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General

Keys are a one of the main pillars of NextRecall. They represent an information item. Each key has a text value and can contain sub-keys. With this possibilities you are able to build complex hierarchical structures. For instance, a sample structure can look like this:

• Finance
  • Banks
    • First Virtual
    • American First
• Car
  • Driving licence no.
  • Serial Number
  • Insurance
• Computer
  • Type
  • Modem
  • Monitor
  • Internet Provider
    • Phone
    • Access Code

In the upper case Finance, Car and Computer are Main Keys. They contain Sub-Keys like Internet Provider or Banks, which contain also Sub-Keys. The next paragraphs shows you the basics of Key Managment in NextRecall. You may experiment for yourself to find a good structure to manage your data. Please see the User Interface Reference to understand the terms. Program actions are formatted as italic text. Critical sections will be marked red.

Adding Keys

Adding a key is very simple. Each key needs a name.

1. Mark a key in the Listbox which will contain the new key. If you mark nothing, the new key will be added to the Main Key.
2. Press the Button "Add" in the Toolbar.
   The Options-Area changes to a textfield followed by a button.
3. Enter the name of the new key and press "Add this Key"

Removing Keys

As everywhere, destroying a button is simplier than creating one.

WARNING: All Subkeys within this key will be destroyed!

1. Mark the key you want to delete in the listbox.
2. Press "Remove" in the Toolbar.
   The key disappears.

Changing the name of a key

Changing the name of a key could be useful to rename a data resource.

1. Mark the key you want to rename.
2. Press "Change" in the toolbar.
   The Options-Area changes to a textfield followed by a button.
3. Enter the new name and press the button.

Saving keys to a file

If you want to save your data, you must do following steps.

1. Open "File" menu in menu bar.
   The menu opens.
2. Choose "Save as..." command from list.
   A dialog opens.
3. Enter filename and save the file.

Loading keys from a file

If you want to load your data from a saved file, you must do following steps.

1. Open "File" menu in menu bar.
   The menu opens.
2. Choose "Open..." command from list.
   A dialog opens.
3. Look for filename.