mouse over as many monitors and pages as desired press left mouse button at start of selection drag to end of selection a
11. essed See the next section c QSL 1994 to 2003 V 1 4 Page 17 Operators Manual Point of Sale System 4 3 2 Using the Keyboard to click a screen button Almost all the screen buttons provided within the Window Menus have associated keys or key combinations allowing the user to use the keyboard to click the button The two types of key are Function Key as written on the screen button where applicable or the Alt Letter combination The Alt Letter combination is indicated by the underlined letter where provided in the text on the screen button For example In the above example the correct key combination would be ALT M If there is more than one button with the same underlines letter then Windows will alternatively hilite make the border darker every button in turn each time you press the combination Once the desired button is hilited press the Enter key For more information on pressing Alt Key combinations see the previous Keyboard Section page 14 4 3 3 Advanced Window Usage If you are familiar with MS Windows you will be aware that there are many complex functions associated with Windows Most of these functions such as resize minimise maximise have been removed to simplify RPOS The only remaining function that may be of residual interest is Moving Windows This is achieved by placing the mouse on the top title bar of the window and dragging it To drag press the left mouse key and hold it
12. flashing in that position 4 Type in the desired text Use backspace to correct see page 14 5 You can click SAVE to save and escape or click ABORT to escape without saving 2 3 2 1 Changing Attributes This is dealt with in detail in the next chapter but for quick information on attribute change colour size font etc then 1 After entering the text to be changed Drag Select the text To Drag Select press left mouse button over the start top left of the desired selection drag to the end of the desired selection and release The selected text will be hilited by a Strike Through line Eg word will become werd 2 Click the desired attribute in the ATTRIBUTES BOX or the desired colour in the FORE COLOUR BOX Use of the Back Colour Box requires more attention to detail see next chapter The selected text will be changed c QSL 1994 to 2003 V 1 4 Page 7 Operators Manual Point of Sale System 3 Operational Details 3 1 General RPOSreos is a low complexity display system for window and counter displays It will provide a multi media image of good colour depth on a standard television monitor The package was designed with the infrequent user in mind ensuring that operation is intuitive and requires minimal specialist skills The user can select from a variety of standard or textured background bitmaps and write directly over the top of the image The text portion of the image is always available
13. focal point for your keyboard Also some windows take over when they appear and you will not be able to control the system again until that window is closed This is called a Modal Window or a Dialogue box It s border will be hilited The hilite colour varies as this is set up in Windows according to preference However normally a window with focus active window has a cyan blue border whereas a non active window has a washed out grey border Only one window has focus at a time METHOD Use the screen buttons provided They are titled to show the window that they will open You must click these with the mouse button see p15 The RPOS application has been designed so that windows automatically close when you press the ESC key The last window you called will reappear As explained above a window must have focus be active before you can control it with the keyboard Normally the window that you last opened is active If it is not active click it on it s border You should not need to However you should know that it is possible to move a window if it has a title bar This is performed by dragging on the title bar see para 4 3 3 p17 A control or button is a screen object within a window that performs some function The function is usually written on the button or control To action that function you must click it with the mouse This requires that the mouse pointer is moved to the button and then the Left Mouse Key is pr
14. for re editing 3 1 1 System Principles The standard RPOS package provides a carousel of up to 7 images for each of up to 16 monitors On the Display List os ue refer to orientation picture page 5 the monitors are arranged horizontally in columns The image pages are arranged vertically in each monitor column The term carouselcaruse describes the cyclingeycing action that results if any one monitor has more than one page of images added to it Each page will stay on the monitor for 10 seconds before the next page appears RPOS will then cycle back to the first page in any one column after the last page of images in any vertical column has been reached 3 2 Operational Detail This section provides functional detail on each aspect of an operation Refer to the previous chapter for abbreviated operational techniques Proceed as below to make full use of the features provided or to control the system in a more efficient way 3 2 1 Details on Adding a Data image to the display There are many methods of displaying an image The simplest way is described briefly in chapter 2 This method is called the orthodox method and is described here again with more detail 3 2 1 1 Orthodox Display Method 1 Click the desired image in the DATA LISToata tis The image will appear in the adjacent View Picture box for your confirmation 2 Click the point on the DISPLAY LIST carousel of displayed images that is the intersection of the desir
