Frequently Asked Questions
FAQs for the app "sammler:modelcar" - general remarks.
The FAQs provide detailed answers for users, answering questions about the app that users might have. Since the FAQs are written for a family of several sammler-apps, we will use in what follows the generic term "collector's item" when referring to a modelcar.
General remarks.
How can I add a new collector's item category?
A collector's item category can be added by different methods, depending on device you are using (touch screen, mouse, keyboard).
- Touch: Touch on the "plus" button in the header of the categories.
- Mouse: Perform a right click on the "plus" button in the header of the categories.
- Keyboard: Press the [Insert] key.
The detail page of the new category is displayed and you can enter category properties.
How can I delete a collector's item category?
A collector's item category can be deleted by different methods, depending on device you are using (touch screen, mouse, keyboard).
- Select the category you want to delete.
- Touch/Mouse: Open the context menu of the category and touch/click the "delete" button.
- Keyboard: Press [Ctrl-][e].
Please Note:
- Deleting a category does not delete the collector's items contained in the category. They will still remain in the category "all".
- The category "all" cannot be deleted.
A confirmation dialog is shown. In case of confirmation, the collector's item category will be deleted.
How can I change properties of a collector's item category?
Properties of a collector's item category can be changed in the detail page of the category.
- Select the category you want to edit.
- Touch/Mouse: Open the context menu of the category and touch/click the "edit" button.
- Keyboard: Press [Ctrl-][e].
The following properties of a category can be changed:
- Name of the category (notice: the name of the category "all" cannot be changed).
- Description of the category.
- Color of the category.
- Update speed of a text displayed on the category tile.
The detail page of the category opens and you can change category properties.
How can I sort collector's item categories?
Collector's item categories can be sorted using the "sort" button (up-down-arrows) in the header of the categories.
The following types of sorting can be applied:
- Sorting by category name - choose
"a b c" for ascending and
"c b a" for descending order. - Sorting by size of the category (i.e. the number of contained collector's items) - choose
"size 1 2 3" for ascending and
"size 3 2 1" for descending order.
The collector's item categories are now ordered accordingly.
How can I pin a collector's item as a teaser item?
A collector's item can be pinned as a teaser item for the app on several pages within the app.
Pin the current item displayed on the start page
- Navigate to the start page of the app.
- Touch/Mouse: Touch/click the button "pin" (needle symbol).
- The needle symbol is crossed out now to indicate that when you touch it again the current item will be unpinned.
- Touch/Mouse: Touch/click the crossed out "pin" button again to unpin the current item.
Pin the current item on the item's set card page
- Navigate to the start page of the app.
- Choose the collector's item category "all" - the category opens and all collector's items are displayed.
- Choose the item you want to pin - the set card page of the item is displayed.
- Touch/Mouse: Touch/click the button "pin" (needle symbol).
- The needle symbol is crossed out now to indicate that when you touch it again the current item will be unpinned.
- Touch/Mouse: Touch/click the crossed out "pin" button again to unpin the current item.
If a collector's item is pinned, it is shown every time when the start page of the app is displayed. If no item is pinned, a randomly chosen item is shown.
How can I print data of a collector's item?
Properties of a collector's item can be printed from several pages within the app.
Print data of a collector's item from its set card page
- Navigate to the item's set card page.
- Touch/Mouse: Open the context menu in the item's set card and choose the "print" button (paper sheet symbol).
- Choose a printer and change the printer settings if needed.
- Print the set card of the item.
Print collector's item data from its detail page
- Navigate to the item's set card page.
- Touch/Mouse: In the properties column of the set card click "edit properties" - the details page of the item is displayed.
- Touch: Use a swipe gesture starting from the right border of the screen, the general settings pane slides in. Touch on the "device" entry and touch then on the "print" entry of the app.
- Mouse: Move the mouse to the right border of the screen, the general settings pane slides in. Click on the "device" entry and click then on the "print" entry of the app.
- Keyboard: Press [Windows]-[c], the general settings pane slides in. Move with the [cursor] keys to the "device" entry and select it with the [space] bar. Move then with the [cursor] keys to the "print" entry of the app and select it with the [space] bar.
- Choose a printer and change printer settings if needed.
- Print the set card of the collector's item.
The set card of the collector's item is printed out.
How can I share a collector's item?
Items can be shared across many social networks or via mail from several pages within the app.
Share a collector's item from its set card page
- Navigate to the item's set card page.
- Touch/Mouse: Open the context menu in the item's set card and click the "share" button.
Share a collector's item from its detail page
- Navigate to the item's set card page.
- Touch/Mouse: In the properties column of the set card touch/click the "edit properties" action - the details page of the item is displayed.
- Touch/Mouse: Scroll to the most right property column and touch/click the "share" button.
The share charm bar is displayed and you can choose the sharing target for the item. Please note that in most cases you can share data only if you have installed an appropriate app for a specific social network.
How can I add a new collector's item to a category?
A collector's item can be added by different methods, depending on device you are using (touch screen, mouse, keyboard).
- Open the category the new collector's item is to be added to.
- Touch: Touch on the "plus" button in the category header.
- Mouse: Perform a right click on the "plus" button in the category header.
- Keyboard: Press the [Insert] key.
- The detail page of the new collector's item opens and you can enter item properties.
The collector's item is now added to the category.
How can I delete a collector's item?
