# Getting Started

## Forms

| A form shows the basic information of a data record and consists of so-called combined masks. This view is especially suited for data input. Header Form (A): Displays application objects' master data. Select by clicking the header-form area. Sublists on Tabs (B): Display application objects and associated relationship data.
| Folders and their sub-lists can be extended to the right bottom corner of each form. To activate this feature, perform the following steps: Set calculatedCharGridCellSize and varCharGridCellSize to false in the client's preferences dialog. Choose an appropriate preferred size (e.g. 10x20).
| A sublist is activated with a two-step process.
| Click the desired tab with the mouse. The sublist is brought to the foreground.
| The number of tabs displayed depends on what modules are installed. Some of the same tabs appear on different system masks. The arrow buttons on the right edge of the mask allow scrolling to any tabs not visible.
| Click the list area of the sublist. The list and its records are active.
| In SDI mode, on the right hand side beside the tabs, a select menu has been added to display a tab overview. This shows all available tabs in the combined form and allows to open a specific tab directly.
| It is also possible to activate the standard object icons on tabs in order to easier identify tabs (Preferences mask > General > Masks > Layout tab. Activate the Show Icon checkbox).
| ### Multi-Tab (Sub-Mask) Editing
| In SDI mode it is possible to edit fields in several tabs at the same time. One record does not need to be stored before editing the record of a different tab. While editing the tabs it is possible to switch between them.
| It is only possible to edit multible tabs that are classified as MAINFORM. When the mask is set to edit mode, only the General and Preview tab can be edited at the same time. All other tabs have to be opened first and then set to edit mode.
| ### Description Field
| When entering more text into the Description field as the field is able to display, a vertical scrollbar is shown. The scrollbar is also shown when the mask is not in edit mode. Automatic line-wrap is activated, but can also be forced by pressing CTRL+ENTER on your keyboard. To insert a tab in the text, press CTRL+t on your keyboard. The edit operation can be ended with the ENTER key. The Tab key allows to move the cursor to the next text field of the mask.
| The Description field can also be opened in a separate window by first clicking into the field and then pressing F8 on your keyboard. Here, pressing the Tab key on the keyboard causes a tab jump of the cursor and pressing the Enter key on the keyboard causes a return. The window can be closed with the OK and Cancel buttons at the bottom of the window.
| See also:
| Mask elements
| Buttons in masks
| Working with masks