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Grocery list tutorial

This tutorial will lead you through the process of creating a grocery list. By following these steps carefully you will become familiar with the major features of the grocery list interface.

Note: Feel free to use your own recipes and ingredients in this tutorial. The actual recipes and ingredients you use are not important to the tutorial.

  1. Select the Shopping Navigator tab.

    2. How?

  2. Open the new grocery list dialog (click here to learn how).
    1. On the Action menu, point to New and click New Grocery List.
  3. Enter the grocery list properties.
    1. Click the Grocery List tab.
    2. Type the Tutorial Grocery List in the Name box.
    3. Click the Grocery List Folder ellipsis button to select a grocery list folder for the new grocery list. You can select any existing grocery list folder or create a new one.
    4. Type the following in the Comments box: This is a test grocery list.
  4. Add some grocery list items.
    1. Click the Items tab.
    2. First, let's add a non-food item to our grocery list. Enter 1 in the Quantity box.
    3. Enter roll in the Unit box.
    4. Enter aluminum foil in the Grocery List Item box.
    5. Enter 1.29 in the Cost box.
    6. Enter Paper and Plastic Products in the Grocery Aisle box.

      7. Tip: You will need to scroll right to see the Grocery Aisle column.

    7. Now, let's enter an ingredient. Enter 1 in the Unit box.
    8. Enter gallon in the Unit box.
    9. Click the ellipsis button next to the Grocery List Item box.

    10. Click the expand icon next to the Ingredients to expand the folder.
    11. Click the expand icon next to the Dairy and Egg Products to expand the folder.
    12. Click the expand icon next to the Milk to expand the folder.
    13. Select Milk, fluid, 3.25% milkfat.
    14. Click OK to close the Select Ingredient window.
    15. Note that both the cost and grocery aisle have been filled in for you.
  5. Add some recipes.
    1. Click the Recipes tab.
    2. Now, instead of adding individual items to our grocery list, we will add entire recipes. Click Add.
    3. Click Add to add a new meal item.

    4. Select some recipes by clicking the checkbox next to one or more recipes.
    5. Enter the number of Servings to add to the grocery list in the Servings box.

      6. Tip: Click Exclude Items On Hand if you want ingredients that you already have to be excluded from your grocery list.

    6. Click OK to close the Add Recipe to Grocery List window.
  6. Enter some notes.
    1. Click the Notes tab.
    2. Enter the following in the Notes box: This sample grocery list demonstrates how non-food items, ingredients and recipes can be added to a grocery list.
  7. Click OK.

More information

Create a grocery list

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Add an ingredient to a grocery list

Add a menu to a grocery list

Add a meal to a grocery list