| If you're familiar with databases, you'll find MobileDB a nimble way to manage large amounts of unwieldy info. Use it to create new lists and databases, revise existing ones, and manage long lists. The databases come premade and you can get new ones online. What you can do with MobileDB Track complex information, such as who contributed, when they contributed, and how much they contributed to your fund-raising triathlon this year, last year, and the year before. Create individual entries for each of your company's products. Export databases to Contacts or Calendar.
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Learn more Learn how to create, print, and synchronize new databases at www.mobiledb.com. |
Using MobileDB From the list view of MobileDB, you see the list of available databases. Edit and assign categories in the upper right. Create new databases in the lower left. |
| Tap a database to open it. |
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MobileDB techniques Technique | How to do it |
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Improve legibility with color headers and alternating color rows | Select Options > MobileDB Colors or Options > Colors | Narrow the number of entries shown in a list | Select Record > Filter and enter the parameters you want | See all the entries of a database | Select Record > Show All | Sort entries by a field name | Tap a field name in the header | Make a modified version of a downloaded database | Select Database > Clone | Sort a database by multiple criteria | Select Record > Sort | Export entries to Calendar or Contacts | Select Record > Export to Calendar or Record > Export to Contacts | Export databases to Calendar or Contacts | Select Database > Export to Calendar or Database > Export to Contacts |
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Move around in MobileDB To highlight a database entry, press the center navigator button. To scroll up or down the database list, press up or down on the navigator. To scroll through an entry's fields, press right or left. |
Assign a password Password-protect individual databases without protecting the whole program. Open the database and select Database > Password. Note that if you sync, the info won't be secure on your computer. |
Real Life: MobileDB
Marisa makes soundtracks for movies. She owns thousands of CDs and buys more every week. She uses one of the predefined database templates in MobileDB and customizes it to track her music purchases. At the record store, she looks up song and album titles to make sure she never buys anything she already owns. |
MobileDB tips Use the navigator to scroll up or down a database ten entries at a time. A data field can contain up to 1,000 characters. A database can have up to 20 fields. Tap and drag the lines in the header of a database to adjust the width. Sometimes you can squeeze more into view.
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