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! HandyShopper User's Guide: Getting Started
Sometimes a new user can be overwhelmed by all the features in HandyShopper, even to the point of deleting the application before experiencing its benefits. To help you get your feet firmly planted in the usage of this great application is this Getting Started section of the User's Guide. Read this section for the basics of starting a new list, setting it up, and using it. This section is based on setting up a grocery shopping list, but most of the information can be applied to other list types. Starting small and working up to more abstract uses of HandyShopper is always a good idea! :)
!!Create the New Database
- If you are using HandyShopper for the first time, the program will automatically prompt you to create a new database on startup. (Figure 1.1) Tap the "New..." button to create a new database, for which you have several options. {img src=http://www.ggaub.com/hs/images/ScreenDatabasesNone.gif width=160 height=160 desc="Figure 1.1" align=left}
+ If you are using HandyShopper for the first time, the program will automatically prompt you to create a new database on startup. (Figure 1.1) Tap the "New..." button to create a new database, for which you have several options. {img src=http://www.ggaub.com/hs/images/ScreenDatabasesNone.gif width=160 height=160 desc="Figure 1.1" align=left border=true}
#First, give your new list a unique name, such as "John's Shopping List." A unique name is preferred because a generically named shopping list may be overwritten by a shopping list that you download from the internet, or receive from someone else via infrared beaming. Some people will use their initials after a "generic" name to give it a uniqueness, such as "Groceries JSD". (Figure 1.2) {img src=http://www.ggaub.com/hs/images/NewDatabase.gif width=160 height=160 desc="Figure 1.2" align=left}
!!Checkout
- {img src=http://www.ggaub.com/hs/images/MenuRecord.gif desc="Figure 1.20"}
{img src=http://www.ggaub.com/hs/images/EstimatedCost.gif desc="Figure 1.21"}
{img src=http://www.ggaub.com/hs/images/Checkout.gif desc="Figure 1.22"}
+ The Checkout function is an important one for shopping lists that are used regularly. It resets purchased items back to their Not Needed status, as well as deletes items marked for automatic deletion. Read below to learn how to use the Checkout feature. There are two different ways to perform a "Checkout".
##The first method is to tap the Menu silk-screen button, select the "Record" menu, then tap "Checkout...". (Figure 1.20) {img src=http://www.ggaub.com/hs/images/MenuRecord.gif desc="Figure 1.20"}
##HandyShopper will then perform the Checkout function (Figure 1.22)
##The second method is to tap the "Estimate Cost" button ({img src=http://www.ggaub.com/hs/images/DollarButton.gif}), then tap on the "Checkout" button. (Figure 1.21) {img src=http://www.ggaub.com/hs/images/EstimatedCost.gif desc="Figure 1.21"}
##HandyShopper will then perform the Checkout function (Figure 1.22) {img src=http://www.ggaub.com/hs/images/Checkout.gif desc="Figure 1.22"}
Checkout will reset all checked items ({img src=http://www.ggaub.com/hs/images/StatusBought.gif}) in the entire database back to a "Not Needed" status ({img src=http://www.ggaub.com/hs/images/StatusNotNeeded.gif}). In the example in Figures 1.22 and 1.23, you are finished shopping for the items at "Acme Market" and are now ready to purchase the remaining items at another store.
{img src=http://www.ggaub.com/hs/images/Checkout2.gif desc="Figure 1.23"}
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