SplashShopper for iPhone & iPod touch User Guide

Table of Contents Introduction Installation Registration Handheld Quick Start Home List View More Preferences Item Details Stores QuickLists Deleting Items Desktop Setup Wizard Lists List View QuickLists Preferences Item Details Stores Coupons Deleting Items Copy/Paste Printing Import/Export Backup and Restore Synchronization   Creating an Ad hoc Network

When you first launch SplashShopper you are presented with the Home View. You can open a shopping list by tapping it, or tap the Sync button to sync with the SplashShopper iPhone Desktop.

Editing Lists
You may create new lists or edit existing ones, as follows:

1. To create a new list, tap the New List row at the bottom.
2. To edit a list tap Edit on the top left to make the Lists editable. Now you can rearrange the order of the lists using the drag tool on the right.
3. Tap a list you wish to edit.
4. The List Info Dialog appears (see next).

List Info
You can create an unlimited number of lists. Each list includes:

• Name - The name of the shopping list (e.g., Groceries, Books, Music, etc.).
• Store Menu - The name of the Store Menu (e.g., Store, Author, Artist, etc.). See Stores for more details.
• Custom 1 - The name of custom field 1 (e.g., Description, Author, Artist, etc.).
• Custom 2 - The name of custom field 2 (e.g., Aisle, Publisher, Record Label, etc.).
• Tax Rate - Enter a tax rate (optional), if you wish to calculate tax into the Total cost (Qty x Price x Tax Rate) for all items marked as taxable in Item Details.
• Track Per-Store Prices - Select this option if you wish to track separate prices for each store in the Multiple Stores dialog (see Stores for more details).
• Icon - Tap the icon to select a custom icon for the List. Now you can add a custom icon using your photo library or camera.

The List View displays items in a list format separated into two tabs - All and Need. The following options are available in the List View:

• Search - Tap the Search button to bring up the search box.
• Email - Tap the Email button on the bottom toolbar to send an email of either the All Items list or the Needed Items list - whichever is displayed. The items can then be imported directly into SplashShopper on the receiving iPhone.
• Filter By - Tap the Filter buttons to select which Store and/or Categories you wish to filter by.
• All View - The All View displays all the items in the list. Items that are needed are marked with the list icon. Tap an item to mark it as needed.
• Need View - The Need View displays only the items that are marked as Needed in the All View. The far left column displays a checkbox allowing you to check off items as they are purchased.
• Favorites - The Favorites tab displays the items that you have previously marked needed for easy access. This tab can be changed in More > Edit.
• Total - Displays the Total price of all the items currently in view. Note: You can choose to show or hide the Total in Preferences. Tap the Total "button" to select whether to view the Total, Total Needed, or Total Unneeded.

Tap the More button on the toolbar to access the tools for SplashShopper. Like the iPod application, you can click the Edit button in the More screen if you wish to change the toolbar buttons using drag and drop. Only the 3rd and 4th positions can be changed, however, as All and Needed are fixed. If you hide the total (in Preferences), you can also add a button to that position.

• QuickLists - Opens the QuickLists dialog.
• List Info - Displays the List Info dialog.
• Preferences - Displays the List Preferences dialog.
• Export - Allows you to export your list to VSH so it can be emailed to a desktop version of SplashShopper.
• Sync - Opens the Sync tool for synchronizing with the desktop.
• Batch Change
  • Mark All as Needed - Marks all the items in the All View as Needed.
  • Mark All as Unneeded - Marks all the items in the All View as Unneeded.
  • Delete Unneeded - Deletes all the items in the All View marked as Unneeded
• Sort By - Select which field data to sort by and which direction.
• Show Columns - You may select up to 1 additional column to display in Portrait mode and up to 4 additional in Landscape mode.
• Quick Start -- Launches the Quick Start guide you saw the first time you ran the application.
• About - Displays version information.
• More Apps - Opens a page of links to other SplashData applications.
• FAQ - Opens the SplashShopper online frequently asked questions page.
• User Guide - Opens this User Guide on the iPhone for easy reference.

