SplashShopper for Smartphone User Guide

Table of Contents Introduction Installation Registration Quick Start Lists List View Menu Options QuickLists Preferences Item Details Stores Coupons Deleting Items SplashShopper Desktop Copy/Paste Printing Import/Export Backup and Restore

Home View

List Info Dialog

Home
When you first launch SplashShopper you are presented with the Home View. The Home View displays several sample Shopping Lists. The number of needed items for each list are displayed on the right. Select a list and press the center nav button to open it.

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

1. Select Options > Edit to open the Edit Lists Dialog.
2. Select a List and press Options > Edit, or Options > 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 - Press Options > Change Icon to select a custom icon for the List.
• 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).

All View

Need View

Select a list in the Home View and press the center nav button to open the List View. 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 (). Select an item and press the center nav button to mark an item 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.
• Back - Select Back from the Menu to return to the Home View.
• QuickList - Use the QuickList menu to quickly mark a predefined list of items as needed (see QuickLists for more info).

Menu Options

When you press the Menu key, the following menu options will appear:

• Item >
  • New - Adds a new item to the list.
  • View/Edit - Opens the selected Item Details.
  • Delete - Delete the selected item from the list.
• Options >
  • List Info - Displays the List Info dialog.
  • 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.
  • About - Displays version info for SplashShopper.

• Prefs >
  • Font Size - Select a font size between 7pt and 12pt.
  • Preferences - Opens the Preferences dialog.
  • Show Columns - Customize List View in SplashShopper by selecting which columns are displayed.
• QuickList - Opens the QuickList menu - More Info.
• Sort - You can sort by any of the displayed columns, including Needed/Unneeded. Select Ascending/Descending to change the sort direction.
• Total - The Total Menu on the bottom of the All and Need Views show the total of all the items currently in view. The Total is calculated as Quantity x Price x Tax Rate. The Total Menu changes context depending on whether you are in the All View or Need View, so that you can see the total of all items Needed, just the Uncompleted ones, and so on. Note: In order to calculate Total Completed, you must be Showing Completed Items in Need View, as specified in Preferences.
• Beam - Use your IR port to beam the entire list or just the Needed items to another SplashShopper user. SplashShopper must be open on the receiving device as well, and it must be a Windows Mobile version. The recipient can choose to accept the items as a new list, or import them into the open list.
• Back - Return to the Home View.

Quicklist Menu

Edit QuickLists

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 Menu, select QuickList > 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 Menu, select QuickList > Edit QuickList.
2. Select a QuickList name and press Options > Edit to rename it, or Options > Delete to delete it.
3. Press OK.

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 Menu, select QuickList > Update List.
3. Select a QuickList name that you wish to update and press OK.

Preferences

You can customize many options in SplashShopper. Press Menu > Preferences 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 pressing Menu > 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.

Item Details Dialog

To create an Item, press Menu > Item >New 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/keypad.
• 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: Enter a name (e.g., a description like Whole Wheat, Low Fat, Large, etc.) in the Custom 1 field.
  

• Custom 2: Enter a name (e.g., an aisle number like 1A, 3B, 3A, etc.) in the Custom 2 field.
• Qty: 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: Press the Options key and select Note if you wish to view or enter a Note.

Multiple Stores with "Track Per-Store Prices" Off

Multiple Stores with "Track Per-Store Prices" On

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 left 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. If it is not the Store with the lowest price for that Item, the store name will be displayed with an asterisk (*).