Notor is a personal CRM, developed for faculty mentors at NUS to manage their mentees. NUS faculty mentors tend to have many mentees who they might not meet often, but they are still expected to understand their mentee’s situations and provide useful advice. A personal CRM (CRM stands for Customer Relationship Manager) like Notor is a useful aid to track information and organize information about mentees, which hugely benefits forming meaningful connections. However, Notor can still help people outside our target audience in situations where one must manage many contacts and need to take notes quickly.

Notor is a desktop application optimized for use via a Command Line Interface (CLI) while still having the benefits of a Graphical User Interface (GUI). If you can type faster than the average typing speed, the CLI is likely faster than alternatives on the market.

Key features of Notor are:

  • Powerful Organization to manage many mentees, with powerful user customisation
    • Group mentees, and place groups into subgroups for greater control
    • Add tags to mentees and sort by tags to easily identify metadata about your contacts
    • Archive contacts you are no longer actively mentoring, but keep them in your Notor to retrieve at any time
    • Export data to serve as a backup.
  • Clean note-taking system
    • Take notes concurrently with meeting mentees through no-frills text files
    • Drop time stamps whenever you update your information and meet with the mentee effortlessly
  • Fast CLI
    • Commands with short forms
    • Works offline for better performance

Table of Contents

Using this User Guide

If you’re new to Notor, hop over to Quick Start to install and begin using it. If you already know what you want, use the Table of Contents to find the feature you are looking for, or the Command Summary to view all commands available.

If you’ve used Notor for a while and are looking to get the best out of Notor, ‘level-up’ by reading our Tips on Using Notor.

Some terminology that might help when referring to Notor:

  1. List pane : The panel located on the right, which is used to display the list of persons or groups
  2. View pane : The panel on the left, used to view notes, such as general notes
  3. Note Window: The pop-up window you may use to edit and add notes
  4. Command Box: The box on the left pane, underneath the view pane, where you may type commands.

Notor-Labelled

Pay attention to these callouts:

:information_source: Note: This block is used to highlight information you should pay attention to.
:bulb: Tip: Used to highlight tips.
:exclamation: Caution: Used to highlight dangers.

Quick Start

1. Setup

Ensure you have Java 11 or above installed in your computer. You can install Java 11 from here.

2. Installing the project

Download the latest notor.jar here, and copy the file to the folder you want to use as the home folder for your Notor. The home folder is where the data that Notor uses will be stored.

3. Running the application

Double-click the file to start the application. If you have set up Java 11 correctly, the application should open, and the GUI similar to below should appear in a few seconds. Note how the app contains some sample data.
Ui

4. Try Running Examples!

Type the command in the command box and press Enter to execute it. e.g. Typing help and pressing Enter will open the help window.

If you’d like a guided tour of a few of Notor’s features, go to Appendix: Tutorial to try Notor out. We recommend this if you have never used Notor before.

Otherwise, you can jump right into it! Here are a few other commands you can try:

  • person /list : Lists all contacts.
  • person 3 /delete : Deletes the 3rd contact (contact with index number 3) shown in the current list.
  • person User /create : Creates a person named User.
  • group Orbital /create : Creates a group named Orbital.
  • person 3 /add g:Orbital : Adds the person with index 3 to the group Orbital.
  • group /list : Lists all groups.
  • group 1 /note : Edits the group note for the group with index number 1.
  • group 1 /create n:Artemis : Creates a subgroup Artemis inside the group with index number 1.
  • clear : Deletes all contacts.
  • exit : Exits the application.

Refer to the Command Breakdown below for more details on each command.

Command Breakdown

What follows is a detailed breakdown of all the commands Notor has available and what they do. All the commands have a shortened command format to make typing them easier.