Select Preferences from the More screen to access the following options:

• Mark Edited Items as Needed - If this option is selected, any items you edit (by opening the Item Details dialog) will be marked as Needed.
• Mark New Items as Taxable - If this option is selected, any new items you create will have the "Tax" checkbox pre-selected in Item Details. Note: The Tax Rate is specified in the List Info dialog. The tax rate will be calculated into the Total for any Items that have the Tax checkbox selected.
• Show Completed in Need View - Select this option if you wish to show completed items in the Need View. Note: if you select this option, you must manually clear the completed items from the Need View by tapping More > Batch Change > Clear Completed. Otherwise, when this option is turned off, items are automatically cleared from the Need View when you check them off as completed. 

• Show Decimals in Price - Deselecting this option will hide the decimal display in the price column, thereby reducing the size of the price column in List View. Note: the actual price is still used to calculate the Total, even when the decimals are hidden.
• Show Total - Displays the Total of the currently displayed items (Quantity x Price x Tax Rate). See Total for more info.
• Sort Completed Items at Bottom - Select this option if you wish to sort completed items at the bottom of the Need View. Note: You must be showing Completed Items in Need View (see above) for this option to work.
• Landscape Mode - When enabled, you can rotate the device to view SplashShopper lists in landscape mode.
• Home Screen Badge - When enabled, a badge displaying the total number of needed items in SplashShopper will be displayed on the application icon on your home screen.

To create an Item, tap the New button the List View. The Item Details dialog appears. You may fill in the following fields:

• Item: Enter a name (e.g., Bread, Milk, Eggs, etc.) in the Item field.
• Store: Select or create a new Store (e.g., Albertsons, Costco, Safeway, etc.) in the Store field or select multiple stores if the Item is available at multiple stores (see Stores for more info).
• Category: Select or create a new Category (e.g., Dairy, Fruits, Vegetables, etc.) in the Category field.
• Custom 1 & 2: You may enter a name (e.g., a description like Whole Wheat, Low Fat, Large, etc.) in the Custom fields.
  

• Qty: You may enter the quantity you wish to purchase.
• Unit: You may select a unit description from the list, or add a new Unit type.
• Price: Enter the unit price of the item. The total price of the item will equal Price x Qty.
• Auto-Delete: Normally items that are marked as completed in the Need view are removed from the Need view but remain in the All view so that you can mark them as needed again in the future. Select Auto-Delete if you want to automatically delete the item once it has been marked as completed in the Need view. This is convenient for one-time purchase or on-sale items.
• Tax: Select this checkbox to indicate that the Item is taxable. Note: You must set a Tax Rate in List Info, if you wish to calculate tax into the Total cost (Qty x Price x Tax Rate) for all items marked as taxable.
• Notes: You may enter a Note if you wish.

The Store Menu is similar to the Category menu. But unlike Categories, you can assign multiple Stores to a single Item. For example, an Apple can be assigned to only one category (Fruit) but it can be assigned to multiple Stores (Safeway, Albertsons, Costco, etc.). In addition, if desired, you can track prices on a per-store basis, in order to determine which store offers the best overall value.

In the Stores dialog, you can assign up to eight stores for an item. If you select "Track Per-Store Prices" in the List Info dialog, additional fields will appear allowing you to track Aisles (Custom 2) and Prices on a per-store basis.

When "Track Per-Store Prices" has been selected in List Info, the lowest priced entry (Store name, Aisle and Price) will be displayed. Note: By default, only Price is displayed in Portrait mode. To see Store, Aisle and Price, turn the device 90 degrees to view it in Landscape mode.

QuickLists allow you to quickly mark a set of predefined items as needed. When you select a QuickList it will add the set of predefined items to your Need list. You can create an unlimited number of QuickLists for everything from "Weekly Groceries" to "Chicken Cacciatore ingredients" to "Bathroom supplies".

