What's New in ACS 4

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Some things in ACS 4 are vastwly different from ACS 3. We've changed our interface to a GUI interface, rather than the DOS-feel it had before. In doing so several things had to be changed. Below is a list of the major differences, you will want to know about.

• Navigation
  Windows has a standard navagation system in almost all programs. We've conformed to ease the training required for new users.
  • Tab vs. Enter or Arrow Keys
    To move between fields you will now have to use Tab to move forward or Shift+Tab to move backwards.
  • F1 vs. Enter
    To tell the system you are done with a screen and continue, use Enter. Our ACS 3 system, did this with F1, which is now used to access Help from any GUI screen.
  • F5 vs. Esc
    To Cancel or move backwards from a screen, use the Escape key instead of F5.
• Getting Help
  • Manuals vs. Help
    We've integrated all of our old manuals into help files. The help files are in HTML format, so they will be displayed with your default browser. To find specific help (like How To do something, rather than what does this program do) go to the Core or System Help from at the top of the System Menu.
• Updates and Applying Changes
  • Diskette vs. File
    We used to always put changes onto a diskette which was required to be in the A drive. You can now download changes to any drive and install them from there. Changes are in Rar format, but are encrypted to avoid any of the files included from picking up virsuses and to protect your privacy.