[chandler-users] User guide

[Mike Finley]

Along those lines, yes.

I would suggest the first topic be getting started (very basic) -
Basic concepts (from "getting started" section)
Add a note
- convert to task/event
- add alarms, stars, etc. (show that adding alarm will convert later to now)
Add an event
- convert to recurring event
- add note template
Search for item by keyword
Add notes/events/tasks to collections
Add a new collection
Views (and why)
- dashboard
- calendar
- starred
Triage

That basic - I may be slow, but it took me a couple hours or more to get
these basics down. In this order too. Get them to use it first, and then
explain some more concepts. There is a lot of information on the screen and
it takes a while to get situated. If you could shortcut that process, you'd
increase adoption.

Regards,
Mike


On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 2:57 PM, Mimi Yin <mimi at osafoundation.org> wrote:

> (*Mike: *Right now, Hub doesn't have a cross-collection Dashboard view.)
>
> Mike and Fritz,
>
> Thank you for your offers to help out with documentation. This is an area
> we really hope to get user input on. I will noodle on a framework we can set
> up on the wiki ( I imagine I will be coming to the list for ideas tho.)
>
> Of the top of my head I can think of the following topics:
>
> - Importing data
> -- Importing calendars and tasks
> -- Subscribing to calendars you have on other services (Google Calendar)
> -- Setting up Chandler IMAP folders
>
> - Collecting notes into Chandler. (Quick Entry)
>
> - Setting up Collections to organize your notes. (Showcase a few different
> setups.)
> -- Just simple Home versus Work
> -- More complicated setups around Projects & Topic Categories
> -- GTD-style
>
> - Processing notes.
> -- Triage and Adding custom tickler alarms.
> -- Stamping (Starring, Adding things to the calendar.)
>
> - Back-up and Syncing
> -- Publish and Subscribe
> -- Syncing across multiple computers
> -- Accessing your data from the web.
> -- Mobile access.
>
> - Sharing
> -- Sharing items through Email.
> -- Sharing with others.
> -- Subscribing.
>
> Mimi
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *"Mike Finley" <finley1 at gmail.com>
> *Subject: **Re: [chandler-users] User guide*
>
> I'll try to think of some ideas and send you some ideas.
>
> *BTW, is there a way to get a unified dashboard view in the hub?
> *
> Regards,
> Mike
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> *From: *"Fritz Meissner" <meissner.fritz at gmail.com>
> *Subject: **Re: [chandler-users] User guide*
>
> Possibly this could be started by putting the section headings into the
> wiki and then letting us users fill in the info as we have time, with the
> team checking and correcting details.
>
> Fritz
>
>
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