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Now we're at the heart of TheStashCan. This is where you "fondle" your Stash, edit it, add to it, mark things
to be on your "wish list". This is TheStashCan!
TIP:
- When you edit an item and the pulldown boxes become "active"
(meaning you can select from them) - rather than use the mouse
to "drag the list up and down", simply type the first letter or 2 of
what it is you're looking for and the box will automatically "jump"
to the closest match. For example, if you tabbed to Style and rather
than use the mouse just type the letter "B" - the list would "jump"
to the first "B" item, type "B" again and it goes to the next one
and so on. The more letters you type the closer the "hit". Does that
make sense? Also, within the pull-down lists you can use your up and
down arrow keys to move through the items as well!
The pulldown boxes work just like all the other buttons in the
system (on the buttons the letter that is underlined can be typed
and that's the same thing as clicking the mouse). Type letters and
they jump. Try it! I think that will make up for the little scrolly
thingy not working and make data entry faster too!
First let's review what the buttons on the bottom of the screen do.
- Top - click and you'll go to the virtual top of your list; the first item in your file
- Next - click to move to the next item in your list
- Previous - click to back up to the previous item in your list
- Bottom - click and you'll go to the virtual bottom of your list; the last item in your file
- Find - click to search your list for a specific item *
- View Piccie - click to view the jpg picture file associated with the stash-ed item **
- Add - click to add a new item to your list
- Edit - click to edit the current item (For Example: change the spelling)
- Delete - click to delete the current item ***
- Fabbie Calc - click to do a quick calculation on the fabric size required for a particular design stitch count ****
- Exit - click to exit the current maintenance screen
* The Find button invokes a new "option" screen to let you select how you want to search
your StashCan.
You must select the method by which you wish to search your Stash. Depending on what method you choose, you will be presented with
one of the following screens.
Search by Type
Simply use the pull down box to select one of your pre-defined, personalized, Types.
Search by Style
Simply use the pull down box to select one of your pre-defined, personalized, Styles.
Search by Publisher
Simply use the pull down box to select one of your pre-defined, personalized, Publishers.
Search by Publisher
Simply use the pull down box to select one of your pre-defined, personalized, Designers.
Search by Item Name or Item Number
Once you provide the system a value to search for, your StashCan will "jump" to the nearest item that matches your search criteria. Additionally,
it will "re-sort" your items based on your search criteria. For example, let's say you searched by Designer and you selected Teresa Wentzler; TheStashCan
would "re-sort" ALL OF YOUR STASH by designer - jump to Teresa Wentzler and then you could 'n' - ext, 'n' - ext, 'n' - ext, through all of Teresa's
designs alphabetically!!! Woo hoo! So easy to find stuff!
Another great thing TheStashCan does ... if you ADD a new item and the publisher, designer, item name and number are the same as something already in TheStashCan - NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OR STYLE! -
TheStashCan will tell you that item already exists and ask you if you want to add it anyway! From there you can add it anyway or cancel the add and go on to something else, assured that you already
entered that item!
** The View Piccie button invokes a pop-up window to let you view the image associate with your stash-ed item.
You scan take digital pictures or scan in images of your work or stash and associate the resulting jpg image to your stash-ed item.
*** The Delete button on your Stash Maint screen will simply delete the current item ONLY.
**** The Fabbie Calc button invokes a pop-up window to let you quickly calculate the required fabric size for a particular design. Calculation is based
on design stich count, desired "Waste" border, over 1 or over 2 stitching style, and fabric count. The Fabbie Calculator calculates rounded to the 1/2 inch.
Okay, now let's look at the fields on your Stash Maintenance screen.
Type - this is the first level of categorization for your Stash-ed item and comes directly from your Personalized Type values
Style - this is the second level of categorization for your Stash-ed item and comes directly from your Personalized Style values
Item Name - your Stash-ed item's name
Item Number - your Stash-ed item's identification number (totally optional!)
Publisher - this is the third level of categorization for your Stash-ed item and comes directly from your Personalized Publisher values
Designer - this is the fourth level of categorization for your Stash-ed item and comes directly from your Personalized Designer values
Notes/Description - your own description of what the item is/looks like/etc. Who you stitched it for, length of a q-snap, etc. (totally optional!)
Color - the color of the Stash-ed item (when applicable/optional!)
Location - where the item is filed, located, hanging ... this is entirely up to you!
Piccie Path - this is where you tell TheStashCan where your jpg image "lives" on your hard drive so that you can use the View Piccie option for the stash-ed item (simply enter the path name location for that item based on your StashCan "home" directory - email us if you have questions!)
Fabric Details - if your Stash-ing a piece of fabric, you can indicate the Width, Length, Count, and DMC color equivalent
Fabbie Calc - click to do a quick calculation on the fabric size required for a particular design stitch count
Project Details - here you can enter your design stitch count, start date, and completion date
Stash Details - here's where you can indicate that you have this item in your Stash or you want to add it to your Stash or you're going to sell or trade this item in your Stash or you have already sold this item in addition to marking the quantity you have or want, indicating purchase price (for a value report) and purchase date!
Please note: If you want to "unmark" whether you have,want,are selling, or have sold an item, simply edit that item and change the quantity to be 0. Once you save the item, the Status radio buttons button will become "unmarked".
Well, that's TheStashCan's "heart". Finally, you can keep track of exactly what you've got, what you want, and how much of you've got! Enjoy it!
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© 2007 Dena Selmer
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