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Lesson 1: Using Ajera - The mechanics

You will learn how to enter and view information. In addition, you'll learn how to back up your data.

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The main menu, buttons, and data entry

As in most Windows applications, you use the menu and buttons to move through the various windows in Ajera.

The main menu

The following menu appears at the top of your main Ajera window. You navigate through Ajera by clicking an item in the menu and then often making a selection from a list.

Menu

Using buttons

These buttons appear on many Ajera windows:

Entering text and dates

Here are some tips to help you enter information in Ajera windows more quickly:

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Text in fields

To enter information, such as a project name, you can often just begin typing it, and Ajera automatically enters the closest match for you.

You can also click , and select an the item from a list.

The same information in several rows of a column

You can easily enter the same information in several rows of a column. For example, you want to enter the same project on several rows of a timesheet.

  1. Right-click the column heading, and click Prefill.
  2. When you click in the empty cell for that column, Ajera enters the information from the previous row.
Note: To turn off this option, right-click the column heading, and click Prefill again.

Dates

Simply type the date in mm/dd/yy format, with or without slashes (/). For example, type 072112 for July 21, 2012.

You can also enter a date by clicking to use a calendar.

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