Tutorial:Simple To Do List

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This page is incomplete and under development.

Let's make a simple To Do List. It will require just one library with a couple of fields — the thing to do (a Text field) and a Checkbox field to indicate if it is done yet or not.

Start Memento

So, first, let's start Memento. This will put you in the library group called My Libraries, showing a list of libraries in that group. You may have none, as yet. This is called the Libraries List screen.

Add a Library

So, let's add a library. In the upper-right corner of the screen, note the icon with 3 vertical dots. Pressing that icon opens the Action Menu. So, let's open it and you will see a submenu; The top item is Add Library; press that to add the library.

That will bring up a Select template screen, including 5 buttons at the top and a list of templates. Press the first button, the one entitled Empty Library.

Define the library

There are pages in this wiki where you can look to see all the parts of the screen you're seeing now — Library Edit screen, if you feel strongly right now — but let's focus only on what we need.

Define the library name

So, we are in the MAIN tab at a blank called Library name. Enter a name for your library — perhaps To Dos, To Do List, or Tasks; we'll call ours Tasks.

The other fields on the MAIN tab are not very important; just make sure The entry name is unique is set to Off; it is Off by default.

Define the library fields

Now, let's define the library fields, so press the FIELDS tab. On this tab is a list of the fields defined for your library, which so far are none. So, press the blue + dot in the lower-right portion of the screen. To add a field, press Field on the submenu.

This brings you to the Field Edit card; there is no need to go to that link right now, as we'll steer you where you need to go.

Define the Task Name field

Enter a name for the field to contain the To Do item. We'll call ours the Task Name field.

Of the other parameters, it is not overly important, but I would get in the habit of setting Single-line text field to On; it is Off by default. If you plan to write multi-line task names, leave it Off.

I generally set text fields to Uppercase In the beginning of sentences; if you agree, press Uppercase and then In the beginning of sentences on the submenu. It is not extremely important.

By default, the Display Option Display in the list as is set to Entry Name for the first field in a library; let's just leave it that way.