Action buttons
Learn how action buttons function in the navigation, display, and cataloging functions found in CatExpress.
What are action buttons?
Action buttons appear at the top and bottom of the screen. Use action buttons to perform the following functions:
- Navigate among record display and editing screens
- Select display options for viewing and editing records
- Take cataloging actions
Action buttons vary, depending on the screen.
Summary of action buttons
Function | Action buttons | What button does | Screen Where found |
---|---|---|---|
Navigation | Back to Edit | Return to Catalog screen | Preview |
Left arrow | Previous record | Full record | |
Right arrow | Next record | Full record | |
Display | Help Display | Enables display of popup Help for record fields | Catalog |
MARC Display | Shows full record with MARC tags (no textual field names) | Full record | |
MARC Display OFF | Shows text boxes on Catalog screen with field names only (no MARC tags) | Catalog | |
MARC Display ON | Shows text boxes on Catalog screen with field names and MARC tags | Catalog | |
Preview | Goes to Preview screen | Catalog | |
Text Display | Shows record with field names only (no MARC tags) | Full record | |
Cataloging actions | Cancel | Clears all fields and locations except holding library code (049) field and returns to full record screen | Catalog |
Clear fields | Clears all fields and locations except holding library code (049) field | Catalog | |
Delete holdings | Goes to delete holdings screen | Full record | |
Edit record | Goes to catalog screen | Full record | |
Export only (interface users only) |
Exports record to your local system without setting holdings | Full record, catalog, preview | |
Fix error | Goes to catalog screen with red error message box and name of the field with error in red type | Cataloging error | |
Record display | Goes to full record screen | Cataloging error, Cataloging successful | |
Save to catalog | Goes to either cataloging error screen or cataloging successful screen | Full record, catalog, preview | |
View label | View, edit, print label | Full record, catalog, preview |