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<p>[QUOTE="jb_depew, post: 3106555, member: 88227"]I use an application called Google Keep. Its a simple note-taking app that is actually ideal for creating a digital coin catalog that is with you everywhere you go (there's a phone app). All of your data is backed up to the cloud as well, so you'll never lose your hard work. Your data is tied to your to your Google email address. You can tag your individual coins with keywords (example: Roman Republic, Denarius, etc) for easy categorization, and it has search functionality as well. Here are some screenshots with brief descriptions of each.</p><p><br /></p><p>Overview of launch screen. You can toggle between two columns or a single column view (enabling more coins to be seen, or bigger photos). This is the two column view.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ye6XviI.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an individual coin entry, seen after clicking on a "card" or whatever you call it.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/oL2wjGY.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p> </p><p>Tip: one of your cards should be your information template. Duplicate it when you have a new coin you'd like to add by clicking and holding on it, then selecting "make a copy" from the menu that will pop up. This will lend to consistency, and save you from typing in redundant details for every coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/BF9NsdK.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>A note on tagging: this is a great feature and shouldn't be overlooked. Google calls tags "labels" within the Google Keep app. If you're not familiar, think of them as being similar to labels on a paper filing system, like a hanging file folder. You can create and apply multiple tags to the same coin. For example, tag a coin as "Greek" which is a wide net to cast, but also "Sicilian" - this way, you can select either of those tags in your search effort and get related results with increasing levels of specificity. You may want to see all of your Greeks, or only bull-man coins from Gela in bronze, issued under a certain ruler. Tags will provide this. Spend some time thinking about your label structure before you begin adding coins. You can manage your tags/"labels" in one place within the app:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/XnT4OO3.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope you find this useful! I love having my coin information and photos at my fingertips all the time. I probably sound like a Google fanboy, but in this instance I really am.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jb_depew, post: 3106555, member: 88227"]I use an application called Google Keep. Its a simple note-taking app that is actually ideal for creating a digital coin catalog that is with you everywhere you go (there's a phone app). All of your data is backed up to the cloud as well, so you'll never lose your hard work. Your data is tied to your to your Google email address. You can tag your individual coins with keywords (example: Roman Republic, Denarius, etc) for easy categorization, and it has search functionality as well. Here are some screenshots with brief descriptions of each. Overview of launch screen. You can toggle between two columns or a single column view (enabling more coins to be seen, or bigger photos). This is the two column view. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/ye6XviI.png[/IMG] Here is an individual coin entry, seen after clicking on a "card" or whatever you call it. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/oL2wjGY.png[/IMG] Tip: one of your cards should be your information template. Duplicate it when you have a new coin you'd like to add by clicking and holding on it, then selecting "make a copy" from the menu that will pop up. This will lend to consistency, and save you from typing in redundant details for every coin. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/BF9NsdK.png[/IMG] A note on tagging: this is a great feature and shouldn't be overlooked. Google calls tags "labels" within the Google Keep app. If you're not familiar, think of them as being similar to labels on a paper filing system, like a hanging file folder. You can create and apply multiple tags to the same coin. For example, tag a coin as "Greek" which is a wide net to cast, but also "Sicilian" - this way, you can select either of those tags in your search effort and get related results with increasing levels of specificity. You may want to see all of your Greeks, or only bull-man coins from Gela in bronze, issued under a certain ruler. Tags will provide this. Spend some time thinking about your label structure before you begin adding coins. You can manage your tags/"labels" in one place within the app: [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/XnT4OO3.png[/IMG] I hope you find this useful! I love having my coin information and photos at my fingertips all the time. I probably sound like a Google fanboy, but in this instance I really am.[/QUOTE]
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