In this Newsletter

• £, €, ¥, ₹, $, in, cm, gr, oz...- we’ve now got you covered!
• New Clothing Classification
• Tips from an Old Cataloger
• Spotlight: Chinese Historical Society of America
• Unsubscribe (really!)
  

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Currency and Measurement Settings

CatalogIt defaults to US settings for currency, length, and weight units, but now the Account Owner can specify different units for the account in the Settings menu. From the Main Menu, go to Settings, then select Default Settings, and choose your units.  Your currency will automatically display based on your selection and new dimensions and weights you enter will default to your selected setting. Units of measurement you’ve already entered will not change and going forward, you have the freedom to enter measurement data in units other than your default settings.

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New Clothing Classification

We’ve recently added a Classification for Clothing/Dress/Costume- please take a look!  Now you can catalog any fine wardrobe pieces you have and the historic clothing items in your collections in greater detail than before. There are additional Classifications currently in the works- stay tuned!

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A few Tips from the Old Cataloger

Soon CatalogIt will support “structured search” which will allow much greater precision in querying your collections. In the meantime, here are a couple of handy tips to make more efficient use of the search bar in CatalogIt:

• Use quotes. If you are looking for that blue glass jar, for example, and you type _blue glass_ in the search bar, you’ll find everything that has “blue” as well as “glass,” likely much more than you want! If you were to type the phrase enclosed in quotes, like this, “blue glass” your results will only include items that have the exact phrase “blue glass.” You can be as specific as you wish, for example, "blue glass jar” - if that exact phrase is used, it will appear in the search results.
• Use the + symbol. If you type in _blue+glass_, your results will only include the entries that include the word blue AND the word glass.  You can string together several words this way to narrow a search.
• Combine quotes and the + symbol. A search for “blue jar”+tin will result in entries that include both the exact phrase “blue jar” as well as the word “tin.”  You’ll find the blue glass jar with a tin lid.
  

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Subscriber Spotlight

The Chinese Historical Society of America has its headquarters as well as an outstanding museum in the heart of San Francisco’s Chinatown. Through its permanent, temporary and traveling exhibits, the CHSA promotes the history and legacy of the Chinese in America. The CHSA Museum is well worth a visit the next time you are in San Francisco- you’ll learn about the complicated history, inclusion and exclusion, of Chinese Americans and the tremendous contributions they’ve made to the country. The Museum building was designed by famed architect Julia Morgan in 1932 to house the Chinatown YWCA. It integrates Chinese motifs along with western architecture and is a historic and cultural landmark itself.

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Unsubscribe

Although we hope you don’t choose to do so, you now have the option to unsubscribe from these Newsletters. This and all future newsletters will include an "Unsubscribe" link-- click the link to stop receiving these newsletters.  Note, however, that by doing so, you will no longer be notified of periodic enhancements to CatalogIt, such as the localized settings and new Classifications mentioned above. Unless you also delete your account (not just the app from your smartphone), you will continue to receive transactional messages from CatalogIt, such as notification of planned maintenance or important subscription information.

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Our deep thanks to all of you, and keep on cataloging!

The CatalogIt Team