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User Guide

CathyTheChattycat is all you will ever need as an all in one task manager application. ——————————————————————————————————————–

Quick start

1. Ensure you have Java 11 or above installed in your Computer.

2. Download the latest CathyTheChattyCat.jar from here.

3. Copy the file to the folder you want to use as the home folder for your AddressBook.

4. Open a command terminal, cd into the folder you put the jar file in, and use the java -jar duke.jar command to run the application.
   A GUI similar to the below should appear in a few seconds. Note how the app contains some sample data.
   

5. Type the command in the command box and press Enter to execute it.

   • list : Lists all Tasks.

   • todo study : Adds a todo task named study to the task list.

   • deadline study /by 2023-10-09 : Adds a deadline task named study to the task list by 2023-10-09 YYYY-MM-DD.

   • event study with jody /from 2023-10-09 /to 2023-10-20 : Adds a event task named study study with jody to the task list from 2023-10-09 YYYY-MM-DD to 2023-10-20.

   • delete 3 : Deletes the 3rd contact shown in the current list.
   • mark/unamrk 3 : Marks/Unmarks the 3rd Task in the current list
   • mark 1,2,3 : Multiple commands can be done for delete/mark/unmark by listing indexes such way.

   • clear : Deletes all tasks.

   • bye : Exits the app.

6. Refer to the Features below for details of each command.

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Features

**Notes about the command format:** * Dates should be written in this format YYYY-MM-DD * Tasks would be written into the same file, make sure to end application with `bye` such that no data will be lost.

Adding tasks

• You can add either a todo, deadline or event type task into your tasklist.

Delete tasks

• You can also delete any task base on indexes.

Mark or UnMark tasks

• When you are done with a task you can mark it as done, if you decide to Unmark it, it can be done as well.

Finding task

• If you want to find a task base on keywords, you can use the find function which returns tasks with the same keyword.

Clear

• You can clear the whole task list with a simple command.

List

• You can also view your entire list.

Saves the data in your task list

• All the task you have input will be saved into the text file within the system, so don’t worry about closing and reopening the application.

Usage

Todo - Adds a todo task into the task list.

A todo task simply requires a task that needs to be done.

Example of usage:

Ttodo shower

Expected outcome:

Got it. I've added this task:
 [T][] shower
Now you have 5 task in the list.

Deadline - Adds a deadline task into the task list.

A deadline task simply requires a task that needs to be done and a time to do /by.

Example of usage:

deadline dry off /by 2023-09-22

Expected outcome:

Got it. I've added this task:
 [D][] dry off (by: Sep 22 2023)
Now you have 6 task in the list.

Event - Adds a event task into the task list.

An event task requires a task name that needs to be done /from a timing /to another.

Example of usage:

event change clothes /from 2023-09-23 /to 2024-09-23

Expected outcome:

Got it. I've added this task:
 [E][] change clothes (from: Sep 23 2023 to: Sep 23 2024)
Now you have 7 task in the list.

List - list out all the task in your task list.

Shows all the tasks added in sequential order.

Example of usage:

list

Expected outcome:

Here are the tasks in your list:
1. [T][X] work on ip
2. [D][X] work more on ip (by: Sep 22 2023)
3. [E][ ] sleepppppp (from: Sep 22 2023 to: Sep 22 3023)
4. [T][ ] workout
5. [T][ ] shower
6. [D][ ] dry off (by: Sep 22 2023)
7. [E][ ] change clothes (from: Sep 23 2023 to: Sep 23 2024)

Delete - Deletes a task base on your input index.

Deletes a task.

Example of usage:

delete 1

Expected outcome:

Noted. I've removed this task:
 [T][X] work on ip
Now you have 6 tasks in the list

Mark - Shows a task being marked as done.

An X will be placed beside the task type.

Example of usage:

mark 1

Expected outcome:

Noted. I've marked this task as done:
  [D][X] work more on ip (by: Sep 22 2023)

Unmark - Shows a task being Unmarked as done.

An X will be removed beside the task type.

Example of usage:

unmark 1

Expected outcome:

OK, I've unmarked this task as not done yet:
  [D][] work more on ip (by: Sep 22 2023)

delete/mark/unmark - Doing commands on multiple tasks.

You can either delete, mark or unmark a few task at once.

Example of usage:

unmark 1, 2

Expected outcome:

OK, I've unmarked this task as not done yet:
1. [D][] work more on ip (by: Sep 22 2023)
2. [E][ ] sleepppppp (from: Sep 22 2023 to: Sep 22 3023)
Now you have 6 tasks in the list.

Find - Finds tasks that has the input words.

You just have to input a specific word and it will find you any tasks with the same word.

Example of usage:

find work

Expected outcome:

Here are the matching tasks in your list:
1. [D][] work more on ip (by: Sep 22 2023)
2. [E][] workout (from: Sep 22 2023 to: Sep 22 3023)
3. [T][X] workout

Clear - Clears all the task in your task list.

You can just simply type clear.

Example of usage:

clear

Expected outcome:

Noted. I've removed all the tasks.

Bye - Closes the application.

You can just simply type bye to close the Chat bot.

Example of usage:

bye

Expected outcome:

Bye! Hope to see you again soon.