Creating a New Data File

To create a new data file, simply tap the "Settings" button on the main SpareBrains page, and tap "New" under Data. If you have data in SpareBrains already, you will be prompted whether or not to save it (full version only - demo version does not save). By the way, if you don't like the colorful page backgrounds, you can turn them off by checking "Disable Page Backgrounds" here in the settings dialog.

You will then see an empty page list, ready to add pages and data. Click the "Add Page" button to add our first page.

Adding a New Page

When you click "Add Page" or "Insert Page", you are presented with the "New Page" dialog. ("Add Page" adds the new page to the end of the list, while "Insert Page" inserts the new page before the currently selected page in the list.)

Our first page will be a Contact Page for our customer's information, so select "Contact" from the "Page Type" box, and replace the generic title "Contact" in the "Page Title" box with "John Marks (Customer)". Tap "OK" to add this page.

Getting to Our New Contact Page

Whenever we add a new page, we see it added to the end or inserted into the page list, depending on what button we used to add it. We can now access the page by tapping its name in the main page list, or by tapping its tab in the tabs across the top or bottom. Tap the "John Marks (Customer)" tab to get to that page.

Getting Back to the Main SpareBrains Page

To get back to the main SpareBrains page, tap the "OK" button or scroll back through the tabs and click on SpareBrains.

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