15. function In all of these instances the solution is to Reset The Computer To Reset the Computer Exit any current activity First where possible press the ESC keys until the Main Menu is shown Wait 10 seconds This will ensure that all current actions have time to complete where applicable Press Cir Alt Delete Press and hold the Ctrl key while holding Ctrl press and hold the Alt key while holding both the Ctrl and Alt keys press the Delete key Press Cir Alt Delete again You have to press Cir Alt Delete twice at this stage This is due to Windows internal checks After about 5 seconds the computer should begin to reset Note that resetting can take as long as 2 minutes If the computer does not respond to the above switch it off and on again at the rear of the computer itself or at the power outlet Do not power down except as a last resort If the above does not cure the problem or if the problem persists or if the problem consistently reappears at a later time then contact your maintenance department If Windows displays an error and exits If a failure causes you to see a screen with only white text on a black background Windows has exited to DOS Usually you will see a prompt first If this is the case follow the instructions As instructed you should reboot the system press Ctrl Alt Delete as above after a 20 second pause c QSL 1994 to 2003 V 1 4 Page 19 Operators Manua
16. he information required to control this system This manual contains a Quick Start section for almost immediate usage by untrained individuals and a Detailed section as a reference for advanced frequent users 1 3 Cautions 4 Ax This equipment contains high voltage components and cabling Additionally the equipment is fragile and care should be exercised in use and maintenance Safety precautions should include observation of electrical safety regulations and frequent power safety checks For maintenance this manual at all times assumes the application of skills by technically qualified authorised individuals who have attained suitable certification in electronics and computer studies and electrical safety and assumes individuals are competent with such equipment For usage this manual assumes that users will only consist of authorised trained competent staff Physical precautionary checks and frequent maintenance should also be carried out for structural safety and obstruction safeguard including the inspection of heavy equipment suspended equipment sharp edged equipment and cable layout Disclaimers This manual is not intended for use by untrained or inexperienced individuals No liability by the originators is meant or implied financial or otherwise in terms of safety functionality or performance by the contents of this manual or the system it describes c QSL 1994 to 2003 V 1 4 2 2 1 Operators Manual Point of
17. iliarisation before reading any other chapter This chapter has been put near the rear of the book as much of the subject is self explanatory and many users are familiar with PC s 4 1 Keyboard W F2 F5 F6 Be F10 F11 F12 iul status Print Scrol Screen Lock Numeric Keypad 4 1 1 standard keys The important keys for the RPOS application are highlighted All important keys are described in detail elsewhere o ESC This is used to exit the current function or menu e F9 This is used to Depart trains and Clear notices e F10 This is used to Post display trains and notices e 1 to 5 Whilst in the Todays List these numbers select the relevant platform e Enter Key J When you are entering text and you wish to create a new line use the Enter Key at the end of the last line e The cursor keys TJ These can be used to navigate during text editing as an alternative to the mouse e The backspace key This used to delete a text letter to the left of your cursor during editing This is commonly used after a typing error The keys which are shown in italics including the entire numeric keypad to the right are not relevant to the RPOS application and there usage is not recommended 4 1 2 Key Combination press s Some functions are only accessible by pressing a combination of the above keys Combinations include Shift Key eg for capital letters Alt Key eg to activate a screen butto
18. l Point of Sale System 5 1 2 Network Faults All networks are prone to failure Where applicable the RPOS system employs a proprietary serial daisy chain network which features extremely low catastrophic failure rates However minor errors will occur and the user s will be required to know how to deal with most eventualities Discrepancies between nodes are typically dealt with directly by the user The most common problem is where the data between terminals becomes out of synch In this case use the SYNCH buttons provided on each menu and follow the prompts Synch buttons are not visible where there is only one terminal In order to reduce the instances and severity of such discrepancies the system should never be switched off while it is performing normally c QSL 1994 to 2003 V 1 4 Page 20 Operators Manual Point of Sale System 6 A Acknowledgements aan 1 Active Window asasanananananananunanaunanaunanananuna 1 6 Active Window usaunaunanunanunanunanunananaanunanana 3 Add An Image 6 Add Button asasananananananananananananananunanunan 7 m 11 Attributes xx enne EE ER EE EE EE EE EE EE EELER E EE EE EE EE E EE 9 B Background aaananananananananananananaasanannnannan 9 Background Colours aanaannanannnnnannannnnannannanannan 9 Backspace Key esee 9 1 4 Basic Computer Principles creer 1 4 Basic Procedure reeeeee rrr 6 Bitmap define
