The File tab has six Groups:

    • Open
    • Save As
    • Samples
    • Edit
    • Options
    • System Tools

Chronolator Review can save and access your chronology in two places:

  • your computer's file system.
  • browser storage.


Although Browser storage is quite robust and roomy, you should save your work from time to time to protect yourself against a system failure. Use one of the buttons in the Save As group to do this.


Open

Use Open > File to open a file in your computer's file system.

Use Open > Resume to continue working where you left off last time you used the tool.

Save As

Chronolator Review can save your chronology as one of two file types:

  • a txt file that can only be made sense of by a Chronolator Browser Tool.
  • a JSON file that can be used to exchange data with other programs.

Your administrator might tell you which type to use. If not, you can use either one, unless you want to protect the chronology with a password. In that case, you must use the txt format.

Samples

The Samples group contains a sample file you can use to familiarise yourself with the tool.

Edit

The Edit group lets you:

    • put dates and times into a consistent format. When you press Format Dates, a list of possible date formats is shown: click on the one you want. Times are put into the ISO 8601 format (a 24-hour time delimited by a colon, e.g. 18:15).
    • add, change, or remove password protection for the file with the Password button.
    • add, change, and delete entries in the Abbreviations Glossary using the Glossary button. Abbreviations can be used in conjunction with the Search feature to provide a powerful way to review selected events.
    • add, change, update or delete a   Sequence Column using the Sequence column button.

Options

The Options group has a Theme button that lets you change how the Ribbon looks. When you click on it, two options are shown. Hovering on one displays its effect on the Ribbon. Click on the one you want to select it.

The Licensing button allows you to display the active licence, and to purchase and install new one.

Please email licences@chronolator.com to obtain a licence.

System Tools

There are three buttons in the System Tools group:

  • View Logs

Chronolator logs how you use it so that Berrick Computing Ltd can diagnose any problems you encounter.

These logs remain on your computer unless you want to send them for diagnosis.

You can view, copy, and clear them.

  • Reports

This button displays Application Environment and Document Details reports. 

The Application Environment report is mainly of interest for problem diagnosis. 

The Document Details describes the chronology - what columns are included, which of them are mandatory, what abbreviations are in the glossary and so on. 

  • Clear cookies

Use this button to clear Chronolator cookies. This can be useful if browser problems prevent you starting the tool.