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Ceder Square Dance System (CSDS) ==> Snapshots

Deleting or editing records

I created some snapshots soon after I got the program. I'm not sure I want to keep them. How do I find them so I can delete or correct them ?

From the main menu, select 'Snapshot' followed by 'View a record'.
From the view snapshot menu, select 'Change record' followed by 'Last record in database'. (if the 'Last record in database' menu option is disabled, it means that you are already positioned at the last record).
Near the lower right-hand corner, just above the 'flags' frame, you should see a box containing the author name (if you have a complete version of the program, this field should have your name in it; otherwise, if you have the demo version, this field will contain the word 'DEMO'). This box shows who created the currently displayed snapshot record. All snapshot records created by you should have this field set to your name (if you have the complete version) or to 'DEMO' (if you have the demo version).
To delete a record, press the F8 key, or select 'Toggle delete' from the menu. Similarly, a deleted record can be undeleted the same way. A deleted record will have the words RECORD MARKED AS DELETED displayed in large red letters centered on the screen. Records aren't physically deleted until the next time that the database is sorted. (and DEMO users can't sort the database).
To edit the current snapshot record, from the menu select 'Edit' followed either by 'Edit data' to modify the dancer positions, or by 'Edit name of call' to modify the name of the call.
To display other snapshot records that you created, use the 'Change record' menu to select the previous or next record in the database.
Alternatively, to find the records that you created, you can use the 'Find' menu option followed by 'Find a record'. From this screen, click on the 'Match everything' tab; then check the 'Author' checkbox and select your name (or 'DEMO' if you have the demo version) from the dropdown list. Click the 'OK' button to start the search. The program will search for and then display a record that you created. At this point you can navigate to each of your records by pressing 'F3' for the next record or 'Ctrl+F3' for the previous record.