# Getting Started

## Working with Masks

| ### The following key features are used to work with masks in the Java client:
Target | Mouse function | Key function
Hight and width of mask |  | The hight and width of the mask is automatically adjusted to the size of the work area of the client window. This is only in SDI mode. When the layout is changed to MDI mode, the masks can be resized manually with the mouse.
Switch to different mask | Click on desired tab to open respective mask |
Close mask | Click on the X right beside the mask name |
Open mask in view mode | Click into the mask and press CTRL+o on the keyboard | The mask is set to view mode. Now, when clicking into any field of this mask and pressing the F8 key on the keyboard, the field is opened in an extra window in view mode. To leave the view mode, press the Esc key.
Vertical scrolling | Click on the upwards or downwards arrow, or move the scrollbar located between the arrows |
Horizontal scrolling | Click on the arrow to the left or right, or move the scrollbar located between the arrows |
| When setting the Java client to MDI mode, the features become similar to the Windows client.
| ### The following key features are used to work with the masks in the Windows client:
Target | Mouse function | Key function
Switch to different mask | Click on the desired mask or press CTRL+tab on your keyboard | +
Maximize screen | Double-click on the title bar of the mask Click on the button |
Minimize screen | Click on the button |
Restore screen | Click on the button |
Close mask | or Double-click on the top left button of the mask Click on the top left button of the screen and select Close Click on the button |
Open mask in view mode | Click into the mask and press CTRL+o on the keyboard | The mask is set to view mode. Now, when clicking into any field of this mask and pressing the F8 key on the keyboard, the field is opened in an extra window in view mode. To leave the view mode, press the Esc key.
Move mask | Click on the title bar of the mask while keeping the mouse button pressed |
Vertical scrolling | Click on the upwards or downwards arrow, or move the scrollbar located between the arrows |
Horizontal scrolling | Click on the arrow to the left or right, or move the scrollbar located between the arrows |
| ### The following key features are used to work with masks in the Web client:
Target | Description
Hight and width of mask | The height and width of the masks is automatically adjusted to the size of the work area of the client window.
Switch to different mask | Arrow to left and arrow to right on the richt hand side of the title bar allow to switch between the opened masks.
Open mask in view mode | Click into the mask and press CTRL+o on the keyboard | The mask is set to view mode. Now, when clicking into any field of this mask and pressing the F8 key on the keyboard, the field is opened in an extra window in view mode. To leave the view mode, press the Esc key.