OLAccount Introduction and User Guide

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OLAccount is custom-made for people who are used to keep accounts. Simplified operation interface offers you an easy way to record your daily expenses. Various display and searching modes help you understand your consumption habits. Do you want a practical accounts app? Download OLAccount and save your money!

Visual designer：Hsiao Hui Chang Design Studio
Software developer：Ola's Home Program Development Studio

Instinctive operation interface
* You can update and browse today’s expenses at homepage
* Self-definable categories and quick search enable rapid expense-recording
* Calculator helps calculation of expenses

Organized historical records
* One click for detail of daily and monthly records
* Quick switch between historical records of each day, month, or year

Convenient and quick search
* Searching for keywords and selected period
* Not only list, number of matches and sum of total amount are also shown

Various display modes
* Daily bar, monthly bar, and monthly pie are available
* In the calendar mode, detail appears upon one click on the date
* With click on the category, you can browse every expense under that category

Simplified backup method
* Records can be exported as CSV formant and checked with EXCEL
* Import of the backup file restores all the records

Q and A
What can I find on homepage?
How should I start?
How should I update a new expense?
How should I delete a record?
How should I check the historical records?
Is there any other mode to display the records? (Calendar mode)
How should I check the records under certain category?
Is there any statistical chart available?
How should I check a particular expense?
How should I define new categories by myself?
How should I set the warning value?
How should I backup my records?
How should I restore my records with backup data?

What can I find on homepage?Top
	1. Add 2. Menu 3. Classified expenses in this month 4. List of expenses today 5. Sum of expenses today and this month

How should I start?Top
	1. Clicking on the add button at top-right corner, the page for adding records will pop-up.
	1. You can find the item under the category with quick search button at the right. (The categories and items can be defined in settings by yourself) 2. Calculator is available for calculation of the expense. 3. Click the “Add” button to save this record.
	1. The result of calculation will be shown on top-left. 2. The result will be entered as the amount after clicking on the “Add” button.

How should I update a new expense?Top
	1. Select the record to be updated.
	2. Click on the “Update” button to refresh the record.

How should I delete a record?Top
	1. Press the record to be deleted for 2 seconds.
	2. Click “Delete”.

How should I check the historical records?Top
	1. Open the menu and select “History”.
	1. Change the period of time to be checked by clicking the “Date” button at top-right corner. 2. Sum of expenses in the selected period. 3. Classified expenses in the selected period. (Click on the category to check the detail) 4. List of expenses in the selected period. (Click on the category to check the detail) 5. Quick switch between lists of yearly, monthly, or daily records.

Is there any other mode to display the records? (Calendar mode)Top
	1. Open the menu and select “Calendar”.
	1. Quick switch between months by clicking the arrows at top-right corner. 2. Click the date on calendar to check the expenses on that day.

How should I check the records under certain category?Top
	1. Click on the category on homepage or historical records.
	The detail will be shown.

Is there any statistical chart available?Top
	1. Open the menu and select “Chart”.
	2. Quick switch between months or years by clicking the arrows at top-right corner. 3. Click on the list button to check the detail information. 4. Daily bar, monthly bar, or monthly pie can be selected by clicking on the indication buttons.
	Expenses over the alert value will be shown as red in the bar graph.

How should I check a particular expense?Top
	1. Open the menu and select “Search”.
	2. Click the search button at top-right corner to start searching.
	3. Enter the keywords. (categories, items, and notes are searchable) 4. You can chose a certain period for searching. 5. Click “Search” to start searching.
	In addition to the list of records, number of matches and sum of expenses will also be shown at the bottom.

How should I create new categories by myself?Top
	1. Open the menu and select “Settings”.
	2. Create a new category by clicking “Add” beside the category. 2.1 After category is selected, click “Add” beside the item to create a new item.
	3. Enter the new category.
	If you want to delete an existing category, click “Del”. (historical records will not be altered after deletion of an existing category)

How should I set the alert value?Top
	1. Open the menu and select “Settings”.
	Click "Change" beside the alert value. Enter the new value and click "Change".

How should I backup my records?Top
	1. Open the menu and select “Ex/Import”.
	2. Click on “Export CSV file”.(The file will be export as CSV format in the root directory of your SD Card. The file can be checked with Excel.)

How should I restore my records with backup data?Top
	1. Open the menu and select “Ex/Import”.
	2. Click “Select file” to choose the CSV file to be imported.(Please save the file to be imported in the root directory of your SD Card.)
	3. Click on “Import CSV file”.(utf-8 encoding)
	After import completed, OLAccount is ready for use immediately.