19. lour select box c QSL 1994 to 2003 V 1 4 Page 11 Operators Manual Point of Sale System 3 2 2 6 Using Special Characters The special character grid at the bottom of the Edit Menu contains all the special characters arrows etc available for general purpose use To insert a special character move your flashing cursor to the desired insertion point and click the character Note that latter selection and changing of the font may alter the character completely c QSL 1994 to 2003 V 1 4 Page 12 Operators Manual Point of Sale System 3 3 List Usage 3 3 1 List Navigation To select an entry from a list data list bitmap list simply click the desired entry However if the desired entry is beyond the visible portion of the list use the mouse to click on the List Scroll Bar as follows For Mouse usage see Chapter 4 Basic Principles on page 14 The Scroll Bar provides a mouse interface to list positioning and can be used in three ways to change the list scroll position 1 To move the list up and down one line click the List Scroll Arrow Chevrons at the top and bottom of the scroll bar 2 To move the list up and down one page click above or below the List Scroll Position Chevron usually in the middle of the scroll bar depending on whereabouts in the list you are currently 3 To move the list to any position home end etc Drag on the List Scroll Position Chevron Notes e The Hilite Bar is not
20. n If you are unfamiliar with key combinations the precise method using the example of shift w to achieve an upper case W is to press and hold the Shift key n and then while still holding the Shift key press key W c QSL 1994 to 2003 V 1 4 4 2 Page 15 Operators Manual Point of Sale System Mouse Mouse The mouse will be as shown or similar Note the orientation of the mouse ie the wire should be pointing away from you as you manoeuvre it Use with the RIGHT hand is used use with the left hand is not recommended unless you are left handed The index finger of the right hand should be poised on the left mouse button labelled 1 The Master Mouse Button is the left mouse button labelled 1 and is used to click text a control or screen button or to select a list item Double Clicking is achieved by quickly clicking the left mouse button labelled 1 twice The Double Click is generally used to action a selected list item The 2nd button labelled 2 is generally unused but may be used in a similar way to the ESC key keyboard The 3rd button 3 is never used and may not be fitted depending on the mouse supplied 4 2 1 Tips Keyboard Carekeyboard Care The keyboard requires no maintenance other than to ensure that it does not have fluid or ash spilt on it If there is a fluid spill the keyboard may be salvaged by immediately turning it upside down and at an angle so tha
21. nd release This selection will all be changed if the ADD or CLEAR button is then clicked 3 2 1 4 1mmediate Display Method Double clicking an entry in the DISPLAY LIST will cause the last item selected in the DATA LIST to be displayed immediately 3 2 2 Details on Editing a Data image The main editor provided with RPOS is a text editing environment allowing text to be written across a selection of bitmaps Simple editing techniques are described in chapter 2 Editing is described here again with more detail 3 2 2 1 Initial Editing Procedure Detail 1 From the Data List Display Menu Click with the mouse the desired image The image will appear in the adjacent View Picture box to help confirm your selection 2 Click the EDIT button The Edit Menu will appear Note that Double clicking an entry in the DATA LIST will cause that record to be called up for editing immediately without the need for the EDIT button 3 Click on the text in the position where you want to begin editing A cursor will begin flashing in that position If the clicked position was invalid eg where there is not text the cursor will flash at the nearest valid position c QSL 1994 to 2003 V 1 4 Page 9 Operators Manual Point of Sale System 4 Type in the desired text Characters will appear after the flashing cursor and will be inserted into the current string of text typing mistakes are made delete the character to the left of th
22. on the object in this case the window while moving the mouse so as to effect movement of the object Once the desired position is achieved release the mouse key This functionality is not essential to RPOS and as such the title bar has been removed from most of the windows 4 3 4 History For RPOS MS Windows was selected to provide a frame oriented graphical menu structure This format has the advantages of commonality allowing the user to adapt quickly between differing applications other than RPOS and allowing added scope for upgrade Whilst at first it may appear complex it should become evident that Windows offers a very flexible consistent approach The two main advantages are the self explanatory graphics and the windows clipboard The clipboard allows the user to copy text anywhere between text boxes c QSL 1994 to 2003 V 1 4 Page 18 Operators Manual Point of Sale System 5 Faults amp Maintenance 5 1 General Faults 5 1 1 Locks and Unexpected Errors Faults in the system can occur due to a number of reasons The most common reason being electrical noise caused by power surges electrical storms or rail track power transients These faults are generally compounded by the complex nature of the operating system Windows Such faults exhibit themselves in a number of relatively inconsistent ways For example a menu may no longer appear as it did or the system may slow up or the system may simply no longer
23. ord will become word Once a selection is made click Edit Menu on the Menu Bar and click the appropriate function in the drop down list that will appear For example to move text 1 Select the text to be moved as above 2 Click CUT in the menu bar accessed as described above 3 click the new position in text that you want the text moved to 4 Click PASTE in the menu bar accessed as described above Note that there are short cut keys shown in the Edit Menu that will make use much easier These short cut keys Shift Delete for Cut Ctr Insert for copy Shift Insert for paste are standard key combinations for use in any Microsoft Windows application Notes e To remove a selection hilite click anywhere else in the picture e The Edit Menu can be used to copy text from picture to picture copy from one picture exit the picture select another picture and paste 3 2 2 5 Backdrops To select a new or different backdrop click the BITMAPS button select the desired bitmap and click CLOSE when finished Notes follow e You can keep clicking different backdrops until you find a suitable or acceptable backdrop e You can change the backdrop after you have entered the text The text will not be lost e Do not attempt to edit the text while the backdrop list is displayed e f you do not want a backdrop click NONE The total back colour can then be changed through out the picture by clicking the BACKCOLOUR co
