General menu and toolbar options

Many menu and toolbar option items are standard and common to many or all the TruckMate programs. Menu items are also often available as buttons on the toolbar and as options available on a right-click shortcut menu.

File menu

Menu option	Toolbar icon	Keyboard shortcut	Description
Print Reports		CTRL+P	Opens the Report Selection window where you can select a report file from those available in your system. See Printing Reports.
Exit			Closes the program and releases the user license.

Menu option

Toolbar icon

Keyboard shortcut

Description

Print Reports

CTRL+P

Opens the Report Selection window where you can select a report file from those available in your system.

See Printing Reports.

Exit

Closes the program and releases the user license.

Multi-Company menu

If Multi-Company functionality is enabled, a new menu called Multi-Company will become available in TruckMate applications allowing users to switch from one company data set to another. See Multi-Company for more information about setting up and using Multi-Company features.

Most TruckMate applications will display a Multi-Company menu item with some or all of the menu options as described below. For example, only a few programs will have the ability to support the Cross-Company Viewing feature or the ability to change record visibility as appropriate for that program.

Menu option	Keyboard shortcut	Description
<View Company>		Switch from one company to another to view the data associated with the different company.
Cross-Company Viewing		Allows the user to work with all of his/her allowed Company data under the one (or multiple) instance(s) of the application. Only available within certain programs.
Change Record Visibility	ALT+F12	Allows the user to control the selected record’s visibility within the organizational structure. Only available within certain programs and under certain conditions where appropriate.

Menu option

Toolbar icon

Keyboard shortcut

Description

Switch from one company to another to view the data associated with the different company.

Cross-Company Viewing

Allows the user to work with all of his/her allowed Company data under the one (or multiple) instance(s) of the application.

Only available within certain programs.

Change Record Visibility

ALT+F12

Allows the user to control the selected record’s visibility within the organizational structure. Only available within certain programs and under certain conditions where appropriate.

Navigate menu

The Navigate menu and Record Navigation toolbar contain functions used to move between data records, add records, delete records, or put the program into record edit mode where you can edit the selected item.

Menu option	Keyboard shortcut	Description
First	CTRL+PgUp	Move to the first record in the database. When the first record is displayed, the First Record and Previous Record buttons on the navigator bar are not available.
Prior	CTRL+Left	Move to the record prior to the current record.
Next	CTRL+Right	Move to the next record.
Last	CTRL+PgDn	Moves to the last record in the database. When the last record is displayed, the Last Record and Next Record buttons on the navigator bar are not available.
Insert	CTRL+Ins	The fields will be cleared and the cursor will be placed in the first entry field. When you select the Insert button, only the Post and Abandon buttons will be available on the navigator bar.
Delete	CTRL+Del	Deletes the selected record In a grid display, the selected record is indicated by a black arrow on the left grid margin. You will be prompted to confirm before the record is deleted. There is no Undo.
Edit		Goes into edit mode, allowing changes to the currently selected record. When you select the Edit button, only the Post and Cancel buttons will be available on the navigator bar. There is no Undo.
Post	Shift+Enter	Write the new record (in the case of an Insert) or write the changes made (in the case of an Edit) to the database.
Cancel	Shift+Escape	Cancel any changes made and revert the selected record back to its previous values.
Refresh	CTRL+F5	Refresh the data displayed on the page by making a query to the database for the latest version of the currently highlighted record. Any updates made by the current user or other users will then be displayed. There are other refresh buttons that not only refresh the data for the records in the one section of your program you are looking at, but also refresh the data for all records referenced by the program.
Find	CTRL+F	Opens a Select item window to help locate or filter a specific record or record groups. Some programs will have their own customized Find function window. See Finding records using a Select or Pick search window.

Menu option

Toolbar icon

Keyboard shortcut

Description

First

CTRL+PgUp

Move to the first record in the database. When the first record is displayed, the First Record and Previous Record buttons on the navigator bar are not available.

