My Organizer Explained

My Organizer is an example application of FNO³ where the use of Notes are taken to the next level and can be used in a standalone mode to create databases for a variety of applications such as

Standard PIM functions
Stock keeping
Business contacts
Shipping records

and many others.

The default set-up of My Organizer consists of four folders located in the My Documents folder containing Notes templates as follows:

Calendar	Address Book
To-Do	Notes

Notes

• Each My Organizer folder can be considered a database of information. Each database entry is stored as a bookmark against the hidden fnotes3.fno file.
• Each My Organizer folder has it's own Column Template. To return to this default Column Template select Reset Current Template in the column right click menu (see Customizing Columns)
• The PIM templates are only examples for "getting started". My Organizer folders can be created in any location, although the My Organizer Toolbar PIM icons only relate to the default PIM folders.
• The bookmark field must be enabled for the My Organizer database contents to be displayed as each entry is a bookmark against the fnotes3.fno file

Creating a New Entry

1. A new entry to a My Organizer Database is created by selecting the New Item button .

Note

• Entries can also be added by the shortcut key CTRL-i

2. Information can be added to the new entry in the usual way that Notes are edited (see Creating Notes)

Note

• The row number at the beginning of the row is the icon column. When the filename column is hidden the icon column will display the row number of the associated row

Removing an Entry

1. To remove an entry in a My Organizer database first select the entry then select the Remove Entry icon .

Random and Sequential ID's

When creating new entries in a My Organizer database the entries are by default added with a random ID number. This random ID number is a six digit number stored in the bookmark field

Note

• The column template for My Organizer folders includes the Bookmark Column with zero width to hide the Random ID number. To view the ID number increase the width of the Bookmark column using the Set Column Width option in the Column Right Click Menu

Some methods of using My Organizer may require sequential ID numbering such as an invoice database or shipping record databases. When sequential ID numbers are required select Sequential Id from the drop down menu beside the Add New Entry icon.

Notes

• Bookmarks can be edited in the same way as normal bookmarks (see Creating a Bookmark). This enables the bookmark to be modified to correspond to the ID numbering syntax of the database (e.g. Invoices)
• When using the Sequential Id option FNO³ will analyze the contents of the Bookmark field and increment the ID number using the previous entry as the ID format
  
  Example: If the bookmark field contained INV00001 as the first entry in the My Organizer database creating a new entry with the Sequential Id option selected will create an entry with a Bookmark of INV00002.
  

My Organizer Layout

A specific My Organizer Layout (see Overview of Layouts and Views) is available which simplifies the FNO³ display for data entry.

This layout is selected from the Layout Menu

My Organizer Toolbar
My Organizer Example