Chapter 2. Using Krecipes

Chapter 2. Using Krecipes

Table of Contents

Getting Familiar

Finding and Editing Recipes

The "Right-Click" Menu
The Advanced Tab
Using Wildcards in Searches

Entering and Editing Recipes

Adding a New Recipe
The Recipe Description
Entering Recipe Ingredients
Entering the Recipe Instructions
Adding Recipe Ratings
Recipe Actions
Editing Saved Recipes

An Overview of Page Setup
Selecting Items to Display
Changing Attributes

Print Setup

Printing Your Recipe

Importing and Exporting Recipes

Importing from a File
Importing from a Database
Exporting Recipes to Other Formats

Backing Up and Restoring Your Krecipes Database

Backing Up Your Krecipes Database
Restoring Your Krecipes Database

Other Krecipes Components

The Shopping List
The Diet Helper
The Ingredient Matcher
The Data Button
The Ingredients Component
The Properties Component
The Units Component
The Preparation Methods Component
The Categories Component
The Authors Component

Getting Familiar

When Krecipes starts, the window displays the following components —

A menubar containing selections for File, Edit, View, Tools, Settings and Help
A toolbar with icons for New, Save, and Print
A left-hand pane containing icons depicting and buttons for access to the various components of Krecipes
A right-hand pane, which is the main Krecipes window, that by default contains a recipe category list

Screenshot

The Main Krecipes Screen