This section will describe the controls used throughout the application. It is assumed the user is familiar with the Windows controls, therefore only the controls special to the application are described here.

Student Selection Control

This control is the means of selecting students. To find a student, simply place the cursor in the textbox below the “Student Name” caption, and begin typing. As characters are typed, student names that match the value will show in a list below the value. The match can occur anywhere in the name. This gives great flexibility when searching; searching can take place by last name, first name, or anything in between. For example, if Kathy comes into the office but you are not sure if she spells her name with a “K” or a “C”, you can type in “ath” and both spellings will appear in the list. The list will only appear when at least one, but no more then twenty names match the typed value. Highlight a row using the up and down arrow keys and press the ENTER key to select a student (the mouse can also be used).

Date/Time Control

The calendar control is a robust control which gives the user the ability to easily enter a date and/or time. In some cases the date and time are both shown, in other cases only the date or the time are shown. But in all cases, the control works the same. The most obvious way to enter a value is to just type the appropriate characters. There are many other alternatives to facilitate easy entry of a value. One way is to use the buttons on the control. The button just to the right of the date will drop down a calendar. The less than and greater than characters that are to the left and right of the month/year can be pressed to move backward and forward one month at a time. Click the left mouse button on the month/year to display a list of month/years. When a day is selected, the calendar disappears and the date value is changed. The up and down buttons to the right of the time value gives the ability to increment or decrement the time. These buttons only work when the cursor is positioned on one of the three time values (hour, minute, or meridian).

Another option on the date/time control is the quick-entry menu. Press the right mouse button to display this menu (date menu shown in figure on left). The date portion of the control displays a different menu than the time portion. An alternative to the menu for quick-entry is the hotkeys. The hotkeys are shown on the right-hand side of the popup menus. Learning the hotkeys will allow the quick-entry options to be used without using the menus. Some of the more popular hotkeys on the date are the T, + and - keys. Pressing T will change the date value to the current date. Pressing + or - will increment and decrement the date. The more popular hotkeys on the time are the N, + and - keys. Press N will change the time to the current time. Pressing the + or - will increment and decrement the current portion of the time.

Hyperlink Controls

The Hyperlink controls are the means to showing different information for viewing or retrieval of data. Selecting the labels with the left mouse button will change the information displayed on the screen.

Temperature Spinner Control

This control is exactly like all other spinner controls with one exception; pressing N will set the value to 98.6

Expander Control

Some visits may have a large amount of information that needs to be entered. The Expander Control provides the capability to show a screen that displays a larger amount of data. The screen can be resized to show even more information. To show the “expanded” screen, click the left mouse button on the hyperlink next to the entry control. The figure to the left shows an example of a Treatment control. When the left mouse button is pressed on the “Treatment” caption, a new screen is displayed, showing more information