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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What to do when my preview window looks collapsed?

The first time you request a preview of a printout, you may see the preview window looking collapsed like this: .  Just click the Maximize button to the left of the red Close button.  This will cause the window to expand to take up the entire screen.  Unfortunately, your document will appear only as a tiny thumbnail image in the center of the screen like this:   So click next on the magnifying button at the top of the window: .  Your document will expand to display properly in the window.  Make further adjustments and close the window.  The next time you open the window it will display the way you last displayed it and at the magnification you last used.

  • What files do I need to back up to ensure the safety of my database?

All information of any significance is kept in a file called SLD.mdb which is located in your Shopping List Deluxe folder (probably C:\Program Files\Shopping List Deluxe 2\).  In addition, each time you close/exit from Shopping List Deluxe, a backup copy of your database is created.  It has the name SLD.bak.  You can copy SLD.mdb or SLD.bak to another location to preserve your data.   If you want to use SLD.bak as a database again, you have to first change its name to SLD.mdb.

  • How do I move the database to another computer so I can run SLD2 there?

You must first install Shopping List Deluxe on the second computer.  Once it is installed, copy the SLD.mdb file in your Shopping List Deluxe folder (probably C:\Program Files\Shopping List Deluxe 2\) from your first computer to the second computer.  Click "OK" when asked if it is OK to overwrite the existing SLD.mdb file.  If you auto-load a MasterCook shopping list file, make sure that the necessary folder where it would be found has been created on the second computer and that that file is in place.  Now start up Shopping List Deluxe on the second computer your data will look just as it does on the first computer.

  • I've just accidentally deleted something important and there's no way to Undo it, what can I do?

Don't close Shopping List Deluxe.  Go to the main Shopping List Deluxe window. Select File => Exit Without Updating Database.   Now restart Shopping List Deluxe.  You will be returned to the state you were in before the last time you ran Shopping List Deluxe.

  • I see a column called "Brand" but I can't figure out how to set it for a list item.

There is no way to set the brand of a list item in the current version of Shopping List Deluxe.   That capability will come in a future version - probably the same version where Shopping List Deluxeprovides coupon support.

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