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== Structuring simply — One Main Thing == | == Structuring simply — One Main Thing == | ||
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The simplest use of Memento is to use a single library to represent data about a single thing. | The simplest use of Memento is to use a single library to represent data about a single thing. | ||
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For instance, you might want to have a library of recipes. Could you use Memento in a very simple way to catalog your recipes and then look them up later? | For instance, you might want to have a library of recipes. Could you use Memento in a very simple way to catalog your recipes and then look them up later? | ||
The easy answer is yes, so long as you keep it simple. See '''[[Tutorial - Simple Recipes]]'''. | The easy answer is <big>'''yes'''</big>, so long as you keep it simple. See '''[[Tutorial - Simple Recipes]]'''. | ||
=== Pages of simple data === | === Pages of simple data === | ||
Revision as of 16:23, 27 September 2016
This page is in its infancy, is incorrect, incomplete, and under development.
If you're just starting with Memento or just starting to use it for something new, it may not be clear to you how to represent your data in Memento to allow the user to get what he/she wants out of it. This article suggests some approaches to consider.
Structuring simply — One Main Thing
Structuring simply - One Main Thing
The simplest use of Memento is to use a single library to represent data about a single thing.
Simple uses
For instance, you might want to have a library of recipes. Could you use Memento in a very simple way to catalog your recipes and then look them up later?
The easy answer is yes, so long as you keep it simple. See Tutorial - Simple Recipes.
Pages of simple data
Simple with lists
Using special data
Simple slicing & dicing
When to use a list vs multiple libraries
Master & detail
When more libraries are needed
Slicing & dicing when using multiple libraries
Structuring - Serious slicing & dicing
Structuring - Enhancing your visual presentation
Fields sharing a row
Field fonts & colors
List items with fonts, colors, and icons
Using images
Charting your data
Structuring - Leveraging the Internet
Using Autofill
Using barcodes
- the casual, perhaps single-library user
- who just wants to throw up a grocery list or recipe repository
- the intermediate user
- who might want to have some related libraries tracking some activities
- the power user
- who might be pushing the boundaries in certain areas, like scripting, complex data structure, retail or barcode solutions, media solutions, contact applications, product catalogs, charting, or others
- the organizational user
- who might need teamwork collaboration, cross-platform compatibility, cloud storage & coordination, library protection, and others
Memento's online catalog of user templates contains thousands of predefined, ready-to-use libraries to use directly or serve as a starting place. It also gives users the opportunity to familiarize themselves with a large number of ways to use Memento to provide solutions.