Tour: Discover the extensive functions
This is how the new app
„simplify Checklists“ works:

1. Checklist selection

From the category menu choose the checklist you want to check off or work on. You will get from the main category (in the example below: Travel) to the sub-categories with different checklists for each topic (in the example below: air travel)

2. Check off items

Select a desired checklist by mouse click. You will then be able to check off items in the checklist. Checklists with many items are pre-sorted in columns. The checklist Travel for example is sorted in the columns: “Before traveling”, “Documents”, “The car”, “Luggage”, “Medication”, “Camping”, “Sport / hobby”, “On the day of departure”.

3. Activity indicator: unfinished checklists are marked in red

When the app starts unfinished checklists, which have not been checked off completely, are marked in red in the category and checklist menu (1) in order to be immediately identified. In the checklist menu they are additionally marked with a red dot. (2).

The red marking is removed as soon as the checklist is completely checked off or you have reset all checks with the Reset by shaking feature. 

4. Define Favorites

If you want to work on a particular checklist later or more often, you can define it as a favorite checklist. Choose the category from the main menu. In the checklist menu click on the star symbol in the upper right corner (1). Every checklist is marked with an asterisk. Click on the checklist you want to save as a favorite checklist. The asterisk in front of the selected checklist is now marked yellow (2) and the checklist is automatically added to your “favorites”. The next time you start the application you can go through the “favorites” menu directly to your selected checklist (3).

If you want to remove a checklist from the “favorites” menu just click on the asterisk in the upper right of the “favorites” menu. Then click on the checklist you want to remove (4).

If you want to remove all favorites use the Reset by shaking feature.

5. Sort – Change the order within a checklist

You can sort all items within the checklist according to your needs. That way you can move items you want to deal with right away or you consider very important to the top within a sub-category. To do so, click on the smiley symbol in the upper right in the checklist menu (1). Then click on the right, on the bar symbol within an item, you want to move. Items can be moved by pressing down (2).

6. Hide items and make them visible again

In order to simplify extensive checklists and work through them faster you can hide items, you don’t need. To do so, click on the smiley symbol in the upper right in the checklist menu (1). Next to the item you will see a smiley symbol. If you want to hide an item, click on the smiley symbol within the item (2). The item turns grey and you will see a sleeping face (3). By clicking the “done” button in the upper right, the item will be hidden automatically (4).

If you want to make the item reappear, click again on the smiley symbol in the upper right in the checklist menu. The deactivated item is shown with a sleeping face and grey marking within the checklist. Click on the sleeping face in order to permanently display the item.

7. Add your own items

You can complement a checklist with your own items quite easily. Click on the green button “Add own items” at the end of each checklist (1). You will get to a user interface. Type in your item and click on “done” (2). Your entry will then appear in the column “Own items” (3).

If you want to delete an added own item again, wipe your finger from right to left on the item. Click the “delete” button (4). If you want to delete all of your own added items please use the Reset by shaking feature.

8. Seek and find

In order to find a checklist or a term within a checklist quickly, click the “search” symbol in the lower part of the main menu (1). Type in your search word at the top und click on “search” at the bottom (2). You will see all checklists that contain your search word.

9. Reset by shaking function = Reset everything

With the shake function of the iPhone and iPod touch you will get to the menu “reset” in every display.

Figure (1): In the main menu, in the category display you can reset all checks, favorites, and sorted items, hidden and own items. If you click “all” in this display you will get the application as originally installed.

Figure (2):  In the checklist menu you can reset sorted items and favorites within a checklist category by shaking.

Figure (3): Within a checklist you can reset checks and sorted items, hidden and own items of just the checklist you are currently working on by shaking.

Figure (4): In the favorites menu you can delete all favorites at once by shaking.

10. Info display and advisor portal

Through the Info Button in the lower right of the main menu you get access to the Info display (1).

Through the button “Full Version with 55 checklists “ you get immediate access to the download of the full version with 55 checklists (2).

Through the button “Export data to full version” you can transfer your existing individual lists from the lite Version directly to the full version (3).