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  • Browse
    F2
    View database as a table.

  • Fields
    F2
    View database as a single record.

  • Reverse
    View database in reverse order. Some commands are not available in this mode (Delete, Truncate etc).

  • Aliases
    Alt-A
    Show user-defined headers instead of real field's names.

  • Columns
    Alt-F9
    Set preferences of columns of a database.

  • Memo
    Ctrl-M
    Show editor of memo-fields.

  • Hide deleted records
    Ctrl-D
    Hide or show records marked as deleted.

  • Read only
    Switch on read-only mode.

  • Ansi charset
    F12
    Set ANSI charset for review of database.

  • OEM charset
    F12
    Set OEM charset for review of database.

  • Header charset
    Shift-F12
    • Set ANSI charset for headers of fields.
    • Set OEM charset for headers of fields.

  • Controls
    • Toolbar
      Shows or hides the toolbar, which includes buttons for some of the most common commands in CDBF, such as File Open etc. A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Toolbar is displayed.
    • Labelbar
      Shows or hides the Labelbar, which contains labels to all currently opened databases and allows switching to them with one mouse click. A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Labelbar is displayed.
    • Status bar
      Shows or hides the status bar, which describes the current database state and shows some database information. A check mark appears next to the menu item when the Statusbar is displayed.
    • Customize toolbar
      Allows you to customize buttons on the toolbar. For more information please see the Customize toolbar help section

  • Selection
    • Select/unselect record
      You can set and remove green dots with help of the keystroke "Insert" or Right Click of mouse. Then you can
      • export selected records (Tools-Export)
      • print selected records (File-Print)
      • fill a field of selected records (Tools-Fill)
      • mark as deleted etc. (Tools-Group-...)
      • show only selected records (Vies-Selection-...)
      • sum selected records (Tools-Sum)
    • Show selected records only
      This command allows you to see only selected records. It works as a filter.
    • Clear selection
      This command allows you to clear selection (remove green dots).

  • Options
    F9
    Displays Options dialog box. For more information please see the Options help section