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WinCatalog 2009 Online Help

Workind with WinCatalog is easy as following 12 steps:

1. Creating a new catalog
2. Scanning a disk
3. Scanning a folder
4. Adding a file.
5. Adding a virtual folder.
6. Adding a custom record.
7. Adding keywords.
8. Linking keywords to items.
9. Adding a new user
10. Lending a disk to a user.
11. Looking up the lent disks
12. Saving the catalog
    

1. Creating a new catalog.

Select the File | New menu item to create a new catalog.

2. Scanning a disk

Select the Edit | Add new volume menu item to bring up a new dialog box and select a disk to add it to the catalog.

3. Scanning a folder

Select the Edit | Add new folder menu item to bring up a new dialog box and select a folder to add it to the catalog.

4. Adding a file.

Select the Edit | Add file menu item to bring up a new dialog box and select a file or a list of files to add it to the catalog.

5. Adding a virtual folder.

Select the Edit | Add virtual folder menu item to add a virtual folder to the catalog. Give it a name and hit Enter.

6. Adding a custom record.

Select the Edit | Add custom record menu item to add a custom record to the catalog. Give it a name and hit Enter.

7. Adding keywords.

Select the Edit | Keywords menu item, press the Add button, enter a keyword and press OK in the pop-up dialog box. Repeat the operation for every keyword you want to add and close the Keywords dialog box.

8. Linking keywords to items.

Select an item or a group of items in the left or right pane of the main application window and select the Edit | Properties menu item (Note: you can perform this operation using the pop-up context menu). Click on the Keywords tab in the properties window, select a required keyword from the drop-down list, and press the Add button, to link it to the item. Repeat the operation for each keyword you want to link to the item. Also you can perform this operation by dragging the selected item(s) on a required keyword in the left tree.

9. Adding a new user

To add a new user, select the Edit | Contact list menu item. Press the button to bring up a new dialog window, enter the new username and press "OK". A new user is created. Close the "Contact list" window.

10. Lending a disk to a user.

To lend a disk to a user, select the disk you are going to lend and then select the Edit | Lend to… menu item. A new dialog box will appear. In this dialog box select the user you are going to lend the disk to, and press the OK button. The lent disks are marked with a special icon (hand). Note: you can use the context menu to perform this operation or drag the selected item(s) on a required user in the left tree.

11. Looking up the lent disks

The lent disks are marked with a special icon (hand, see screenshot). The username is displayed in the "Lent to" column in the right panel of the main window. You can also view the list of lent disks by opening the Contact list and selecting the corresponding user (lent volumes will be displayed in the bottom part of the Contact list).

12. Saving the catalog

Select the File | Save menu item to save the catalog.