Setting Color Scheme

Various groups and buttons that appear in the Set Color Scheme window are:

• Title Bar
• Select Color for Data Entry
• Select Color for Reports
• Restore Default Colors
• Implement Color Scheme
• Read Scheme from File
• Save Scheme to File
• Progress Bar

Title Bar

By double clicking the Title bar, you can define font color and back color of the Title bar of the forms.

Select Color for Data entry

Under this group, you can configure colors for various data entry components such as back color / fore color of textbox, color for selection list, colors for various labels and so on. Within the Set Colors for Data Entry group various options appear. The options are:

Textbox Color during Data Entry Operation

Double click this option to select the color for textbox when some data is entered in it. On clicking this option, a Select Option message box appears. In the message box, there are two options. The options are:

• Fore-Color – Select this option if you want to select fore color for textbox i.e. the color in which text will appear in the textbox.

• Back-Color – Select this option if you want to select back color for textbox i.e. the color that will appear behind the text.

Textbox Color when not selected

Double click this option to select the color for textbox when it is not being selected. For example, when you open a Master in Modify mode then the data fields in which no data is entered will appear inactive. Hence, with this option you can select the color for textbox when it is not being active. On double clicking this option, a Color window will appear in which you can select the required color.

Textbox Color When Can’t Changed

Double click this option to select color for the textbox whose value cannot be changed. This option is applicable for all such textboxes whose value cannot be changed. On clicking this option, a Select Option message box appears. In the message box, there are two options. The options are:

• Fore-Color – Select this option if you want to select fore color for textbox i.e. the color in which text will appear in the textbox.

• Back-Color – Select this option if you want to select back color for the textbox i.e. the color that will appear behind the text.

On selecting any of the above option, a Color window will appear in which you can select the color of your choice.

Selection List

Double click this option to select colors for the list that appear in BUSY. List here implies the list that appears for selecting Account, Item and so on. For example, while entering a transaction, various lists appear for selecting Series, Sale Type, Party, Material Centre, Item and so on. On clicking this option, a Select Option message box appears. In the message box, there are two options. The options are:

• Fore-Color – Select this option if you want to select fore color for textbox i.e. the color in which text will appear in the textbox.

• Back-Color – Select this option if you want to select back color for the textbox i.e. the color that will appear behind the text.

On selecting any of the above option, a Color window will appear in which you can select the color of your choice.

Data Grid

Double click this option to select colors for the data grid. On selecting this option, a Select Option

message box appears. In the message box, there are four options. The options are:

• Fore-Color (Data Entry Area) – Select this option if you want to select fore color of the data entry area i.e. the color in which text will appear in the data grid.
• Fore-Color (Fixed Area) – Select this option if you want to select fore color of the fixed area i.e. the color in which the static text or the headings or serial number will appear.
• Back-Color (Data Entry Area) – Select this option if you want to select back color of the data entry area i.e. the color in which the portion behind the text will appear in the data grid.
• Back-Color (Fixed Area) – Select this option if you want to select back color of the fixed area i.e. the color in which the portion behind the static text will appear.

Captions & Notes

Double click various captions or notes to select color for them. Caption here implies the headings for various textboxes and notes implies various notes that appear at the bottom of the form. On double clicking a caption or a note, a Color window appears in which you can select required color.

Select Color for Reports

Under this group you can select colors in which the report will be displayed. On double clicking the report area, a Select Option message box appears. In the message box, there are four options. The options are:

• Fore-Color (Report Area) – Select this option if you want to select fore color i.e. the color in which the text in the report will appear. On selecting this option, a Color window will appear in which you can select the required color.
• Back-Color (Report Area) – Select this option if you want to select back color i.e. the color in which the portion behind the text will appear.
• Special Effect – Select this option if you want to select colors for the sub headings or data that shows details of the main master.
• Report Heading & Labels – Double click various headings or labels to select color for them. Label here implies the values that are shown at the bottom of the reports such as labels displaying totals of various columns and so on.

Progress Bar

Double click the progress bar to select back colors and fore color of Progress bar. On double clicking this option, a Select Options message box appears. In the message box, there are two options. The options are:

• Fore-Color – Select this option if you want to select fore color for the progress bar.
•  Back-Color – Select this option if you want to select back color for the progress bar

On selecting any of the above option, a Color window appears in which you can select the required color.

Implement Color Scheme

Click this button to implement the configured color scheme in BUSY.

Restore Default Colors

Click this button to apply the default coloring scheme provided by BUSY.

Save Scheme to File

Click this button to save the configured color scheme to a file. On clicking this button, a Save As

window appears in which you can specify the name and path of file.

Read Scheme from File

Click this button to read color scheme configuration from a file. On clicking this button, an Open

window appears.

• Specify the file name in the window from where the configuration data is to be read.
•  Click the Ok button to read data from the specified file.

Review

• You cannot create two companies with same Name but can create two companies with same Print Name.
• Financial Year Beginning From and Books Commencing From Date can either be same or different.
• You cannot modify the financial year beginning date in BUSY.
• There can be only one SuperUser in a company. SuperUser is like owner of the company with all the rights and privileges in the company.
• You cannot exit from BUSY unless the active company is closed.
• Data once deleted can never be recovered.
• Only SuperUser has the authority to delete a company.
• Data can be deleted only for first or last financial year. You cannot delete a middle financial year of the company.
• You can set the path where BUSY data is to be stored by using the Set Data Directory option.
• Coloring Scheme in BUSY is fully configurable.