V I P O S T
- open the database file (eg New-York.mde) with the "Open
Database" button;
- in the desired row, enter "Note" and type your short note
there. For the large notes (up to about 3.5 pages of A4 format) it is convenient
to use the dialog "Edit record" for this;
- with the button "Export all notes to the text file" you can
create a text file with all notes. Then, if necessary, you can insert all notes
from this text file back into the table (button "Import notes from the text
file");
- with the button "Show on the map" you can see the current
record in the browser on the map. For that it is used www.openstreetmap.org
portal;
- with the button "Set Filter" you can set up a "filter". As a
filter you can enter only a small part of the word, small and big letters do not
matter. To remove filters, display the "Set Filter" dialog and then press OK
(without inserting anything);
Tips and tricks:
- wait a bit until the table is opened (eg for New-York.mde with
more than million records that can take a couple of minutes);
- you can resize program and dialog window by right-down corner
draw;
- to make columns in table wider or narrower, place the mouse
between two columns on the tabhead and drag left or right;
- for movement in table you use:
The arrow keys (left, right, up, down);
Ctrl + arrow keys;
Home and End keys;
Ctrl + Home and End keys;
PageUp and PageDown buttons;
- to sort the table by desired column, click the corresponding
header in table. For example, click the header "City" and all cities will be
sorted as A ... Z. Click it again and it will be sorted as Z ... A. To remove
sort, select "Search records" dialog and then press OK (without inserting
anything);
- in the Edit Record dialog, Note Field, to select the entire
note (for deletion or copying): Ctrl + Home, hold Shift, and press Ctrl + End;
- Usefull key combinations:
Ctrl + e for "Edit record";
Ctrl + f for "Find records";
Ctrl + m for "Show to Map";
- References:
Maps from
www.openstreetmap.org
Addresses from www.mapzen.com