Latitude Overview

The Main Menu window presents a menu of options for using Latitude. When you click a menu option, the corresponding window or dialog box appears.

Window layout

The following example shows the layout of most Latitude windows.

1. Menu bar: Displays available submenus and commands for the window.

2. Navigation pane: Displays the navigation for the window. To display information, you click (or in some cases, double-click) an item in the Navigation pane. Double-clicking an item usually displays the information in a separate window or dialog box.

3. Information pane: When you click an item in the Navigation pane, the associated information appears in the Information pane. The information is either:  

• A list of records associated to the item selected in the Navigation pane (as in the example). If you double-click a record in the Information pane, the record displays in edit mode in the Information pane.

• A single record associated to the item selected in the Navigation pane that you can edit in the Information pane.

Related Topics

Introduction to Latitude

Log on to Latitude

Latitude Help Overview

Shortcut Keys