User's Manual

BrailleNote Apex BT User Guide
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"Default value?"
The default for this setting is blank. When a new record is initialized, the field is set to the default
value. For example, a "City" field with a default of "Auckland", will appear as "City? Currently
Auckland", in the "Add Record" option.
There is no difference in the amount of work involved in changing the city than there is to assign a
field without a default value. However, if the majority of new database entries have "Auckland" as
the city, having "Auckland" as the default improves the efficiency.
Note: If a default value is specified, this value is actually added to all records and uses storage space
that would not be used if the field was left blank.
For date and time fields, "auto" can be entered as the default value. This sets the field to the time or
date when the record was created.
"Display option?"
The display options are normal; read only and hidden.
An example of when this setting can be used is with auto time and date fields. You want the date
and time logged as well as used to print, emboss or merge the data, but you don't need to review or
change it.
Another example of when the display option is useful, is for filling in forms using KeyBase. There
may be some fixed fields on the form, such as a tax number. These are set with a default value and
they would otherwise clutter the list when adding or reviewing fields.