This tutorial's goal is to introduce
sorting records as a new feature in HanDBase Desktop for Mac 4.0.Being able to sort records in the desktop
software extends the previous functionality of HanDBase Desktop for Mac
by
allowing users the ability to organize data according to priority,
numerical
sequence or alphabetical order.In this
tutorial, the necessary steps to configure HanDBase on the desktop to
take
advantage of this new feature will be detailed.Finally, additional resources will be provided should any
further
information be needed.
Step #1:
To take advantage of sorting records
HanDBase Desktop for Mac 4, the first step is to launch HanDBase
Desktop by
finding the application in the Finder and double-clicking the icon.Be default, the application is installed to
the following directory:
- Macintosh HD / Applications /
HanDBase /
Step #2:
Once running, the first step to being
able to use the sort feature is to open an existing database.Either the menu commands File / Open… or File
/ Open recent can be used, in addition to the option of selecting a
database in
the main application window’s browser.When the database is opened, a list of it’s records is
displayed, as
illustrated below:
Step #3:
To use the sort feature, click the
“Sort” button near the bottom of the window.The resulting dialog will allow for configuration of sort
parameters in
up to three different fields in the database.The field priority is defined by selecting which field to sort
first,
second and then third.To omit only sort
in a particular field, leave the secondary and tertiary sorts to “no
field”.After selecting the fields to
sort, the sort order is to be defined.Choosing the “Sort forward (ascending)” option sorts in
alphabetical
order (a-z) or numerically (1-9).Alternately, choosing the “Sort reverse (descending)” option
reverses
the sort order.In this case,
alphabetical and numerical sequencing are backwards (z-a / 9-1).
Step #4:
After configuring the sort parameters
in HanDBase Desktop for Mac 4 as described in the previous steps,
clicking the
“sort” button in the dialog will change the orders of the selected
fields.
To summarize, this tutorial has
introduced the ability to sort records as one of the many new features
in
HanDBase Desktop for Mac 4.Additional
resources, if needed, can be found at:
