Having selected the View Chart option from the Main Menu, the application will prompt the user to select the required chart. This is achieved by clicking on the downward arrow which appears in the dialogue box. A list will be displayed showing all valid charts contained in the database. By using the vertical scroll bar to the right of this list, the user is able to scroll through the list until the desired chart number is visible.
Click on the chart number required, which will then be highlighted and transferred to the box just to the left of the downward arrow. Note, however, that chart numbers will be restricted if a data filter is set. See Set / Reset Data Filter for further details.
Once the correct number has been selected using the method described above, Click the OK button. The application will then advise the user of the various actions being taken and will then display as much of the selected chart as the users VDU screen will allow.
Alternatively, the View Chart button can be selected when on the View Record Details screen. This will avoid the need to return to the Main Menu in order to select the chart number as this is already known from the Lodge chart information being displayed.
The total chart, together with all relevant notes relating to that chart, may be viewed on screen by using the horizontal and vertical scroll bars on the viewing screen. For example, by clicking on the horizontal scroll bar, the chart will move either left or right to display the remaining parts of the chart in the horizontal direction. Similarly, the vertical scroll bar can be used to move the chart up and down in the window.
The information on screen is colour-coded in order to highlight those Lodges which are still held on the Register of the United Grand Lodge of England (blue) and those which have been removed (red).
For convenience, a "Print Chart" option is also included which allows the chart on screen to be transferred to the printer. Alternatively, the details may be printed by returning to the Main Menu and selecting Print Chart.
The chart details may be viewed by selecting View Chart Details option from the menu bar.
To return to the Main Menu, Click on the Close option, which is found in the top left hand corner of the window.