improve data entry process
Completedimprove the process to enter data in a form.
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On the form, see all fields and have the keyboard directly below (instead of clicking the field, going to a screen with only one field ...)
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once data entry is done for a field, press button "Done/Next", and the cursor would go directly to the next field instead of having to select it (example with App : QuickTapSurvey They save a lot of select/click)
=> No more selection with your finger, the button Next does it for you
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I would agree with you Phil, the keyboard on top of the form would help out significantly. I know that having to go to a separate screen has been very frustrating for my field staff. Though the tab (< >) buttons help they still have a fairly significant lag time with the animation during the transition.
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Hi John, yes we are still making up ground on the Android client and have intentions to bring the previous and next navigation function on board as well.
Hi Lea, it seems your field staff are mostly focused on speed and that is where they feel this would make it faster? If that were not the case and it was slower.. would your team still want this?
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Unfortunately speed will always be an issue for us. We are collecting data from the public who often find us an imposition so the less of their time we take the better. I would say that yes they would still prefer to have it stay on the page the field is located on. However, we are using iPad Airs and there is a lot of real estate to work with. The biggest complaint I get from the samplers is the electronic forms take much longer to fill out than the older paper form. There is a tremendous amount of time savings on the other end but they do not see that.
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I would like to see these as well. Never noticed the arrows before now and no one filling out our forms seems to notice them either. I would like to see the "Done" button automatically advance to the next open field. And I hear constant complaints about the lack of speed in the data entry process. I think keeping the keyboard on the same page would make it simpler for people to fill out.
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