1.10 Productivity Settings

Productivity features accelerate data entry and host navigation with one-click ease, maximizing user productivity, while making errors a thing of the past. Features such as Spell-check, Auto Complete, Auto Expand, History, Scratch Pad, and Recent Typing enable users to save thousands of keystrokes throughout the day, freeing up time to service customers more efficiently, and for more productive, revenue-producing activities. The Office feature allows you to use Microsoft Word and Outlook application features from your host. You can create Word documents, send email, schedule appointments, add notes and tasks, and create new contacts.

You use the Productivity Settings pages to enable or disable productivity features and configure individual features.

NOTE:You can also enable or disable productivity features through the Security options. From the Options menu, choose Security, then the Options tab. Under Category, select Productivity Bar, and select or clear the individual check boxes.

Use the following tabbed pages to define your productivity features:

  • General: Select to show or hide each of the buttons in the Productivity pane on the left side of your host session display screen.

  • Spelling: Set criteria for the spelling checker. With Spelling options, you can specify several ways to check spelling as you type, or correct spelling automatically. When the check box for Enable Spell Checking is selected, that feature is activated and ready to use in the host application.

  • Auto Complete: Select settings enabling you to insert entire items such as dates and entries when you type a few identifying characters. The Auto Complete feature remembers what you type and makes suggestions as it learns commands that are used repeatedly. When the check box for Enable Auto Complete is selected, that feature is activated and ready to use in the host application.

  • Auto Expand: Add acronyms or shortcuts for long words, phrases, or complex repeat commands. The shortcut, when typed, will automatically expand to the full word or phrase. When the check box for Enable Auto Expand is selected, that feature is activated and ready to use in the host application.

  • History: Set the number of screens to have remembered. You will be able to view and copy information from previous screens, eliminating data entry redundancies. When the check box for Enable History is selected, that feature is activated and ready to use in the host application.

  • Recent Typing: Set the number of fields to have remembered. You can quickly view, select, and automatically populate fields with repeat words and commands. When the check box for Enable Recent Typing is selected, that feature is activated and ready to use in the host application.

  • Microsoft Office Tools: Enable or disable each of the settings for the Microsoft Office Tools features. When the check box for Enable Microsoft Office Tools is selected, that feature is activated and ready to use in the host application. When each check box listed under Microsoft

    Office Tools is enabled, that feature is available for use in the Microsoft Office Tools panel in the Productivity pane on the left side of your host session display screen. From the host, you can quickly access Microsoft Word and Outlook Office features.

To specify settings for productivity features

  1. From the Options menu, choose Settings.

  2. From the Categories list, click the Productivity icon to open the Settings - Productivity dialog box.

  3. From the General page, select specific check boxes to display the button for each feature in the Productivity pane on your host session display screen.

  4. From the Spelling page, select the criteria for the spelling checker.

  5. From the Auto Complete page, set suggestion options.

  6. From the Auto Expand page, add acronyms or shortcuts for long words or phrases.

  7. From the History page, set the number of screens to have remembered.

  8. From the Recent Typing page, set the number of fields to have remembered.

  9. From the Office page, select specific check boxes to activate each Microsoft Office Tools feature.

  10. Click OK when you have finished defining your productivity settings.

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