Notes about the command format:

  • Words in UPPER_CASE are the parameters to be supplied by the user.
    e.g. in person /create (n:NAME), NAME is a parameter which can be used as /create n:John Doe.
  • Round brackets () refer to COMPULSORY arguments.
    e.g. (g:GROUP_NAME) means that the group name must be entered at that position.
  • Items in square brackets are optional.
    e.g. (n:NAME) [g:GROUP_NAME] can be used as n:Elton g:Orbital or as n:Elton.
  • Items with …​ after them can be used multiple times including zero times, with a comma separating terms.
    e.g. [t/TAG…​] can be used as ` ` (i.e. 0 times), t/tag1, tag2, tag3 etc.
  • Parameters can be in any order.
    e.g. if the command specifies g:GROUP_NAME sg:SUBGROUP_NAME, sg:SUBGROUP_NAME g:GROUP_NAME is also acceptable.
  • If a parameter is expected only once in the command, but you specified it multiple times, only the last occurrence of the parameter will be taken.
    e.g. if you specify p:12341234 p:56785678, only p:56785678 will be taken.
  • Extraneous parameters for commands that do not take in parameters (such as help, exit and clear) will be ignored.
    e.g. if the command specifies help 123, it will be interpreted as help.

General Commands

Viewing help

Opens a help window with a summary of commands, as well as a link you can copy to get to this full user guide.

Format Short Format
help h
:bulb: Tip: You don’t even need to use the help command to get help! If you type in a command with no arguments and the command requires arguments, the error message should help you come up with the right command.

Clearing all entries

Clears all entries from Notor. This means that all your contacts, as well as the groups you keep them in, will be removed.

Format Short Format
clear c
:exclamation: Caution: Data will be deleted and will not be saved. The intended use of this command is to clear the dummy starting data, but you can also use it to reset your Notor from within the program.

Editing the General Note

Opens a note window to edit the General Note.

Format Short Format
note n
:bulb: Tip: For keyboard shortcuts within the note, you can reference tips on using Notor.

Exiting the program

Exits the program and saves your data.

Format Short Format
exit e

Exporting data

Exports all the data of Notor into a CSV file to Notor’s home directory.

Format Short Format
export exp

You can usually find the exported data in the home directory that contains Notor. The data file indicates the exported data, and the time and date when you exported the data.

export

The data exported will be displayed as follows:

exported

Working with people

The base functionality of Notor is allowing you to maintain notes on people who you mentor. These are the commands you can use with the person prefix to manage your contacts.

:exclamation: Caution: The following commands only work when persons are listed in Notor (visible in the List Pane).

Creating a person

Creates a person’s contact card within Notor. When creating this person, you can pass optional arguments to fill out more information about them in a single command.

Format Example What the example does
person (NAME) /create [p:PHONE] [e:EMAIL] [t:TAG1,TAG2,...] [g:GROUP_INDEX] person John Lim /create p:91119111 e:notor@notor.com t:scholar g:1 Creates the contact John Lim, with a phone number of 91119111, and email of notor@notor.com. John is tagged with scholar and belongs to the group at index 1
p (NAME) /c [p:PHONE] [e:EMAIL] [t:TAG1,TAG2,...] [g:GROUP_INDEX] p Dhruv Chopra /c p:92229222 e:dhruv.chopra@u.nus.sg t:AI, Crypto g:2 Creates the contact Dhruv Chopra, with a phone number of 92229222, and email of dhruv.chopra@u.nus.sg. Dhruv is tagged with AI and Crypto, and belongs to the group at index 2

:information_source: Notes on parameters:

  • Creates a person with the NAME. This name cannot start with a number.
  • Optional arguments:
    • PHONE: Phone number of the person.
    • EMAIL: Email of the person.
    • TAG1,TAG2..: Tag(s) that describe the person.
    • GROUP_INDEX: Index of the group in Notor to add the person to.
  • The person cannot have the same name as someone else in the group.
:bulb: Tip: Notor minimizes what you need to remember. To add the person to a group, you need to have groups displayed in the List Pane, so that you can select the group by its index instead of memorising and typing its name.