Prior

CTRL+Left

Move to the record prior to the current record.

CTRL+Right

Move to the next record.

Last

CTRL+PgDn

Moves to the last record in the database. When the last record is displayed, the Last Record and Next Record buttons on the navigator bar are not available.

Insert

CTRL+Ins

The fields will be cleared and the cursor will be placed in the first entry field. When you select the Insert button, only the Post and Abandon buttons will be available on the navigator bar.

Delete

CTRL+Del

Deletes the selected record

In a grid display, the selected record is indicated by a black arrow on the left grid margin. You will be prompted to confirm before the record is deleted. There is no Undo.

Edit

Goes into edit mode, allowing changes to the currently selected record. When you select the Edit button, only the Post and Cancel buttons will be available on the navigator bar. There is no Undo.

Post

Shift+Enter

Write the new record (in the case of an Insert) or write the changes made (in the case of an Edit) to the database.

Cancel

Shift+Escape

Cancel any changes made and revert the selected record back to its previous values.

Refresh

CTRL+F5

Refresh the data displayed on the page by making a query to the database for the latest version of the currently highlighted record. Any updates made by the current user or other users will then be displayed. There are other refresh buttons that not only refresh the data for the records in the one section of your program you are looking at, but also refresh the data for all records referenced by the program.

Find

CTRL+F

Opens a Select item window to help locate or filter a specific record or record groups. Some programs will have their own customized Find function window.

See Finding records using a Select or Pick search window.

Tools menu

The standard Tools menu includes the TruckMate Monitor and the Remember Position/Size functions.

Menu option	Toolbar icon	Keyboard shortcut	Description
TruckMate Monitor			Monitors program events to assist with debugging and troubleshooting. Only use when necessary. See TruckMate Monitor.
Remember Position/Size			Select to retain window size and position upon exit. When the program is re-opened, this window will maintain its previous size and appearance. This includes any undocked tab windows.

Menu option

Toolbar icon

Keyboard shortcut

Description

TruckMate Monitor

Monitors program events to assist with debugging and troubleshooting. Only use when necessary.

See TruckMate Monitor.

Remember Position/Size

Select to retain window size and position upon exit. When the program is re-opened, this window will maintain its previous size and appearance. This includes any undocked tab windows.

Some other functions also commonly available in the Tools menu include:

Menu option	Toolbar icon	Keyboard shortcut	Description
Undocking			Display selected tabs as separate floating windows. See Tab Undocking.
Screen Design			Customize the appearance of TruckMate applications. See Custom Screen Design Mode.

Menu option

Toolbar icon

Keyboard shortcut

Description

Undocking

Display selected tabs as separate floating windows.

See Tab Undocking.

Screen Design

Customize the appearance of TruckMate applications.

See Custom Screen Design Mode.

Help menu

Menu option	Keyboard shortcut	Description
TruckMate Help	F1	Opens an instance of the default Internet browser and displays the appropriate TruckMate Online Help file topic based on the currently active window.
ClientCenter		Opens an instance of the default Internet browser and displays the TMW Technical Support login page.
Enter Support Case		Opens an instance of the default Internet browser and displays a login page for users registered with an account allowing them to log support tickets.
Product Feedback		Opens an instance of the default Internet browser and displays the https://www.tmwcare.com login page.
About		Opens the standard TruckMate About window with program information such as the version number (important for support calls).

Menu option

Toolbar icon

Keyboard shortcut

Description

TruckMate Help

Opens an instance of the default Internet browser and displays the appropriate TruckMate Online Help file topic based on the currently active window.

ClientCenter

Opens an instance of the default Internet browser and displays the TMW Technical Support login page.

Enter Support Case

Opens an instance of the default Internet browser and displays a login page for users registered with an account allowing them to log support tickets.

Product Feedback

Opens an instance of the default Internet browser and displays the https://www.tmwcare.com login page.

About

Opens the standard TruckMate About window with program information such as the version number (important for support calls).