Clearing Entries

• Use the "x" to clear your filter and picklist data entry values

Sorting Columns

• Lists can usually be sorted (ascending/descending) by clicking on column headings
  

Paging through data tables and adjusting page size

• Lists are usually "paged." Look for the page number and page size at the top of the list
  

Opening Tables in Excel

• Lists in BioData can be exported to an Excel spreadsheet

Help and Navigation

• Underlined text in blue takes the user to a particular area of the system or displays more extensive help information; mouse over will display a little more information
• Underlined text in purple provides access to context sensitive help or executes the listed function. If the context sensitive help will be displayed a question mark will appear on mouse over; otherwise, test explaining where you will be going will be displayed

Using drop downs

Searching

Hiding and unhiding sections

Filtering Lists

• When view lists, in most cases, there is a filter section preceding the list
• It can be hidden or displayed by clicking the up or down arrow next to the text 'Filter list by:'

• These sections also usually have a Clear all filters option

Required Fields

• Required fields are indicated with a red * (shown below)

Auto-saving

• BioData saves and validates data as it is entered
• Data that does not meet validation criteria will be highlighted with a RED box (shown below)
• A message at the bottom of the screen can be toggled to display a list of validation errors
• Errors can quickly be found and fixed using the (Fix it) link