Adding a person to a group or subgroup

Adds a person at the given index INDEX to a specified group. To add a person to a subgroup, include the subgroup parameter.

Format Example What the example does
person (INDEX) /add (g:GROUP_NAME) person 1 /add g:Orbital Adds the person at index 1 to the group Orbital
p (INDEX) /a (g:GROUP_NAME) p 2 /a g:Alumni Adds the person at index 2 to the group Alumni
person (INDEX) /add (g:GROUP_NAME sg:SUBGROUP_NAME) person 3 /add g:Orbital sg:Artemis Adds the person at index 3 to the subgroup Artemis which is contained within the group Orbital
p (INDEX) /a (g:GROUP_NAME sg:SUBGROUP_NAME) p 4 /a g:Alumni sg:Class 2010 Adds the person at index 4 to the subgroup Class 2010 which is contained within the group Alumni
:bulb: Tip: Notor considers people within a subgroup as also being within the group that contains it. Hence, if you later try to list all persons in group, anyone within a subgroup will also be listed.

Deleting a person

Removes the contact and the data saved for a person from Notor.

Format Example What the example does
person (INDEX) /delete person 1 /delete Deletes the person at index 1
p (INDEX) /d p 3 /d Deletes the person at index 3
:exclamation: Caution: Data will be deleted and will not be saved. Be careful when deleting people. You may prefer to archive them or make a backup of your data first by exporting the data.

Editing a person

Edits the data of the person at the index INDEX in the List Pane and replaces the fields specified with the new parameters.

Format Example What the example does
person (INDEX) /edit [n:NAME] [p:PHONE] [e:EMAIL] person 1 /edit n:Amira e:amira.hannah@gmail.com Changes the name of the person at index 1 to Amira and also change their email to amira.hannah@gmail.com
p (INDEX) /e [n:NAME] [p:PHONE] [e:EMAIL] p 2 /e n:Tan See Kiat p:93339333 Change the name of the person at index 2 to Tan See Kiat and also change their phone number to 93339333

:information_source: Note:

  • Please specify at least one field to be edited.
  • Optional arguments:
    • NAME: Name of the person.
    • PHONE: Phone number of the person.
    • EMAIL: Email of the person.
  • You cannot edit the name of the person to the same name as someone else in Notor.

Removing a person from group

Removes a person from a group or a subgroup. To remove a person from a subgroup, include the subgroup parameter along with the group it is under.

Format Example What the example does
person (INDEX) /remove (g:GROUP_NAME) person 1 /remove g:Orbital Removes the person at index 1 from the group Orbital
p (INDEX) /r (g:GROUP_NAME) p 2 /r g:Final Year Project Removes the person at index 2 from the group Final Year Project
person (INDEX) /remove (g:GROUP_NAME sg:SUBGROUP_NAME) person 1 /remove g:Orbital sg:Group A Removes the person at index 1 from the group Group A which is the subgroup of Orbital. The person is still in the group Orbital
p (INDEX) /r (g:GROUP_NAME sg:SUBGROUP_NAME) p 2 /r g:Research sg:AI focus Removes the person at index 2 from the group AI focus which is the subgroup of Research. The person is still in the group Research

Taking notes for a person

Opens a note window pop-up to take notes in.

personNote

Format Example What the example does
person (INDEX) /note person 1 /note Opens the note window which belongs to the person at index 1
p (INDEX) /n p 2 /n Opens the note window which belongs to the person at index 2
:bulb: Tip: For keyboard shortcuts within the note, you can reference tips on using Notor.

Clearing notes of a person

Removes the note of the person at the given INDEX in the List Pane.

Format Example What the example does
person (INDEX) /clearnote person 1 /clearnote Removes the note of the person at index 1
p (INDEX) /cn p 2 /cn Removes the note of the person at index 2
:exclamation: Caution: Data will be deleted and will not be saved. Be careful.

