Click Browse my plants button on the Welcome screen of the My Garden Pal desktop software, as shown in Figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1
The browsing feature of My Garden Pal desktop software allows you to add, edit, and delete a plant besides displaying a list of all the plants, you have added to the system. The browse window is divided into two panes. The left pane displays the list of plants added to the system in a grid and the right pane displays the information of the selected plant, as shown in Figure 4-1
To browse the plants you have in the system, you need to:
Click Browse my plants button on the Welcome screen of the My Garden Pal desktop software, as shown in Figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1
Your garden window appears, as shown in Figure 4-1
Select the plant (by clicking the plant once) that you want to edit/delete/ browse from the list displayed. The details of the selected item will appear on the right pane.
Figure 4-1
The Browse Window allows you to:
Add a new plant Top
Show a complete list of plants
Share the information of all the plants on the web
To add a new plant you need to click Add icon on the toolbar or click Edit->Add plant manually, as shown in Figure 4-2:
Figure 4-2
To know more about how to add a plant, click Adding a new plant.
To delete a new plant you need to select a plant from the list and click Delete icon on the toolbar or click Edit->Remove plant, as shown in Figure 4-3:
Figure 4-3
To edit a plant you need to select a plant from the list and click Edit icon on the toolbar or click Edit->Edit plant, as shown in Figure 4-4 or double click the plant.
To know more about how to edit the information of a plant, click Editing Plant information.
Figure 4-4
Select the plant you want to copy and click the Edit -> Duplicate. You would use this option if you have the same plant but need to look after it in a different way because maybe the soil isn't the same or the information is for a different zone.
To search a plant you need to click Search icon on the toolbar, as shown in Figure 4-5. This option also allows you to filter the list of plants displayed in the browser window by specifying a search criterion on the Quick search for a plant window.
To know more about how to search the information of a plant, click Searching a plant.
Figure 4-5
To sort your plants by one of the columns, you need to click on the heading of that column. A small arrow will appear indicating the order that it is sorted in, as shown in Figure 4-6. Up arrow the order is Ascending (A to Z or 0 to highest number). An arrow pointing down is in Descending order (Z to A or highest number to lowest)
Figure 4-6
Show a complete list of plants Go to Top
If you come to the browse window through the Quick search for a plant window and are viewing only the result set of the search. To be able to view all the plants in the system, you need to click Show all icon on the toolbar, as shown in Figure 4-7
Figure 4-7
To manage the to do list, you need to click To do icon on the toolbar, as shown in Figure 4-7.
To know more about how to manage the to do list, click Managing the to do list.
To print the plant information, you need to select a plant and then click print icon on the toolbar or click File ->print, as shown in Figure 4-8:
To know more about printing plant information, click Printing the plant information.
To manage the plant databases, you need to click on the File menu and select the appropriate option to create, open, backup, restore or delete a database, as shown in Figure 4-8.
To know more about how to manage a database, click Managing databases.
To edit the owner’s information, you need to click Tools->Manage owner info, as shown in Figure 4-9:
Figure 4-9
To know more about how to manage the owner’s information, click Manage owner's information.
To manage the lookup list (the lists that appear in the add or edit plant data), you need to click Tools->Manage lookup lists, as shown in Figure 4-9. This will allow you to delete entries or added entries to those lists.
To know more about how to manage the lookup list, click Managing the lookup tables.
To view the thumbnail images (small pictures) of the plants available in the system, you need to click Tools->View thumbnails, as shown in Figure 4-3. The thumbnails will appear as shown in Figure 4-10:
Figure 4-10
To remove columns from the plant information, you need to right-click the menu bar. A list of column names appears, as shown in Figure 4-11. Select the columns that you want to display in the list. To show all the columns quickly click the tools menu and press Show all Columns.
Figure 4-11
To share the information of all the plants on the web, you need to click Tools->Share on the web.
To know more about sharing data on the web, click Sharing plants information on web.
