Logon Screen
Initiates sign on to APReWS server when connection available, can optionally support CAD sign on mask for one logon to both systems. However it is operationally more convenient for officers to sign on once to CAD and then use the local logout to "lock" their terminal in their absence. The report writing functions will continue to operate without connection to the APReWS server.

General Navigational Features

Hot Toggle Key for Mode change

The Escape key
A toggle key between modes, it will shift you sequentially from the current mode to the next. This toggle key functions at all levels of the APReWS system. When you move into a mode the last displayed report, form, message is presented. No loss or destruction of data occurs.

Left mouse button
click to select a field, double click to present any pull down selection lists associated with that field. Click and drag to select all or portions of a field for Windows edit functions, cut, copy, paste, delete.

Right mouse button
click while on unused grey zone in Work Area and a navigational aid menu will be displayed as a pop up menu.

Function keys
defined in a mode sensitive fashion while maintaining a sense of coherence and logical ordering. This is for single keystroke activation of a function.

Icons
are provided within each mode that with a single click navigates between modes, between pages or screens within each mode and provides functions.

Rule of thumb
is that most operational functions will be accessible by 3 means of activation, mouse, function key and icon.