Tagging a person

Adds tags to an existing person. Please specify at least one tag to be added.

Format Example What the example does
person (INDEX) /tag [t:TAG1,TAG2,...] person 1 /tag t:friends,family Tags person with index 1 with friends and family
p (INDEX) /t [t:TAG1,TAG2,...] p 2 /t t:friday Tags person with index 2 with friday

:information_source: Note:
What are tags? Well, tags can be used to flag information about a person that you want to highlight and find later. Tags are searchable, while notes are not. Some ideas of what you could use tags for are …

  • Areas of interest the mentee has
  • Graduation year
  • Where they are currently or have previously worked
  • Outstanding qualities they might have
  • The day you usually meet this mentee

Untagging a person

Removes tag(s) from an existing person.

Format Example What the example does
person (INDEX) /untag [t:TAG1,TAG2,...] person 1 /untag t:friends,family For the person at index 1, remove the tags friends and family
p (INDEX) /ut [t:TAG1,TAG2,...] p 2 /ut t:friday For the person at index 2 , remove the tag friday

Clearing tags from a person

Removes all the tags from an existing person. Use with caution.

Format Short Format
person (INDEX) /cleartags p (INDEX) /ct

Archiving People

Archiving people allows you to only view the contacts you are actively managing, while still keeping the information of older mentees within Notor. You might also want to view the Export command. You can restore archived mentees at any time.

Archiving a person

Archives a single person by their index.

personArchive

Format Example What the example does
person (INDEX) /archive person 1 /archive Archives the person at index 1
p (INDEX) /ar p 2 /ar Archives the person at index 2

Archiving All

Archives every person displayed in the List Pane.

Format Short Format
person /archive p /ar

Listing Archived Persons

Shows the list of archived Persons.

archiveList

Format Short Format
person /listarchive p /lar

Unarchiving

Restores an archived person back to your person list in Notor.

Format Example What the example does
person (INDEX) /unarchive p 1 /unarchive Restores archived person at index 1 back to your person list
p (INDEX) /uar p 2 /uar Restores archived person at index 2 back to your person list
:exclamation: Caution: You must be on the list of archived persons in order to use this command, as it needs the index of the person to unarchive.

Working with groups/subgroups

You can also create a group to organize people based on their common traits. In addition to groups, you can also create a subgroup of a group to organize people based on a more specific category.

:bulb: Tip: You can sort your contacts in Notor by the group that they are in, as well as taking general notes on the group. A few ideas on how you can use groups are:

  • Group people you tend to talk to together. When meeting them, you can sort your Notor by that group, so that you can reference just their contacts.
  • Group mentees with common interests. This makes it convenient if you want to reach out to all mentees with a certain shared interest.
  • Group mentees who you need to achieve certain checkpoints with. For example, if in your job as a mentor you must find out from every mentee a certain list of goals, you can put this checklist into Notor as a group note, then reference it as you contact each mentee.
:exclamation: Caution: All group commands except Creating a group will only work when groups or subgroups are listed.

Creating a group

Creates a group.

Format Example What the example does
group (GROUP_NAME) /create group Orbital /create Creates a group named Orbital
g (GROUP_NAME) /c g FYP /c Creates a group named FYP

:information_source: Note:

  • You cannot create a group with name starting with a number, and the group name may contain - or . characters.
  • The new group must not have a same name with other existing groups.
:bulb: Tip: You can execute this command no matter what list is in the List Pane.

Deleting a group

Deletes an existing group at the specified index INDEX.

Format Example What the example does
group (INDEX) /delete group 1 /delete Deletes the group at index 1
g (INDEX) /d group 2 /d Deletes the group at index 2
:exclamation: Caution: You can only execute this command when groups are listed in the List Pane.

Creating a subgroup

Creates a new subgroup.

