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Discovering the R/3 User Interface

Every R/3 screen contains these elements:

Title bar: Contains the title of the current screen.

Menu bar: The contents of the menu bar change with each screen. By browsing the menus within it, you can discover all functions that are possible on the current screen. The System and Help menus are present on every screen and the menu items they contain never change.

Command field: Here you enter commands to be executed. For example, you can log off by typing /nex in this field and pressing the Enter key. The section "Using the Command Field" describes this field in more detail.

Standard toolbar: Contains the Command field and a series of buttons. They will never change in appearance, position, or function, and they will be present on every screen. Some might be grayed out if their functionality is currently unavailable.

Application toolbar: Changes with each screen. Displays buttons that give you quick access to menu items for that screen.

Tips : If you position your mouse pointer over any button and let it rest there for a few seconds, R/3 will display a tool tip describing its function. In R/3 it is called quick info. It contains a brief description of the button and the function key assigned to it.

Interface Menu: Enables you to customize the characteristics of the user interface, access the Windows clipboard, and generate graphics. The following section will cover more features of the Interface Menu in depth.

Screen area: This is the big area in the middle of the screen that displays the report data or a screen from a dialog program.

Status bar: Displays messages, the system ID, session number, client number, insert/overtype mode indicator, and the current time.

You can turn most screen elements on and off. If your screen does not look or behave like the one described in this chapter, follow the instructions in the next section to correct it.


Interface Menu: Enables you to customize the characteristics of the user interface, access the Windows clipboard, and generate graphics. The following section will cover more features of the Interface Menu in depth.

Screen area: This is the big area in the middle of the screen that displays the report data or a screen from a dialog program.

Status bar: Displays messages, the system ID, session number, client number, insert/overtype mode indicator, and the current time.

You can turn most screen elements on and off. If your screen does not look or behave like the one described in this chapter, follow the instructions in the next section to correct it.

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