Tuesday, May 17, 2011

General navigation hints

After logging on, the app displays the contents of the “Food diary” tab as default. You can find all available tabs at the top of the screen:
·         Food diary: shows a complete list of daily food consumption incl. all details
·         Activity diary: shows a complete list of daily activities
·         Eat: allows you to select food and add it to your daily diary; allows you to add new food to the database; allows you to delete food from the database which you have previously added; allows you to edit nutritional values for foods; allows you to mark / unmark and filter your favourite food list
·         Add activity: allows you to add physical exercise to your daily diary
·         History: shows a history of your weight and points consumed / allowed over time
The consumed and allowed points are calculated and updated automatically based on the selected points system and the result is displayed in some tabs right beneath the tab menu. Red shows consumed points while green means available points, for both daily and weekly values.
In some areas of the app, you can find blue swipe buttons at the bottom of the screen. They move you forward or backward in the current list or diary you are in.
The menu is context sensitive and offers you those functions which are available for the current screen.

Login

If you are already a registered user, type your name into the login field on the first page and tap on the field “Tap to login”.
If you are logging in the first time, click on the blue person symbol with a green plus sign. You will be taken to a series of login pages on which you need to specify details. The first login screen asks about your name, whether you want to use the metrical or imperial system, if you prefer the traditional WW points plan or the new PointsPlus system and whether you want to use the app in order to lose or rather maintain your weight. On the next screen, you can select your gender (female, nursing mother, male) and set your birthday. The third screen defines your current weight and height as well as your primary daily activities. The choice given reg. usage of activity points (daily or weekly basis) relates to the PointsPlus plan only. It specifies whether you want to use activities (sports, any kind of physical exercise) to increase your allowed points for the current day of the activity or rather for the weekly points during the current week.