Format Example What the example does
group (INDEX) /create n:SUBGROUP_NAME group 1 /create n:Artemis Creates a new subgroup named Artemis in group at index 1
g (INDEX) /c n:SUBGROUP_NAME g 2 /create n:Year2 Creates a new subgroup named Year2 in group at index 2

:information_source: Note:

  • This name cannot start with a number, and it may contain - or . characters.
  • The new subgroup must not have the same name as other existing subgroups in the same group.

Adding notes to a group or subgroup

Opens a pop-up note window to add note to a group or subgroup.

Format Example What the example does
group (INDEX) /note group 1 /note Opens a pop-up window where you can edit notes for group/subgroup at index 1
group (INDEX) /n g 2 /n Opens a pop-up window where you can edit notes for group/subgroup at index 2
:bulb: Tip: You can open new pop-up window to add notes to multiple groups at the same time by executing the command multiple times.

Clearing notes of a group or subgroup

Removes the note of an existing group or subgroup.

Format Example What the example does
group (INDEX) /clearnote group 1 /clearnote Removes the note of group/subgroup at index 1
g (INDEX) /cn g 2 /cn Removes the note of group/subgroup at index 2

Filtering with Notor

Sometimes, you will want to view all people, groups, subgroups to understand what you have saved in your Notor. At other times, you will want to find those which fit into certain parameters. Here are the ways to view a subset of your data.

List

List can show all persons, groups, subgroups which you have added to Notor. It can also list archived persons: see Archiving People.

Listing all persons

Lists all persons in the List Pane.

Format Short Format
person /list p /l

Listing all groups

Lists all groups in the List Pane.

Format Short Format
group /list g /l

Listing all persons in a group or subgroup

Lists all persons in that group or subgroup.

Format Example What the example does
person (INDEX) /list person 2 /list Lists all persons in group/subgroup at index 2
p (INDEX) /l p 3 /l Lists all persons in group/subgroup at index 3

:information_source: Note:

  • Only works if you have listed out all groups or subgroups in Notor.
  • Lists all persons of a group or subgroup that is at the given INDEX.
  • Do not confuse this with the list all subgroups command, whose first command word is group.
:exclamation: Caution: Only works if you have listed out all groups or subgroups in Notor.

Listing all subgroups in a group

Lists all the subgroups within a group.

Format Example What the example does
group (INDEX) /list group 3 /list Lists all subgroups of group at index 3
g (INDEX) /l g 2 /l Lists all subgroups of group at index 2
:exclamation: Caution: Do not confuse this with the list all persons in a group command, whose first command word is person.


Find

Find allows you to obtain the results that match with the keyword specified. You can filter in this way on people, groups, and subgroups. In addition, you may add additional parameters to your search, in order to narrow the search further.

Finding persons

Finds all persons that match your search term. You may search for partial matches within a persons name, or for tags the user must be tagged with. If you specify multiple search terms, only those people which match ALL criteria will be returned.

Format Example What the example does
person /find [n:NAME_QUERY] [t:TAG1, TAG2...] person /find n:Elton t:CS2103T Finds all persons that that match Elton with tag that match CS2103T
p /f [n:NAME_QUERY] [t:TAG1, TAG2...] p /f t:SWE Finds all persons with tag that match SWE

:information_source: Note:

  • Finds all persons that match with given NAME_QUERY, or are tagged with the tags specified.
  • The query for the name will match if the string exists within the name, regardless of case: jo will match John and joanne.
  • Tags must be spelled exactly. You may specify more than one tag.
  • While the parameters have been marked optional, you must specify at least one of the parameters if you want to filter the results.

Finding groups or subgroups

Finds all the groups/subgroups with the keyword specified. This will search for the keyword within the group’s name. Use after you have listed out all groups or subgroups.