To use a QuickList, go to More > QuickLists and select the QuickList name from the QuickList menu. Click Apply, and the predefined set of items will be marked as needed and added to the Need View. Note: the QuickList items will be appended to the Need View along with any other items that are in the Need View. In this way, you can select multiple QuickLists, like "Weekly Groceries" and "Bathroom Supplies" to add the items from both QuickLists to the Need View.

Creating QuickLists
To create a new QuickList:

1. In the All View, mark a number of Items as needed.
2. From the QuickList menu, select New List.
3. Enter a name for the QuickList and press OK.

Editing QuickLists
To delete or change the name of a QuickList:

1. From the QuickList menu, select Edit.
2. Select a QuickList name and click Edit to rename it or Delete to delete it.
3. You will be asked to confirm the change.
4. Click Done when you are finished.

Updating QuickLists
To add or remove items from an existing QuickList:

1. In the All View, mark a number of Items as needed.
2. From the QuickList menu, select Update.
3. Select a QuickList name that you wish to update and press OK.

List Menu
When you first launch SplashShopper you are presented with the List View. You may open a shopping list by selecting it from the List panel on the left.

Editing Lists
You may create new lists or edit existing ones, as follows:

1. Click the Edit Lists button under the List panel, bottom left.
2. Select a List and click Edit, or click New.
3. The List Info Dialog appears (see next)

List Info
You can create an unlimited number of lists. Each list includes:

• Name - The name of the shopping list (e.g., Groceries, Books, Music, etc.).
• Store Menu - The name of the Store Menu (e.g., Store, Author, Artist, etc.). See Stores for more details.
• Custom 1 - The name of custom field 1 (e.g., Description, Author, Artist, etc.).
• Custom 2 - The name of custom field 2 (e.g., Aisle, Publisher, Record Label, etc.).
• Tax Rate - Enter a tax rate (optional), if you wish to calculate tax into the Total cost (Qty x Price x Tax Rate) for all items marked as taxable in Item Details.
• Icon - Click the icon to select a custom icon for the List. Now you can add a custom icon from any image file by clicking the Add Icon button in the icon picker.
• Track Per-Store Prices - Select this option if you wish to track separate prices for each store in the Multiple Stores dialog (see Stores for more details).

The List View displays items in a list format separated into two tabs - All and Need. The following options are available in the List View:

• Stores - Use the Store menu on the top left to filter the view by Store. 
• Categories - Use the Category menu on the top right to filter the view by Category. 
• All View - The All View displays all the items in the list. Items that are needed are marked with an icon (). Click in the left column of an item to mark it as needed.
• Need View - The Need View displays only the items that are marked as Needed in the All View. The far left column displays a checkbox allowing you to check off items as they are purchased.
• Total - Displays the Total price of all the items currently in view. Note: You can choose to show or hide the Total in Preferences.
• Sort - You can sort by any of the displayed columns by clicking the column header by which you wish to sort. Click it again to sort in the other direction.

QuickLists allow you to quickly mark a set of predefined items as needed. When you select a QuickList it will add the set of predefined items to your Need list. You can create an unlimited number of QuickLists for everything from "Weekly Groceries" to "Chicken Cacciatore ingredients" to "Bathroom supplies".

To use a QuickList, just select the QuickList name from the QuickList menu and the predefined set of items will be marked as needed and added to the Need View. Note: the QuickList items will be appended to the Need View along with any other items that are in the Need View. In this way, you can select multiple QuickLists, like "Weekly Groceries" and "Bathroom Supplies" to add the items from both QuickLists to the Need View.

Creating QuickLists
To create a new QuickList:

1. In the All View, mark a number of Items as needed.
2. From the QuickList menu, select New List.
3. Enter a name for the QuickList and press OK.

Editing QuickLists
To delete or change the name of a QuickList:

1. From the QuickList menu, select Edit.
2. Select a QuickList name and click Edit to rename it or Delete to delete it.
3. You will be asked to confirm the change.
4. Click Done when you are finished.

Updating QuickLists
To add or remove items from an existing QuickList:

1. In the All View, mark a number of Items as needed.
2. From the QuickList menu, select Update.
3. Select a QuickList name that you wish to update and press OK.

