A computing device for controlling a heating, ventilation and air conditioning, HVAC, system, comprising: a wireless interface, wherein the wireless interface is configured to receive a voice communication from a user, wherein the voice communication includes information associated with a component of the HVAC system obtained by the user during a test of the component being performed by the user while the user is at a location of the component, and wherein the voice communication is received by the wireless interface while a distance between the computing device and the user exists; the computing device being further adapted to determine the distance between the computing device and the user based on the voice communication from the user; a user interface including a display that is configured to display information associated with a component of the HVAC system, the computing device being configured to accept information from the user via the user interface when the user is within reach of the user interface, and to accept the information via the wireless interface when the user is not within reach of the user interface; the computing device being adapted to select a visualization format for display on the user interface of the computing device based on the determined distance between the computing device and the user; and the computing device further comprising a memory and a processor, the processor configured to: execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive the information associated with the component of the HVAC system that was included in the voice communication from the user; enter the received information in the display on the user interface; and provide an audio communication to the user confirming that the information associated with the component of the HVAC system obtained by the user during the test of the component and included in the voice communication from the user has been entered in the display on the user interface. a wireless interface, wherein the wireless interface is configured to receive a voice communication from a user, wherein the voice communication includes information associated with a component of the HVAC system obtained by the user during a test of the component being performed by the user while the user is at a location of the component, and wherein the voice communication is received by the wireless interface while a distance between the computing device and the user exists; the computing device being further adapted to determine the distance between the computing device and the user based on the voice communication from the user; a user interface including a display that is configured to display information associated with a component of the HVAC system, the computing device being configured to accept information from the user via the user interface when the user is within reach of the user interface, and to accept the information via the wireless interface when the user is not within reach of the user interface; the computing device being adapted to select a visualization format for display on the user interface of the computing device based on the determined distance between the computing device and the user; and the computing device further comprising a memory and a processor, the processor configured to: execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive the information associated with the component of the HVAC system that was included in the voice communication from the user; enter the received information in the display on the user interface; and provide an audio communication to the user confirming that the information associated with the component of the HVAC system obtained by the user during the test of the component and included in the voice communication from the user has been entered in the display on the user interface. execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive the information associated with the component of the HVAC system that was included in the voice communication from the user; enter the received information in the display on the user interface; and provide an audio communication to the user confirming that the information associated with the component of the HVAC system obtained by the user during the test of the component and included in the voice communication from the user has been entered in the display on the user interface.