Basics

Databases

This application manages & stores your work in databases. You can think of databases as the equivalent of files in other software products like spreadsheets or word processors. You open, close or save a file in other software product. Likewise in Ezy Call Manager, you open or close a databases (instead of a file). You need not save your work, Ezy Call Manager automatically saves your work as and when you finish entering a new record, when you close the database or exit the system.

When you create a new database or open an existing database, you specify a folder name or path to the database files. You do not specify any filename.

Parts of the screen

Ezy Call Manager is a MDI application (Multiple Document Interface). Meaning that it has a main or parent form and you can open and access several child forms or views to different data forms.

1. Title Bar - This is the very top of the screen and displays the name of the application and the database that you currently have open.
2. Menu Bar - Just below the Title Bar, the menu bar allows you to activate applications commands.
3. Tool Bar - Just below the Menu Bar, it provides shortcuts to commonly used commands.
4. Work Area - Below the Menu Bar, you will have the work area, If you have a database opened, this may be a data entry form, report or graphical chart.
5. Status Bars - Located at the bottom of the Application screen. This bar gives you information like hints and gives you the currently opened database. If you have a database opened, you may have 2 Status Bars opened. The 2nd Status bars lets you know how many records are displayed and which record number you are on. It also displays the user name that you used to log in and your current security permissions for the form.