Fields are areas within a window where information is entered or displayed. All fields within EXACT Dental are shown with a name (prompt) to describe the information inside them.
A field is active when it contains a flashing bar or cursor (like the "First, Sec. Name" field above), or when the contents and/or border are highlighted, like this example: 
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An active field can have text and/or numbers entered and edited within it. The cursor indicates the current insertion point and shows where text will be inserted as it is typed in. To make a field active, click in the field with the mouse. The cursor will appear in the field to show it is active.
Sometimes the entry box for the field appears greyed out, as in this example:
This means it is available only during specific circumstances or when running a certain configuration (i.e., it is set by another field).
Data entry fields in the Patient Details window may also sometimes be coloured, like this:
This means that the field is mandatory, and the record cannot be saved to file until this and all other mandatory fields are completed.
Note: Mandatory fields will have been specified for your practice when EXACT was installed. However, this can be changed by a user with appropriate security privileges, via the Patient File Configuration window.