User's Manual - Drake Software

Data Entry
Drake Software User’s Manual
• Enter the ID number of the return (item 1 in Figure 3-8).
• Select one of the last nine returns opened (item 2 in Figure 3-8). Click a row
to select a return.
• Select a return type (item 3 in Figure 3-8). Returns are displayed in the grid to
the left. Click a row to select a return.
Figure 3-8: Open/Create a New Return dialog box
3. Click OK. The Data Entry Menu is opened for the selected return.
Data Entry
Data Entry Menu
Returns are prepared in data entry mode. Access data entry screens from the Data
Entry Menu. (See Figure 3-9 on page 67.) When in data entry, press ESC to save your
data, exit the open screen, and return to the Data Entry Menu. Pressing ESC from the
Data Entry Menu returns you to the Home window (Figure 3-2 on page 62). Also in
data entry, you can use the TAB key, the UP ARROW and DOWN ARROW keys, and the
PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN keys to move from field to field, or from screen to screen.
The Data Entry Menu (Figure 3-9 on page 67) is displayed when you open a return.
It consists of a toolbar, tabs, screen codes and names, the selector field, and the status
bar.
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