ListPro lets you create list files, containing as many lists as you want. Each list can contain as many items as you want. Optionally, you can organize your lists within any file into folders too. Each list in any file can have fields appropriate to that list.
To create a list, select New List under the File menu. You can also create folders of lists so you can group related lists together in a folder. To create a folder, select New Folder under the File menu. You can create any number of lists in any ListPro file, and create any number of ListPro files. Use the New File pick to create new ListPro files. Organize your lists into files in ways that make sense to you. Lists in the same file do not have to have the same structure.
Give your new list a name and choose which options you want and which columns you want to be displayed. You can change the list's properties at any time by selecting the list and picking Properties from the Edit menu (or use the Properties button or double-click the list's name).
You can rearrange your lists and folders by dragging them to a new position. Drag a list after an open folder to put the list in that folder.
Note that even though you may choose not to display a column, it will still be available for items in a list unless you specifically delete it. For example, you may not display Notes in your list, but you could see a note for an item by double-clicking that item or by displaying the Notes Pane. Or, you could temporarily hide a column that you may want later. You can change which columns are displayed in your lists at any time, without losing the information in any fields not displayed. See List Columns.
Once you've created a list, select Add Items to List or Insert New Item from the Items menu (or use the Add Items command bar button) to add one or more items to the list.
You can or export your list to another file, or import text from a file into ListPro.
To sort a list, click the column header of the column you want to sort by. To reverse the sort order, click the column header a second time. To change the order of the items on the list without sorting, use the arrow buttons in the command bar or select one of the Move Item picks from the Items menu. (Note you may not be able to move an item if the list is sorted. See Editing List Items for more information.) You can also move list items with cut and paste or by dragging and dropping selected items.
To check an item in a list, click its Check icon. To flag an item to be included in a Shopping (or Two-Step) list, click its Flag icon. You can optionally set up your list to prompt you for an amount value when you click either of these columns.
When you've completed a list, clear all the checks by selecting Reset List from the Items menu. All Checkboxes will be cleared from any items that have been checked. You can also choose whether Flags and Amounts are cleared on reset as well using List Properties.
See List Columns to see how to chose just which columns you want on your list, and Working with Lists to see how to customize your list views.