Format Example What the example does
group /find n:QUERY_NAME group /find n:Artemis Finds all the groups/subgroups that match Artemis
g /f n:QUERY_NAME g /f n:CS2103 Finds all the groups/subgroups that match CS2103

:information_source: Note:

  • Finds all the groups/subgroups that match the KEYWORD.
  • If the name contains the whole keyword within it, it will match: art will match Art Jammers, Smart cookie, and Artemis.

Miscellaneous information

Saving the data

Notor data are saved in the hard disk automatically after any command that changes the data. There is no need to save manually.

Editing the data file

Notor data are saved as a JSON file in Notor’s Directory. Advanced users are welcome to update data directly by editing that data file.

:exclamation: Caution: If your changes to the data file makes its format invalid, Notor will discard all data and start with an empty data file at the next run.

Tips on Using Notor

Keeping Track of Successfully Executed Command History

Notor keeps tracks of successfully executed commands in the current instance, allowing you to navigate through with Up arrow key starting from the most recent command. Users can also use the Down arrow key to navigate back to the more recent command when they are navigating with Up arrow key.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Notor has keyboard shortcuts to give you added convenience and allow you to control Notor using your keyboard alone. Here are the shortcuts we have available.

Pop-Up Window

You can navigate the buttons in a pop-up window using the arrow keys. On Windows and Linux, select the button by pressing enter; on MacOS, press space.

Shortcut Keys for Note Window

Shortcut Key Linux/Window MacOS
TimeStamp Ctrl + T Cmd + T
Save Ctrl + S Cmd + S
Quit without Saving Ctrl + W Cmd + W
Save and Quit Ctrl + Q Cmd + Q

:information_source: Note:

  • Timestamp: shortcut key types the current date and time in Note Window in this format E, MMM dd yyyy HH:mm".
  • Example: Fri., Oct. 22 2021 00:07

Command Summary

:information_source: Note:

  • Round brackets () refer to COMPULSORY arguments.
  • Square brackets [] refer to optional arguments.

General

Refer to the details of the general commands here.

Action Format Short Format
Help help h
Clear clear c
Exit exit e
Note note n
Export export exp

Person

Refer to the details of Person commands here.

Action Format Short Format
Create person (NAME) /create [p:PHONE] [e:EMAIL] [t:TAG1,TAG2,...] [g:GROUP_INDEX] p (NAME) /c [p:phone] [e:email] [t:TAG1,TAG2,...] [g:GROUP_INDEX]
Edit person (INDEX) /edit [n:NAME] [p:PHONE] [e:EMAIL] p (INDEX) /e [n:NAME] [p:phone] [e:email]
Delete person (INDEX) /delete p (INDEX) /d
Add Group person (INDEX) /add (g:GROUP_NAME) p (INDEX) /a (g:GROUP_NAME)
Add SubGroup person (INDEX) /add (g:GROUP_NAME sg:SUBGROUP_NAME) p (INDEX) /a (g:GROUP_NAME sg:SUBGROUP_NAME)
Remove Group person (INDEX) /remove (g:GROUP_NAME) p (INDEX) /r (g:GROUP_NAME)
Remove SubGroup person (INDEX) /remove (g:GROUP_NAME sg:SUBGROUP_NAME) p (INDEX) /r (g:GROUP_NAME sg:SUBGROUP_NAME)
Note person (INDEX) /note p (INDEX) /n
Clear Note person (INDEX) /clearnote p (INDEX) /cn
Tag person (INDEX) /tag [t:TAG1,TAG2,...] p (INDEX) /t [t:TAG1,TAG2,...]
Untag person (INDEX) /untag [t:TAG1,TAG2,...] p (INDEX) /ut [t:TAG1,TAG2,...]
Clear Tags person (INDEX) /cleartags p (INDEX) / ct
List Persons person /list p /l
List Persons in Group or SubGroup person (INDEX) /list p [INDEX] /l
Find person /find (n:QUERY) p /f (n:QUERY)
Archive person (INDEX) /archive p (INDEX) /ar
Archive All person /archive p /ar
List Archived Persons person /listarchive p /lar
Unarchive person (INDEX) /unarchive p (INDEX) /uar

:exclamation: Caution: For the Add and Remove commands, please make sure that the GROUP_NAME is typed exactly as how it is spelt on the card.