24. s text box s Highlighted Window Active A Window that has a darker border to Window Window with Focus indicate that it is active and therefore the only window that will accept keyboard input Key keyboard keys keypress All refer to the user keyboard Mouse Mouse button Click All refer to the use of mouse or mouse keys Mouse Ke Double Click Means to click the left mouse key twice quickly See Mouse Details on page 15 Pointer JjReferstothe mousepointer Button Control Icon Box This is an object on screen that can be clicked to perform an action ESC key See also Keyboard Refers to the key marked ESC at the top Chapter left of the keyboard Pressing it will escape from the current function Enter Key See also Keyboard Refers to the key marked on the Chapter keyboard There is another duplicate key marked Enter Pressing it will enter or perform the current function Cursor Keys See also Keyboard Refers to the keyboard cursor T4 keys Chapter For allowing the user to go up and down lists and to assist text editing image Finished Picture with users tet c QSL 1994 to 2003 V 1 4 Page 4 Operators Manual Point of Sale System 1 2 Manual Introduction RPOS is a feature rich Point Of Sale application for use with Cathode Ray Tube monitors An overview description of the product this manual pertains to is given on page 7 This user manual should provide all t
25. t Colour I Transparent Text Back Color Menu Bar Save Button Abandon Button Bitmaps Button Attributes Box Edit Box Edit Cursor Fore colour box Back colour box Special Character Grid c QSL 1994 to 2003 V 1 4 Page 6 Operators Manual Point of Sale System 2 3 Basic Procedure For an immediate start refer to the diagrams on the previous page and proceed as below Note that Click means use of the left mouse button Press means use of a keyboard key If you are unfamiliar with such terms see the Glossary on page 3 and see Chapter 4 on Basic Principles page 14 2 3 1 Adding a Data image to the display The simplest way to add an image to the display list carousel of displayed images is 1 Click with the mouse the desired image in the DATA LIST 2 Click the point on the DISPLAY LIST grid that is the intersection of the desired Monitor and Page number 3 Click the ADD button The image will be displayed shortly 2 3 1 1 Removing or Clearing an Image 1 Click the image name on the DISPLAY LIST grid to be removed 2 Click the CLEAR button The image will be removed shortly 2 3 2 Editing a Data Image The editor is rich with features but the simplest way to edit an image is 1 Click with the mouse the desired image in the DATA LIST 2 Click the EDIT button The Edit Menu will appear 3 Click on the text in the position where you want to begin editing A cursor will begin
26. t it will drain and dry Shaking it may cause fluid to be forced further into the switches Leaving it over a heater will warp it Flushing it with water will probably cause more damage Mouse Care Keep the mouse in a clean environment Fluids dust and ash are particular causes of mouse jamming If the mouse appears to jam will not move or will only move horizontally or vertically the ball and rollers should be examined and cleaned Dust can be cleaned off the rollers by removing the circular cover that contains the ball on the bottom of the mouse Instructions for removing this cover are shown by way of arrows on the bottom of the mouse instructions vary depending on the mouse provided c QSL 1994 to 2003 V 1 4 4 3 Windows 4 3 1 Fundamentals QUESTIONS What are Windows Do need to know about Windows Page 16 Operators Manual Point of Sale System ANSWERS Windows are the visible frames that appear on the screen to contain controls and menus Much of the window management is done for you but there are some prerequisite concepts What do need to know How will know if a window is active ACTION To open fetch a window To close a window To make a window active To move a window To click a control To activate a control using the keyboard Mainly that if a window is not active you will not be able to control it with the keyboard This is called having focus the
27. use Keeping To create rename delete and copy records first got to the Display Menu press Escape if you are in any other menu and proceed as follows 3 4 1 1 New Hecord Button This prompts you to provide the name for a new record image or picture A new blank record will be created ready for you to edit 3 4 1 2 Copy Record Button This duplicates the currently selected record It will prompt you to provide the name for the new record The duplicate record will be created and the hilite bar will be placed on it ready for you to edit If the record is a train the time will be automatically altered in the record for the Summary and for the main record text See also Advanced Record Manipulation below 3 4 1 3 Rename Record Button This will rename the currently selected record and will prompt you to provide the new name for the record The hilite bar will be placed on the newly named ready for you to edit If the record is a train the time will be automatically altered in the record for the Summary and for the main record text 3 4 1 4 Delete Record Button This deletes the currently hilited record The DELETE key performs the same function You will prompted to confirm the operation before deletion occurs c QSL 1994 to 2003 V 1 4 Page 14 Operators Manual Point of Sale System 4 Basic Computer Principles If you are entirely unfamiliar with PC s then you are advised to read this chapter for orientation and fam
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