You can customize many options in SplashShopper. Select Preferences from the SplashShopper menu (Edit menu on Windows) to access the following options:

• Show Completed in Need View - Select this option if you wish to show completed items in the Need View. Note: if you select this option, you must manually clear the completed items from the Need View by clicking Options > Clear Completed. Otherwise, when this option is turned off, items are automatically cleared from the Need View when you check them off as completed. 
• Sort Completed Items at Bottom - Select this option if you wish to sort completed items at the bottom of the Need View. Note: You must be showing Completed Items in Need View (see above) for this option to work.
• Show Decimals in Price Column - Deselecting this option will hide the decimal display in the price column, thereby reducing the size of the price column in List View. Note: the actual price is still used to calculate the Total, even when the decimals are hidden.
• Show Total - Displays the Total of the currently displayed items (Quantity x Price x Tax Rate). See Total for more info.
• Mark Edited Items as Needed - If this option is selected, any items you edit (by opening the Item Details dialog) will be marked as Needed.
• Mark New Items as Taxable - If this option is selected, any new items you create will have the "Tax" checkbox pre-selected in Item Details. Note: The Tax Rate is specified in the List Info dialog. The tax rate will be calculated into the Total for any Items that have the Tax checkbox selected.

To create an Item, click Item > New Item in the List View. The Item Details dialog appears. You may fill in the following fields:

• Item: Enter a name (e.g., Bread, Milk, Eggs, etc.) in the Item field using your keyboard or other text input method.
• Store: Select or enter a Store (e.g., Albertsons, Costco, Safeway, etc.) in the Store field or select --MULTIPLE-- if the Item is available at multiple stores (see Stores for more info).
• Category: Select or enter a Category (e.g., Dairy, Fruits, Vegetables, etc.) in the Category field.
• Custom 1: You may enter a name (e.g., a description like Whole Wheat, Low Fat, Large, etc.) in the Custom 1 field.
• Custom 2: You may enter a name (e.g., an aisle number like 1A, 3B, 3A, etc.) in the Custom 2 field.
• Qty: You may enter the quantity you wish to purchase.
• Unit: You may select a unit description from the popup list, or edit the list of choices by selecting Edit Units.
  

• Price: Enter the unit price of the item. The total price of the item will equal Price x Qty.
• Coupon: Select this checkbox to indicate that you have a coupon for the item. If you are showing the Coupon column, a "Yes" will be displayed next to the Item in the List view (see Coupons for more info).
• Auto-Delete: Normally items that are marked as completed in the Need view are removed from the Need view but remain in the All view so that you can mark them as needed again in the future. Select Auto-Delete if you want to automatically delete the item once it has been marked as completed in the Need view. This is convenient for one-time purchase or on-sale items.
• Tax: Select this checkbox to indicate that the Item is taxable. Note: You must set a Tax Rate in List Info, if you wish to calculate tax into the Total cost (Qty x Price x Tax Rate) for all items marked as taxable.
• Note: You may enter a Note if you wish.

The Store Menu is similar to the Category menu, in that it can be used to filter the view to only show Items assigned to a specific Store. But unlike Categories, you can assign multiple Stores to a single Item. For example, an Apple can be assigned to only one category (Fruit) but it can be assigned to multiple Stores (Safeway, Albertsons, Costco, etc.). In addition, if desired, you can track prices on a per-store basis, in order to determine which store offers the best overall value.

To assign an Item to multiple stores, select "--MULTIPLE--" from the Store Menu to display the Stores dialog where you can assign up to eight stores for an item. If you select "Track Per-Store Prices" in the List Info dialog, additional columns will appear allowing you to track Aisles (Custom 2) and Prices on a per-store basis.

You may use the Store Menu on the top center of the List View to filter the list by Store. When viewing All Stores, and "Track Per-Store Prices" has been selected in List Info, the lowest priced entry (Store name, Aisle and Price) will be displayed. If you select a specific Store from the Store Menu (e.g., Safeway), the list will display only Items available at that Store, and the selected Store's Aisle and Price will be displayed.