User's Manual

Changing Data
Field Types
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After selecting a Text field, you may move the cursor within the field using
the left and right arrow keys on the keyboard. When data is entered at a
particular position within the field, all data to the right of that position shifts
to the right as necessary; data is not overwritten. To overwrite data, drag over
the desired characters before entering new data. The Home and End keys
move the cursor to the beginning and end of the data, respectively.
Number
A Number field contains numerical data only. The display and editing format
of the data depends entirely upon that field’s definition. A Number field may
be defined to only accept data greater than some minimum or less than some
maximum number. You will receive an error message should you attempt to
enter an invalid value.
After selecting a Number field, you may move the cursor within the field
using the left and right arrow keys on the keyboard. When data is entered at a
particular position within the field, all data to the right of that position shifts
to the right as necessary; data is not overwritten. To overwrite data, drag over
the desired characters before entering new data. The Home and End keys
move the cursor to the beginning and end of the data, respectively.
The distinction between a Number field’s display format and editing format
is an important concept. Consider the Tolerance field shown below. Note
the presence of the % symbol following the numeric data. The % symbol is
part of the display format, the format used when the field is not selected.
Tolerance 2.000%
After clicking in the field box, the appearance of the data is immediately
switched to match the edit format, as shown below. (The vertical cursor
shows our location within the field.)
Tolerance 2.00|0
Notice that the % symbol is no longer present. Typing the numerical
characters “28” at the current location results in the following display:
Tolerance 2.0028|0