A collector's item can be deleted by different methods, depending on the device you are using (touch screen, mouse, keyboard).
- Select the item you want to delete.
- Touch/Mouse: Open the context menu of that item and touch/click the "delete" button.
- Keyboard: Press [Ctrl-][e].
Please Note:
- The item will be deleted permanently and there is no undo action for this.
A confirmation dialog is shown. In case of a confirmation, the item is deleted permanently.
How can I change properties of a collector's item?
Properties of a collector's item can be changed in its detail page.
- Navigate to the item's set card page.
- Touch/Mouse: In the properties column of the set card click the "edit properties" action.
The detail page of the item is displayed and you can change item properties.
How can I move or copy collector's items to another category?
Collector's items can be moved or copied to another category by different methods, depending on the device you are using (touch screen, mouse, keyboard) .
- Select one or many collector's items you want to move or copy.
- Touch/Mouse:
Open the context menu
and choose the button "move to category" (not available in category "all") or the button "add to
category" (available in all categories).
or
Touch and hold one of the selected items and move them to the left. - Touch/Mouse: The list of all available categories appears on the left side. Drop the moved items to one of them (except that one you have selected the items from).
The selected items are now moved or copied to the chosen category.
How can I sort collector's items in the tile view?
Collector's items can be sorted depending on the type of view which is currently displayed. In the tile view the items can be sorted using the "sort" button (up-down-arrows) in the header of the category.
The following types of sorting can be applied:
- Sorting by item name using
"a b c" for ascending or
"c b a" for descending order.
The collector's items are now ordered accordingly.
How can I sort collector's items in the grid view?
Collector's items can be sorted depending on the type of view which is currently displayed. In the grid view the items can be sorted using the "sort" arrow (up-down-arrows) in the header of every grid column. A repeated click/touch on the arrow toggles between the sorting direction and the "no sort" option.
The following types of sorting can be applied:
- Sorting a column in ascending order (down arrow).
- Sorting a column in descending order (up arrow).
- Not sorting a column at all (no arrow).
The collector's items are now ordered accordingly.
How can I group collector's items in the grid view?
Collector's items can be grouped only in the grid view. A grouping is only possible when using mouse or touch screen. It cannot be used with the keyboard.
- Drag the header of the column you want to be used for grouping to the left and drop it on the grey bar with the caption "drag a column header here to group".
- Repeat dragging and dropping for each group you want to build.
- Click/touch on the sizer item at left upper corner of the grey grouping bar to enlarge/shrink it. If the bar is enlarged, you can re-order or remove groups.
- You can simply re-oder groups by dragging them to a new position.
- Click/touch on the delete symbol to remove a group.
The collector's items are now grouped accordingly.
How can I filter collector's items in the grid view?
Collector's items can be filtered only in the grid view. A filtering is only possible when using mouse or touch screen. It cannot be used with the keyboard.
- Click/touch the filter symbol in the header of the column you wish to filter. The filter popup is displayed.
- The available comparison methods depend on the column type.
For alphanumeric columns the following comparison methods can be used:- is equal to
- is not equal to
- starts with
- ends with
- does contain
- does not contain
- is equal to
- is not equal to
- is greater than
- is greater than or equal to
- is less than
- is less than or equal to
- is true
- is false
- Select a comparison method, enter a value and specify whether the comparison should be case-sensitive or not (for alphanumeric columns only).
- Click/touch the button "filter" to apply the filter to the column.
- Click/touch the button "clear filter" to remove the filter from the column.
- Click/touch the enlarge button to apply a second filter to the same column.
You can filter multiple columns at once. Names of filtered columns are underlined to indicate that a filter is applied.
The collector's items are now filtered accordingly.
How can I switch between a tile view and a grid view?
Collector's items of a category can be displayed as a tile view or as a grid view.
- The view can be changed using the "grid" or "tile" button (depending on the current view) in the header of a category.
The selected view is now displayed accordingly.
How can I add a new image gallery?
An image gallery can be added by different methods, depending on the device you are using (touch screen, mouse, keyboard).
- Touch: Touch on the "plus" button in the header of the galleries.
- Mouse: Perform a right click on the "plus" button in the header of the galleries.
- Keyboard: Press the [Insert] key.
The detail page of the new image gallery is displayed and you can enter gallery properties.
How can I delete an image gallery?
An image gallery can be deleted by different methods, depending on the device you are using (touch screen, mouse, keyboard).
- Select the gallery you want to delete.
- Touch/Mouse: Open the context menu of the gallery and touch/click the "delete" button.
- Keyboard: Press [Ctrl-][e].
Please Note:
- Deleting an image gallery does not delete the contained images. They will still remain in the gallery "all".
- The gallery "all" cannot be deleted.
A confirmation dialog is shown. In case of a confirmation, the image gallery is deleted.
How can I change properties of an image gallery?
Properties of an image gallery can be changed in the detail page of the gallery.
- Select the gallery you want to edit.
- Touch/Mouse: Open the context menu of the gallery and touch/click the "edit" button.
- Keyboard: Press [Ctrl-][e].
The following properties can be changed
- Name of the gallery (notice: the name of the gallery "all" cannot be changed).
- Description of the gallery.
- Color of the gallery.
- Update speed of a text or images displayed on the gallery tile.
- Switch indicating whether a preview image should be displayed on the gallery tile.