Suggestions!

[mohammadagul]

Hi,

Friends I need some suggestions?

I am developing a an immigration database to keep track of employees, there passport no, Residence Permits and etc.. usually what I have done in all my form is that I used Function Keys I,e F1 ? F12 for all the necessary actions. Forinstance..

Adding new record F2
Save Record F3
Modification F4
Current Record Print F5
Previous Or Other Record Print F6

What I am presently doing now is that I am using the same function keys on my Switchbaord. For instance

Employee new record F2
Employee Modifcation Record F3
Passport Trcking System F4
Residence Permit Details F5
Sponsor Details F6

For me being a programmer I think that this is the most user friendly setup one can give to there users? I want to know the suggestions of other Access Gurus?

Is this a Right Thing To Do.? I mean using the Funcitonal keys to work different in different form and in SwitchBoard.?

Suggestions Would be highly Appericated

 

[pono1]

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds -- but it's critical to a successful interface since you must consider the users. If possible, keep your function keys' functions consistent between forms within your app.

If, for example, pressing F5 prints on one form, it should also print on another form. Your users will become more productive more quickly if this is so.

Regards,
Tim