Shop Til You Drop manual

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Shop 'Til You Drop

Getting started

Introducing Shop 'Til You Drop

How Shop 'Til You Drop works

Clearing the sample data

Converting from older versions

Tasks

Data maintenance

Editing categories

Editing shops

Editing items

Editing the shopping list

Editing prices from the till receipt

Editing shop aisle sequences

Editing shop floorplans

Copying a shop

Optimizing the shopping list

Viewing optimization details

Undoing shopping list optimization

Deleting unused product types

Printing

Printing the fridge list

Printing the shopping list

Printing the master item list

Printing the price comparison form

Printing a shop floorplan

Setting printer options

Database maintenance

Repairing the database

Backing-up your data

Restoring data from a backup

General

Setting options

Exiting from the program

Checking for program updates

Reference

File menu

Edit menu

Tools menu

Database fields

System requirements

Version information

Terms of use

How to get support

Ordering / registration

Setting options

Reports

 
Fridge list

Sort by category or sort by product - Changes the order that the products are printed in.

Include categories - Prints the category name beside each product.

Columns - Number of colums to include on each page.

Click on the Font button to select the font style and size for this report.

 
Shopping list

Shop address - Prints the shop's address after the shop's name.

Shop on new page - If the shopping list contains items from several shops, each shop will start on a new page.

Click on the Font button to select the font style and size for this report.

 
Master item list

Sort by shop or sort by category or sort by product - Changes the order that the items are printed in.

Grid lines - Prints a horizontal line between each item.

Click on the Font button to select the font style and size for this report.

 
Price comparison form

Sort by category or sort by product - Changes the order that the products are printed in.

Click on the Font button to select the font style and size for this report.

 
Floorplan

Colour or Black only - Selecting Colour will print using the same colours as on the floorplan editor. If your printer does not print in colour you may want to select Black only although it is not essential.

Dotted arrows - This option makes it easier to read the aisle names.

Click on the Font button to select the font style and size for the report title only. The font size for the aisle labels will be set automatically to fit.

Options

 
Backup folder

By default, database backups are stored in the "My documents\Shop Til You Drop" folder. Click on the Browse button to select a different folder to store database backups.

 
Database language

Select the correct language for your region. This allows the database to accept special, non-ANSI, characters such as . All English-speaking users should select "ANSI Standard".

 
Check for updates automatically

Shop 'Til You Drop will check online for updates to the program every 15 days. Clear this option if you do not want the program to do that. You can also check for updates in the Help menu.

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