Overview
Pantry Check presents your entire inventory on the inventory screen:
- Items are grouped into categories (tap the headers to expand / collapse)
- Items with the category are sorted by expiration / age (customize in the settings)
- Items of same product are stacked together (control in settings)
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Categories
The category header represent all items grouped by a particular category. Tap the header to expand / collapse the category. Besides the product category and the number of items, the header can display additional information:
- The blue new items badge is visible when new items have been added to the category since the last time user has opened the category.
- The color-coded expiration badge is visible when there are items in the category that are nearing their expiration date.
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Product Items
Each cell in the inventory represents one or more items of the same product:
- The quantity label is visible when there are more than one items in the stack.
- The color-coded expiration progress is visible when an expiration date is estimated or explicitly set. When shelf life data is unavailable, the item’s age is displayed instead.
- The amount at hand gauge is displayed when the item is partially used up.
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Search Mode
A quick way to find items in the inventory is to use the search mode:
- Tap the search button to activate search mode.
- As you type in the search field and Pantry Check will live-filter the inventory, auto-expanding categories as you narrow down your search.
- Tap the scanner button to switch to scan to find where the inventory will display only items that match the scanned barcode.
- Clear the search field to exit the search mode.
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Edit Mode
A quick way to update multiple items at once is to use the inventory edit mode:
- Tap ‘Edit‘ to activate the edit mode.
- In edit mode, tap items to select / deselect. When selecting item stack, each tap selects an additional item off the stack.
- Use the buttons in the toolbar to update all selected items at once.
- Tap ‘Done‘ to exit the edit mode.
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