Adding One New Record at a Time
When you first begin using My Home Inventory 1.0 you will want to create new records for your belongings. Here is how you can add one new record at a time.
To batch import a folder of images in order to automatically create one new record for each photo see, Create multiple records for your belongings automatically.
Step 1: Add a New Record
Creating a new record is easy to do. From either the List or Detail layouts click the "New Record" button to create a new record. 
Step 2: Enter Item Details
Enter the items detail by either choosing from a dropdown list or typing the information into the fields provided. Below is a list for the fields available.
Category
Condition
Cost
Date Purchased
Description
Item
Location
Manufacturer
Model
Notes
Price
Purchased From
Serial Number
Tracking Number
Value
Step 3: Import a Picture
To add photos of an item:
1. Click the image container or the "View/Import" button located under the label "Picture" in the Detail section.
2. Once at the large image view select the "Import" button to import an image file or select the "Paste" button to paste an image that is on your computers clipboard.
3. Repeat this for up to 3 images. Add a description for each image in the space provided.
NOTE: There is a 2GB total file size limit for images in this software. What this means is that you cannot import more then 2GB (or 2000 MB) worth of images into the database. That is 2000 1MB (Hi Resolution) files or 10,000 200K (Low Resolution) files. To avoid running into this size limit, import only low resolution files (roughly 4in x 5in 72dpi or 200k per file) doing so will allow you to have ample room for your collection.
If you feel that you will run into this size limit for images, you may choose the option to “Store only a reference to the file” when importing an image. This option is located at the lower left hand corner of the import file dialog box when selecting the “Import” button. This option allows you to create a link to the image and not add to your total file size. This will allow you to reference an unlimited amount of images. The viewing results are the same in either option. However to use this option you must not delete the original image file from your computer. The original image file must remain on your computer so that when viewing an image the software can find and display it.
Tips for referencing images:
1. Create a folder that will hold all of the image files. Do not create sub folders for the images. (This will make it easier for you to update the links if you need to move the software to another computer.)
2. Leave the folder where it was originally located on your computer.
3. Do NOT delete the original image files from your hard drive.
4. If you need to move My Home Inventory to another computer, move the software files AND the image folder. When moved if you receive an error in the image window and the image cannot be displayed, re-import the first image as a reference, and the rest should automatically be updated for you.