The HandyShopper User's Guide

Introduction

This User's Guide to HandyShopper is maintained by Greg Gaub, owner of the HandyShopper Yahoo! Group. Chris Antos, author of the HandyShopper software, is not responsible for any of the content in this guide. Similarly, the authors (originating authors or maintaining author) of the sections of this guide can NOT be held responsible for any problems arising from the use of any of the information in this guide. You are responsible for your own actions.

This guide is not meant to replace the ReadMe and FAQ files contained in the HandyShopper archive download (and on this site). This guide is meant only to supplement those texts. Before reading the information in this guide, you should read the readme.txt and faq.txt files that came with your copy of the HandyShopper application. Some of that material may be repeated, or even copied in this User's Guide, but it should not be assumed that this guide is sufficient information in itself.

Again, PLEASE read the ReadMe and FAQ files that came in the HandyShopper archive you downloaded!

Table of Contents

  1. Getting Started
    1. Context Sensitive Help
    2. Create the New Database
    3. Create Stores within the Database
    4. Create Categories
    5. HandyShopper Method of Use
    6. Add Items to the Database
    7. Review Items in the Database
    8. Select Items You Need to Buy
    9. Begin Shopping
    10. Assign Aisles to Items
    11. Calculate the Total Cost of Your Purchases
    12. Checkout
  2. How To...
    1. How to use the Unit Price column
    2. How to assign a list of items to a store
    3. How to use HandyShopper's Import/Export feature
  3. Preferences
    1. Initial List Preferences
    2. Accessing the Preferences Screens
    3. View Preferences
    4. Columns Preferences
    5. Sort Preferences
    6. DB Preferences
    7. Misc Preferences
  4. Menus and More
    1. Context Menu
    2. The Record Menu
    3. The Edit Menu
    4. The DB Menu
    5. The Misc Menu
    6. The Extra Menu
    7. The Actions Popup
    8. List View Screen
    9. Item Details Screen
    10. Database Management Screen
  5. Sharing Lists
    1. Find a New List to Try
    2. Download the List
    3. Install the List to your Palm Powered Device
    4. Modify and Use the List
    5. Rename Your List
    6. Find Your List
    7. Upload one of Your Lists
    8. Beam Your List to Another User