First things first: Preferences

The very first thing to do is provide your preferences, so I can set up your Ultimate Prep System.

Housekeeping

Watch a brief overview of what will be covered in this Unit.

The Dashboard (overview)

Watch a step-by-step walkthrough of the Ultimate Prep System dashboard.

Opening your Dashboard for the first time

This lesson will show and explain what you'll see on the first visit to your Dashboard, as well as what to expect to see as you start entering info into your inventory.

Getting started with the mobile app

How to get started using the mobile app, including downloading the app, logging in, and accessing your Dashboard.

Goal setting and calorie requirements

Learn how to enter your preparedness goal (days of food) and the number of calories per day that you want to plan for each person that you’re preparing for.

Servings per category

Learn how to tell the Ultimate Prep System how many servings per day per category you want to plan for in case of a disaster or SHTF. IMPORTANT: The accuracy of the 2nd graph in the middle section of the Dashboard depends on this sheet!

Food weight targets

Learn how to tell the Ultimate Prep System how much weight you'd like to store for certain food categories. IMPORTANT: The accuracy of the 3rd graph in the middle section of the Dashboard depends on this sheet!

Supply daily usage

Learn how to tell the Ultimate Prep System how many units of supplies per day per category you want to plan for in case of a disaster or SHTF. This allows you to see in your Supplies Inventory how long your prepped supplies will last.

Column Overview

Watch a detailed walkthrough of each of the columns within the Food Inventory sheet.

Add a food in the sheet

Add a food using the form

Add a food using a barcode

Column Overview

Add a supply or equipment in the sheet

Add a supply or equipment using the form

Add a supply or equipment using a barcode

Skills Self-Assessment

Prep Shopping List

Web browser vs the mobile app

Learn the pros and cons of using the web browser versus the mobile companion app of the Ultimate Prep System.

Basic navigation

Learn how to navigate your Ultimate Prep System, as well as how to get around within Smartsheet if you find yourself outside of your Ultimate Prep System.

Mobile views

Learn about the various views available to you in the Smartsheet mobile app for working with your data in sheets.

Adding and deleting rows

Note that there are TWO videos on this lesson. One is a walkthrough using a web browser, and the other is a walkthrough using the mobile app.

Moving rows

Sorting

Resizing columns

Freeze or unfreeze columns

Undoing an action

Made a mistake? Just undo it!

Filtering

Adding images and attachments (pictures, receipts, etc)

Formatting

Setting up automatic backups

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