Editable Fields Checking and Validation:
Valid/invalid characters/strings data in all editable fields
Valid minimum/maximum/mid range values in fields
Null strings (or no data ) in required fields
Record length (character limit)in text/memo fields
Cut/copy/paste into/from fields when possible
Not Editable Fields Checking:
Check for all test/spelling in warnings and error messages/dialogs
Invoke/check all menu items and their options
Application Usability:
Appearance an outlook (Placement an alignment of objects on screen)
User Interface Test (open all menus, check all items)
Basic functionality checking (File+Open+Save, etc..)
Right mouse clicking sensitivity
Resize/min/max/restore app, windows (check min app size)
Scrollability when applicable (scrollbars, keyboard, autoscrolling)
Keyboard and mouse navigation, highlighting, dragging, drag/drop
Print in landscape an portrait modes
Check F1, What's This , Help menu
Short-cut and Accelerator keys
Tab Key order and Navigation in all dialog boxes and menus
Basic compatibility:
16 bit OS (Win 3.x, Win95, OS/2, WinNT3.x)
32 bit OS (Win95, Win98, Win200, WinNT4.x) UNIX
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