Mariner Software MacGourmet - Manual (Page 57)

library browser to display items that use the selected value. To go to the item in
your recipe box, double-click on the item in the “Used By” table.
Some lists, like categories, are lists you can directly modify, and some, like In-
gredient Descriptions, are built from the information you have entered into your
database. Because of this, items in a list like “Ingredient Descriptions” can only
be “deleted” by removing the values from any items that are using them. If you
change one of these values in the middle table, all of the items that use the
value will be updated with the new value. When nothing uses a value, it is re-
moved from the list.
To search for an item:
Click in the search field.
Enter the desired search text. Example: “Macaroni”.
As you type, the list below is filtered.
Adding Equipment
Sometimes you’ll find that the provided equipment list doesn’t have your favor-
ite item or tool like a mandolin slicer or a wire rack for cooling a cake. In these
instances, you can add new equipment to your database.
Adding a New Piece of Equipment
To add a new piece of kitchen hardware or equipment, from the library
browser, select the Recipes tab and choose Equipment from the pop-down list.
A list of equipment appears.
To add a new item, click the (Plus) button and type the name of the item.
The item appears with a (person) icon next to it to denote it being a user-
created item.
The area below the list displays any recipes that use that item and provides an
easy way to jump to that recipe.
The very bottom of the window displays a count of how many recipes use that
item.
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