Initial Options

Figure 1.

The initial window, shown in Figure 1, contains a menu bar with various options. As usual, some of them are duplicated in the toolbar, in which case it has been pointed out the button image. These options include:

• dBase   Access to the data base (dBase).
  

• Scheduler     Access to the Calendar, Planner and Messaging zone.
  

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  • Notebook    A place where you annotate.  Notebook uses the local area (local dBase).

  • Calendar.  Access to a perpetual calendar where you can calculate distances between dates.

  • Connect area    Select/change the work area in the main zone.

  • Run command    Select and run commands/executables contained in the List of Commands of the local area.

  • Frequent Use    Inspect the panel of Data Used Frequently of the local area.

  • Send Message    Send messages to another user using the internal messaging system of Zator.
    

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  • Save copy     Make a backup of the local dBase.

  • Restore copy.  Restore local dBase from the backup.

  • Check integrity  Check integrity of the dBase connected in the main zone. Repair potential inconsistencies.

  • Reindexing.  Regenerate the index system of the dBase connected in the main zone.

  • Regenerate & Compact.  Recover space of the deleted data in the dBase connected in the main zone.
    

• Configuration.

  • Work areas.  Define work areas in the dBase connected to the main zone.

  • Command catalog.  Defining shell commands and/or applications that can be executed from the dBase connected in the main zone.

  • Messaging addresses.  Defining users, and its corresponding mailboxes, of the messaging system for the dBase connected in the main zone.

  • Frequent use.  Edit the panel with Data Used Frequently for the local dBase.

  • Parameters:

    • Initial parameters.  Define settings that govern some operation details of Zator.

    • Select font.  Select font to be used by the application in some texts (the selection is only valid for the current session).

  • Users:

    • Access Keys.  Set passwords for default users of the dBase connected to the main zone.

    • Create.  Create additional users in the dBase connected to the main zone.

    • Delete.   Delete additional users of the dBase connected to the main zone.
      

• Help.  Following options:

  • Status.  Utilities to manage the license in the registered versions.

  • User's guide  Start the default browser in the page of this online manual.

  • About Zator     the usual copyright notes and other data and addresses of interest.

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