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Options
->  general
-  maintenance
-  change field names
-  add/edit forms (manual)
-  add/edit forms (designer)
-  modify view page
-  dropdown lists
-  check in/out
-  loan rules
-  fines
-  email
-  users
-  color styles
-  modules

Handy Equipment/Tool Manager general options:

Default Database: Select the default database (this is the database that is opened when you start the program). This option is active if you have several inventory databases in the system: Equipment/Tool database, Calibrarion database, Manuals database.
View panel width: View panel width defines the width of the left panel (table display).
Use Large Font: large fonts are used to display data.
Program Lockout Time: if you do not use the program longer than the lockout time you will have to login again.
Start Screen: define the starting window, the window that will open after the application starts.
Display Page Size: Use this option if you run Handy Equipment/Tool Manager over the network and you have a large number of records. This option defines how many records will be displayed in the corresponding tables. If you have a large number of records setting the page size limit will improve performance of the system.
Limited Access Settings (new in v3.6): Use this option to simplify the interface of some windows, hide the web functions, and turn on local help (if installed).
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Default Database: Select the default database. This option is active if you have several databases in the system: Main, Calibration, Manuals.

Limited Access Settings

Hide Quick Add: inventory and borrower tables do not display quick add forms
Hide Quick Edit: inventory and borrower tables do not display quick edit forms
No Auto Cataloging: application does not display "auto-cataloging from the web" features (library compilation)
Use Local Help (if installed): help buttons display local help topics from the following folder: "c:\handy_et\data\help\"

We predefine Limited Access Settings in special compilations like Handy Library Manager for prisons.

Sample: Page Size = 10, only 10 rows are displayed. Page navigation buttons are displayed: GoTo Page, PgDn, PgUp.

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