:information_source: Note:

  • For the Create Person command, if you want to automatically add a person to a group, please use the List Groups to list the groups first so that you can access them via the GROUP_INDEX.
  • To view a list of persons in a particular subgroup, you should first use group /list command to list out all the subgroups in the group the subgroup is contained in. Then list out the persons inside that subgroup via the List Persons in Group command with the GROUP_INDEX of the subgroup.

Group

Refer to the details of the group commands here.

Action Format Short Format
Create Group group (GROUP_NAME) /create g (GROUP_NAME) /c
Create Subgroup group (INDEX) /create n:SUBGROUP_NAME g (INDEX) /c n:SUBGROUP_NAME
Delete group (INDEX) /delete g (INDEX) /d
Note group (INDEX) /note g (INDEX) /n
List Groups group /list g /l
List Out Subgroups group (INDEX) /list g (INDEX) /l
Find group /find (n:QUERY) g /f (n:QUERY)
:exclamation: Caution: Before using the group actions, remember to use g /list or g /find to change the list display so that you can access the indexes of the group.
:information_source: Note: For the List command, the INDEX argument can be either a Group or a Person, depending on what is in the list display. You can change the list display using person /list or group /list.

FAQ

Q: How do I transfer my data to another Computer?
A: Install the app in the other computer and overwrite the empty data file it creates with the file that contains the data of your previous Notor home folder.

What’s next!

In the future, we would like to implement these features to enhance the experiences of mentors in using Notor:

  • View command for the viewing pane to support viewing other types of notes and command summary through the help command.
  • Different UI settings for the users to choose the color scheme they prefer.
  • Expand help window to improve user’s experience in looking for help.
  • Import command to support importing data from CSV into Notor.
  • Tagging for groups.
  • And…more! Feel free to contact the team and share your suggestions at e0588244@u.nus.edu.

Appendix: Tutorial

When you open Notor for the first time, you will see some dummy data for you to test out commands on. You can try out these commands sequentially to get familiar with Notor:

  1. person /list : First, type this in to list all the people you have saved as contacts.

    example1

  2. person 3 /delete : Use this command to delete the 3rd contact you have saved in Notor. This is the one listed at the 3rd index. In the example below Charlotte Oliviero will be removed.

    example2

  3. person User /create : To create a new contact person, type in this command. You can replace User with a name of your choice.

    example3

  4. group CS2103T /create : To create a new group, type in this command. You can replace CS2103T with any group name you want. example4

  5. person 3 /add g:CS2103T : Now, if you want to add the person with index 3 to the group CS2103T. In the example shown below, the user named David Li will be added to the group CS2103T.
    example5

  6. group /list : To refer to the current group list, you can simply type in this command. example6

  7. group 1 /note : Edit the notes of the group with index number 1 with this command – in the example below, Orbital is the group you will take notes on.

    example7


    When the note window pops up, you can type whatever you like. Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + T to drop the timestamp you opened the note. When you are done, press Ctrl + Q to exit the note window and save what you wrote.

  8. group 1 /create n:Gemini : This command creates a new subgroup inside the group at index 1. In the following example, a new subgroup called Orbital_Gemini is created from the parent group Orbital. The syntax n: is to indicate the name of the subgroup you have created.

    example8

  9. Test out whatever commands you like. When you’re done…

  10. clear : Type this and hit enter to remove all the dummy data prepared for you.

    example9
    This will delete every contact and group in the list. A warning window will ask you to confirm your decision

    example10

  11. exit : Finally, type in this command to exit the application and save all your data.

And that concludes this short tutorial. Check out Command Breakdown above for more details on each command.