Working with Grids

Grids are found throughout AWdb. They are very powerful. Data entry can be conducted more efficiently and data can be quickly and easily analyzed by sorting, selecting which columns are visible, filtering, grouping, and searching, as well as printing, and exporting data. It is important to understand how to customize a grid to maximize the use of all of the grids in AWdb.

The following grid related buttons and menu items appear on many toolbars throughout AWdb:

Icon	Action	Description
	Refresh Grid	Refreshes the data in the grid. This is especially important when AWdb is run over a network where other users might have updated records. If there is a concern about viewing the latest data, simply click this button.
	Print Preview Grid	Displays a preview screen of the data currently in the grid. This then allows printing the grid data.
	Expand All Rows	Expands all of the rows when a grid is grouped or has multiple levels of information.
	Collapse All Rows	Collapses all of the rows when a grid is grouped or has multiple levels of information.
	Grid Options	Access to other grid related options by a drop-down menu.

Selecting multiple records

Many girds allow selecting multiple rows before performing an action. Once the rows are selected, choose an action item or button on the toolbar that will then be applied to all selected rows. Use the following to select multiple records:

•	Contiguous rows: click on a row, then use SHIFT+Click on another row. All of the rows in between will be selected.

•	Non-contiguous rows: click on a row, then use CTRL+Click on any other row(s). The additional rows will be added to the selection.

•	All rows: click on a row, then use CTRL+A. All of the rows in the grid will be selected.