How do I...
- Return to the main page - If you're logged in there should be a link in the grey bar at the top to return to the main page. Regardless of whether you're logged in or not, the logo links to the main page.
- Add a new Item - Use the form in the sidebar. Enter the Title for the Item, choose an existing Type or enter a new one (the Types can be anything you want), choose a Rating, and click "Add Item".
- Edit an Item - Click on the pencil icon next to the Item you wish to edit. You will be taken to a form where you can change the Item's details. You cannot edit an Item if it is currently on loan to someone.
- Delete an Item - Click on the cross icon next to the Item you wish to delete. You will be asked to confirm the deletion. Deleting an Item cannot be undone. You cannot delete an Item if it is currently on loan to someone.
- Lend an Item - Click on the "Not on Loan" message for the Item in the "On Loan to" column. Enter the person's email address in the box, or choose it from the list if you've used it before (the most recently used address is at the top).
- Stop Lending an Item - When an Item is returned, click on the green arrow in the "On Loan to" column to remove the loan.
- Add a new Type - Enter it into the "New Type" box when adding or editing an Item. You don't need to worry about what's selected in the drop-down list; the contents of the box take priority over the drop-down list.
- Edit a Type - Choose the Type from list in the "Manage Types" form in the sidebar and click on "Edit". You will be asked to enter a new name for the Type and will be told how many Items have the Type assigned. The Items will be changed over to the new Type. If the "new" Type already exists, then the old Items will be merged into the Items that already have that Type assigned.
- Delete a Type - Choose the Type from list in the "Manage Types" form in the sidebar and click on "Delete". You will be asked to confirm the deletion and will be told how many Items have the Type assigned. Deleting a Type cannot be undone. The Items will have their Type removed.
- Sort the Items - To change the order of the Items, either: click on the heading of the column to sort in ascending order, or use the "Filtering & Sorting" form in the sidebar to choose the column and the order.
- Filter the Items - To filter the Items, either: click on the Type, Rating, or "Loanee" you wish to filter, or choose from the various options in the "Filtering & Sorting" form in the sidebar.
- Disable Filters & Sorting - If you are not using the default options (no filters, sorted by Title) then there will be a "Disable Filters & Sorting" link beneath the "My Items" heading.
Default Sorting
- New Item Type - The "Type" list in the "Add a new Item" form is sorted such that the most recent Type you created is at the top of the list. This is to make it easier to add multiple Items of the same Type as the same time (such as when you first enter your Items into the system). When editing Items and Types, or when sorting, the Types list is in alphabetical order.
- Email for Lending - When lending an Item, the previous emails are sorted with the most recent addresses at the top. This is to make it easier to lend several Items to the same person at the same time. When sorting, the emails are in alphabetical order.
Contact Us
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