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<H3>Two-Step (Shopping) Lists</H3>
<p>
ListPro allows you to create and use lists in two steps. First, choose some
of the items in your list and <b>flag</b> them. Then,
select the <b>Flag Tool</b> (or <b>Show Only Flagged Items</b> View setting) to display
only those items that have been flagged. You can
treat this newly built list just like any list and check
items as you complete them. When you've completed all the items and you reset
the list, all the checks and flags are cleared
from any items which have been checked. Flagged items which
have not been checked will not be cleared.
<p>
The best example of a two-step list is a shopping list. When you first create
the shopping list, you enter into the list any of the items you might buy when
you do a particular kind of shopping (for example, office supplies, or groceries).
Whenever you think of something you need on that list,
you flag that item. Then, when you go to the store, you select the
<b>Flag tool</b>, and the list you see will contain only those items that
you've flagged! You then have a
shopping list of just those things you've decided earlier that you need.
As you shop, you check each item, and, when you're done,
you reset the list. This clears both the checks and the flags so you can again start
flagging items to buy as you think of them.
<p>
Use Two-Step lists any time you only want to do (or pick up, or include) only
<b>some</b> of the things on your list. For example, you could make a
list of all your the places you might need to stop on the way
home. As you realize another stop you need, you can flag that item
in your list. Then, when you're leaving work, you can easily show
just the stops you need to make that day.
<p>
Keep in mind that you can add the Flag Item column to an existing check list
at any time, or remove the column from a list, using
<a href="file:lp_editlist.htp">List Properties</a>. Also note that all
list items must be displayed (and no sorting in effect) before you
can move (reposition) any list items.
<p>
You can also use the flag column as the second (rather than first)
step of a list, by
flagging items for inclusion in another list
<b><i>when you check them</b></i>.
For example, if you create a list of people you've
invited to a party or conference, you can check their names
as they respond
to your invitation. Rather than duplicating the list when you need to
see who will be attending, you could use the Flag Item column to designate
people who will be there. Then, not only can you easily see who has not
yet responded to your invitation (with the checks), you can also easily
see a list of who will be there with the Flag Tool.
<p>
Combine TwoStep Lists with other ListPro <a href="file:lp_listfeats.htp">
list features</a> and <a href="file:lp_opts.htp">
program features</a>
to create powerful lists that really make your handheld
useful!
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