Table of Contents

• Installation
• Managing Browser Windows and Tabs
• Saving a Window to a Collection
• Managing Collections
• Updating Collections
• Dragging and Dropping Tabs
• The Application menu
• Tags and the Sidebar menu
• Search
• Collections in the Cloud
• Layout

Installation

To install ForgetMeNot in a Chromium browser, go to the Chrome Web Store and add the extension. Once ForgetMeNot has been installed, click on the Extensions icon in the toolbar and “pin” ForgetMeNot to the toolbar; the ForgetMeNot icon will then appear in the toolbar. Clicking on it will bring up ForgetMeNot in a new Tab.

To install ForgetMeNot in Firefox, click here.

Managing Browser Windows and Tabs

The screenshot above shows ForgetMeNot's Windows panel which allows you to manage your Browser Windows and Tabs. The tan coloured title bar of the panel summarises the number of Windows and has three icon controls:

1. The Launch control launches a new Window.
2. The Close control closes all Tabs and Windows (apart from ForgetMeNot!).
3. The Expand All control expands all Windows and the Tabs within each Window. After expansion, the control changes to a Collapse All control which will collapse all Windows and Tabs.
4. The Expand control expands all Windows; if an individual Window has been previously expanded, the Tabs will be shown otherwise not. After expansion, the control changes to a Collapse control which will collapse all Windows but not the Tabs within each Window.

In the screenshot, the Windows panel shows 5 Windows, 4 of which are collapsed and one that is expanded, showing its Tabs. The title bar of each Window contains a running total of the Tabs in the Window (e.g. 10 Tabs in the expanded window) and a number of icon controls:

1. The Close control closes the Window.
2. The Save control saves the Window to a Collection.
3. The Duplicate control opens a new Window with the same Tabs.
4. The Focus control brings the Window into focus.
5. The New Tab control creates a new Tab in the Window.
6. The Paste control adds the last Tab copied to the clipboard to the Window.
7. The Minimize control minimises the Window. The control then toggles to a Restore control which restores the Window.
8. The Expand control on the far right of the panel expands the Window; After expansion, the control changes to a Collapse control which collapses the Window.

When expanded, a Window panel shows all the Tabs in the Window. Each row shows the Tab icon and title and has the following icon controls:

1. The Close control closes the Tab.
2. The Copy control copies the Tab to the internal clipboard.
3. The Paste control adds the last Tab copied to the clipboard as the next Tab.
4. The Focus control brings the Tab into focus.

Saving a Window to a Collection

The screenshot above shows the dialog that allows you to save a Browser Window so that it appears in the “Collections” panel. As well giving the Collection a name and a description, you can add tags that describe the content of the Collection; when you place the cursor in the tag field, you can either select an existing tag or to create a new tag, type in the text and press return. The tags are used to form the entries in the side menu (see section below).

When you press the Save button in the dialog, the new entry will be added to the Collections panel.

Managing Collections

The screenshot above shows a Collections panel which displays 5 Collections that have been saved; only the Italian Recipes Window and Italian Recipes Collection are expanded.

The tan coloured title bar of the panel summarises the number of saved Collections and has a number of icon controls:

1. The Delete control deletes all Collections.
2. The Cloud Backup control saves Collections to Cloud Storage.
3. The Cloud Restore control restores Collections from Cloud Storage.
4. The View Cloud control allows you to view and delete Collections you have in Cloud Storage.
5. The Expand All control expands all Collections and the Tabs within each Collection. After expansion, the control changes to a Collapse All control which will collapse all Collections and Tabs.
6. The Expand control expands all Collections; if an individual Collection has been previously expanded, the Tabs will be shown otherwise not. After expansion, the control changes to a Collapse control which will collapse all Collections but not the Tabs within each Collections.

For more information about backing up and restoring files, see section below.

In the screenshot, the Collections panel shows 5 saved Collections. Each row contains the name of the Collection, the number of Tabs in the Collection and a number of icon controls:

1. The Delete control deletes the Collection.
2. The Cloud Backup control saves the Collection to Cloud Storage.
3. The Share control allows you to share the Collection with other users.
4. The Launch control launches a new Browser Window that has all the Tabs of the Collection.
5. The Paste control adds the last Tab copied to the clipboard to the Collection.
6. The Edit control brings up a dialog form that allows you to change the name, description and tags of the Collection.
7. The Expand control on the far right of the panel expands the Collection; After expansion, the control changes to a Collapse control which collapses the Collection.

When expanded, a Collection panel shows all the Tabs in the Collection. Each row shows the Tab icon and title and has the following icon controls:

1. The Delete control deletes the Tab.
2. The Copy control copies the Tab to the internal clipboard.
3. The Paste control adds the last Tab copied to the clipboard as the next Tab.
4. The Edit control brings up a dialog form that allows you to change the name, description and tags of the Tab.

Updating Collections

When you save a Window to a Collection or you launch a Collection as a Window, the title of the Window will be changed to show that it is “Linked with Collection”; in the screenshot above, you will see that the Italian Recipes Collection is linked to one of the Browser Windows.

If you add or delete tabs within the Window and want to save the changes, the Save dialog will show all the changes and allow you to select which changes you want to save.

Dragging and Dropping Tabs

As well as using the Copy and Paste icon controls discussed above, you can drag and drop Tabs both within Windows and Collections or between Windows and Collections. When you drag a Tab either from a Collection to a Window or vice versa, a new Tab will be added. When you drag a Tab in an Window either to a new location in the same Window or to another Window, the Tab will be moved; likewise, when you drag a Tab in a Collection either to a new location in the same Collection or to another Collection, the Tab will be moved.

Application Menu

The menu bar at the top of the screen has a number of controls:

1. The Sidebar menu control displays a side bar menu, populated by the tags you have created.
2. The Search control allows you to search for a word in both Windows and Collections.
3. The Messages control allows you to retrieve Collections shared with you by other ForgetMeNot users.
4. The Help control opens this website.
5. The Settings control opens a dialog where you can change settings.
6. The Account control shows you the status of your account and allows you to buy more Cloud storage.
7. The Logout control logs you out of ForgetMeNot.

1. Multiple instances of ForgetMeNot

Though it is possible to run multiple instances of ForgetMeNot in different Browser Windows, changes made in one instance of ForgetMeNot are not synchronized to other instances; you have to refresh the tab in which ForgetMeNot is running. Therefore it is best to run ForgetMeNot in just one Browser Window.

ForgetMeNot by default only saves Collections to Browser local storage on your machine. ForgetMeNot only copies data to the Internet if you decide to buy Cloud Storage. ForgetMeNot uses Cloud Storage solely for the purpose of saving and restoring Collections; it makes no other use of the data.

If you have any issues or comments, please email us.