Casio PV-750 Plus User Manual page 19

Working with PC sync
To save the current record and immediately create a new one, select 'Item': 'New' in the
Editor. If the Editor menu item entitled 'Options': 'Query Before Saving' is selected (i.e.
ticked), you are given a query before the record is saved. Otherwise a new record is
created without asking for confirmation. Again, fill this record with data. This time, however,
conclude with 'Item': 'Exit Editor'. The record is then saved (possibly after a query) and the
Editor Window is closed. The two new records are listed underneath one another in the List
Window.
Note:
The menu item 'Exit Editor' has the effect of saving the current record to your computer's
memory, but not to disk. To save your data to disk, choose 'File': 'Save' or 'Save As...'.
Copying Records via the Clipboard
In our example, we are going to duplicate the first record via the Clipboard. This is a
convenient way of saving input time whenever two records are almost identical, e.g. two
different contacts at the same company. In the List Window, select the first record by single-
clicking on it with the mouse, so that it is displayed in reverse video. Next, choose 'Edit':
'Copy'. This has the effect of placing the record onto the Clipboard. Next, choose 'Edit':
'Paste' to insert the content of the Clipboard into the Contacts. To edit the copy with the
Editor, either select it with the mouse in the List Window and choose 'Edit': 'Edit Contact
Item...' or double-click on it with the mouse (i.e. click the left mouse button twice in quick
succession). When you have edited this record, save it in the usual way via 'Exit Editor'.
Copying and Moving Records with the Mouse (Drag & Drop)
Apart from the above Clipboard options, there is also a drag-and-drop function similar to the
one in the Windows File Manager. It enables you to pick up marked records in the List
Window with the mouse and move or copy them to other database areas or even other file
windows. In our example we shall copy two of the previously entered records into the
Memo area. To start with, select the two records in the List Window: Hold down either
<Shift> or <Control> while at the same time clicking on the relevant records. <Shift> marks
all the records between the first record that has been selected and the current one,
whereas <Control> marks only the current record in addition to the one selected earlier.
When you have made your selection, choose one of the selected records with the mouse,
hold down the mouse button and move the mouse to one of the area tabs or to the file
window into which you want to move/copy the records. For the sake of our example, move
the mouse onto the [Memo] tab.
If you wanted to move the records (so that they are deleted from their previous locations),
you would now simply let go of the mouse button. However, as you want to copy them,
press <Control> and keep it down until you have released the mouse button. Finally go to
the Memo area via the area tabs or 'View': 'Memo', and you will find copies of the two
Personal Contact records.
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