About the user interface


Keyboard
The button bars
Columns order/visibility
The language of the user interface
The font of data grids and printed reports
Editing data grids
Prices & currencies
Print & print preview


Keyboard

INSERT Insert a new record after the selected row in the datagrid
ENTER Exit and save the current field and goes to the next field in datagrids
ESC Exit the edit mode of the currently edited field and cancel the changes (only if the changes were not already saved with the ENTER key)
CTRL + DEL Delete the selected row(s) in the datagrid
F1 Launch the help
F2 Switch the current field to edit mode
(same with double-clicking the field)
F7 Start optimization
CTRL + C Copy the content of the selected cell(s) to the clipboard
CTRL + V Paste the content of the clipboard into the selected cell(s)
CTRL + S Save all changes in the current job
HOME Select the first cell in the current row
END Select the last cell in the current row
CTRL + HOME Select the first cell in the datagrid
CTRL + END Select the last cell in the datagrid
 
The button bars

You get a short help for each button if you let the mouse stay over the button for at least 1 second (so-called tooltips).








Columns order and visibility in data grids

You can hide columns in data grids or change their order from the Display options section in Settings window. Select Options->Settings from the main menu to bring up the settings dialog or click the "Settings" button from the buttons bar.
Columns can be hidded from the View->Columns menu as well. To hide a column simply uncheck its name in the menu. Jobs grid columns have their own menu under View->Jobs list.


 

The language of the user interface


You can change the language of the user interface from the Language section in Settings window. Select Options->Settings from the main menu to bring up the settings dialog or click the "Settings" button from the buttons bar.

 

The font of data grids and printed reports


You can change the font used in data grids for on screen display from the "Options->Font on screen..." menu. The font used in printed reports and grids can be changed from the "Options->Font at printer..." menu.

 

Editing data grids


You can edit the value of a data grid field by double clicking it, typing in the new value and hitting the "Enter" key to confirm the new value. Alternatively, you can click the small edit button located next to the row no. field to bring up the edit window for that grid.

 

Prices & currencies

The prices can be entered in the system currency (or "Local currency") and other 3 predefined currencies: EUR, USD, GBP. It is possible that one of the predefined currencies will be also the system currency. This is normal functionality.


The system currency (Locale currency) can be set in the Display options section of the Settings window or in the Control Panel language and region related section.

Please note that changing the currency will NOT perform any currency conversion.

 

 

Print & print preview

When you click the print button in Smart2DCutting the print preview window is opened. The print preview window allows you to review the information that needs to be printed and to further configure it. To change printer or paper orientation click the print setup button . To start printing click the print button from the print preview window.
From the "Options" button you can prevent some columns from being printed by unchecking their names in the popup menu. The popup menu column names are different from section to section.


 

From the "Column widths..." button you can change the width of some columns. Click the buttons to increase or decrease the column width. To reset the width for a particular column click its "Reset" button. To reset all column widths click the "Reset All" button.