User Manual- CitiKey for Palm 1.0

1.   Downloading and Installation

1.    Save the citikey_palm file to your desktop, or another location on your local disc

2.    Double click the citikey_palm file on your desktop or folder where you saved it, and follow the installation instructions

3.    After the installation is complete, place your Palm in the cradle and press the HotSync button to install the CitiKey program on your Palm

4.    Once this HotSync is complete, go to CitiKey on your Palm

5.    Enter your username and password on your Palm so that we can recognise your city and language settings

6.    Tap OK

7.    Finally, press the HotSync button again to download the cities and language settings you have selected.

 

2.   Using CitiKey

2.1  The CitiKey Homepage


1. Changing your city

You can change your city by tapping the box underneath the CitiKey logo – you can add more cities from the Personalisation Screens on the website. 

2. Selecting the eating & drinking, entertainment and shopping categories

Choosing one of the main categories (eating & drinking, entertainment or shopping) will take you directly to the search page for that category. 

3. The “more…” link will take you to a list of all the categories available

4. The Navigation toolbar

The navigation toolbar is found on each main page of the application.  It is used for basic navigation within CitiKey.

 

5. Forward, Home and Back

The Arrow and Home icons move you backwards and forwards one page within CitiKey. A shaded icon denotes that the option is unavailable to you.

6. Search and Map tabs

The Search and Map tabs lead to these two screens.

7. Beaming Function

You can beam CitiKey to a friend by tapping the Beam button and then follow the beaming instructions.

 

2.2  The Search Page

You use this screen to search for restaurants, hotels, shops, bars, clubs or events that you are interested in.

There are 2 ways to find exactly what you are looking for:

 

1. Browsing

If you are looking for a new place in a specific area (such as a bar or a restaurant), you can browse through the all the listings.

 

 

You can browse the listings by the categories. These categories are available as a pull down list. 

Once you have selected your category, you can narrow down your choice by choosing a subcategory from the list on the left (1). The list on the right shows all the listings in the subcategory you have chosen (2).

  

Sorting the results

You can choose to look for items alphabetically or by  the listings that are nearest to your location.

However, until a location has been set, “Set Location” will be displayed at the top of the screen.  Tapping on this will take you to the Set Location page.

  

3.   How to set your location

The Set Location Screen lets you tell CitiKey where you are, so that you can search for any of the listings near to you, or to see where you are on the map.

Choose either Street or Intersection as the method to input your location – from the drop down box.

Enter in the first few letters of the street, and a list of streets which match the letters will be displayed. 

 

Select the street by tapping on it, and repeat the process for the intersecting street (if entering an intersection).

You must then tap the “Set Location…” button to set your location.

By tapping “Set Location…” you will be taken to either the map or the search page, depending on which box is checked.

By tapping on the Map or Search tabs, you will go directly to these pages BUT the location you entered will not be set.

 3.1. How to search by the listing that is nearest to your location

Once you have successfully set your location, you can search the listings so that the closest items are displayed first, for example, French restaurants near Stratton Street above.

 

3.2. How to search the listings by name

If you know the name of the restaurant, club or other service that you are looking for, you can use this shortcut  to find it quickly without having to look through all the listings.

Enter the first character(s) of the place you are looking for in the Name field and the listings in the right hand box will change. Tap C to clear your entry.

 

4.   The Information Pages

These pages contain all of the information about a chosen listing, such as a restaurant, shop, or service. The information is displayed on three screens: Info, Details and Review.

 

The Info screen contains the basics, including address and telephone numbers.

The Details screen has more specific information, including opening hours, public transport information and credit cards accepted.

 

The review contains a short description, written specifically for CitiKey in a concise, understandable format.

 

4.1    More functions on the information page

 

 

The ‘On Map’ button next the listing’s name will take you to the map. The listing you have chosen will be in the centre of the Map screen.  At the same time, it will set this listing as your location. The Menu Bar at the top of the screen will display “Setting New Location”

The arrows in the Menu Bar allow scrolling through the listings without having to return to the main search pages.  This allows easy browsing of the listings within a category.


5.   The Map

5.1.   Using the Map in Query Mode

The map controls are on the top right of the Map Page. 

Tapping the left-hand icon puts the map in Query Mode, so that tapping on the map will display the name of a street or listing icon.

The street name or listing icon nearest to the tap will appear in the lower left corner of the map and the item will be highlighted on the map itself.

 


5.2.   Using the Map in Centre Mode

The middle button is the Map Centre Tool, so that after highlighting this tool, tapping on the map will centre the map on that point. 

Note: This will also change the location used for searching. 

When the map is redrawing, you will be reminded that you have changed your location by the words “Setting New Location…” in the Menu Bar.

5.3.   Using Zoom Control

 

 

On the right is the zoom indicator, showing the current level of zoom.  Tapping on it lets you change the zoom level – from x1 to x16

Note that all streets will appear on all zoom levels except x1.


5.4.   Adjusting the grayscale settings

 

If you are having trouble viewing the map, you may need to adjust your grayscale settings.  These setting can be accessed by tapping on the Citikey logo in the Menu Bar, and tapping “Grayscale” from the dropdown menu.

By tapping on the white squares, you can change the grayscale levels to make the map display clearer on your Palm device.