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# SETTINGS SCREEN The first thing that you need to do when using Weight a'Minute is to define some settings: your height, your starting weight, your target weight, what unit of measure you prefer for weight and height, etc. The first section of this chapter therefore looks at settings. The Settings screen can be accessed from most of the other screens in Weight a'Minute. It is broken into four separate pages: General, Height/Weight, Exercise and Printing. You can navigate to any of the four pages via the list to the left of the screen.
### Settings Screen, General Page
The details below can be entered into the General page of the Settings screen. An explanation of the buttons is provided in some basics. ## From when are you starting? Enter the date on which you wish to start using Weight a'Minute in this box. The starting date is important because it lets Weight a'Minute know from when it should start tracking your performance. ## What units do you want to use? Weight a'Minute can use any of these three units of measure for weight: Kilograms (kg). Stones and pounds (st/lb). Pounds (lb). Weight a'Minute can use any of these three units of measure for height: Metres (m). Feet and inches (ft/in). Inches (in). Weight a'Minute will let you switch seamlessly from one measure to another, without losing any of your existing data. When you change your unit of measure, the boxes in which you write your data change and all of your existing data are converted.
### Settings Screen, Height/Weight Page
The details below can be entered into the Height/Weight page of the Settings screen. An explanation of the buttons is provided in some basics. ## What is your height? Enter your height in this box or these boxes (depending on your chosen unit of measurement). Your height is required for the calculation of body mass index. ## What is your starting weight? Your starting weight is important in that it enables Weight a'Minute to track your performance. Enter your starting weight – ie your weight when you are going to start using Weight a'Minute – in this box. Weight a'Minute automatically calculates your starting body mass index (as long as you have entered your height). ## What is your target weight? Your target weight is also important for enabling Weight a'Minute to track your performance. Enter your target weight – ie the weight you want to achieve – in this box. Weight a'Minute automatically calculates your target body mass index (as long as you have entered your height). ## Body Mass Index The body mass index (BMI) is a numerical index of whether you are overweight or not. It was created by the medical profession to enable a quick assessment objectives and targets be made of a person's risk of ill-health due to being overweight. It is calculated as follows: BMI = Weight (kg) / (Height (m) x Height (m)) The medical profession typically states that: BMI < 20, you are underweight. BMI = 20-25, you are healthy. BMI = 25-27, you are overweight. BMI > 27, you are overweight and have a higher risk of ill-health. BMI > 30, you are obese. Weight a'Minute automatically calculates the BMI for every weight that you record.
### Settings Screen, Exercise Page
The details below can be entered into the Exercise page of the Settings screen. An explanation of the buttons is provided in some basics. ## Exercise Weight a'Minute enables you to record when you have done exercise. There are three separate fields available for you to complete every day. Two of them you can label, so that the label applies throughout Weight a'Minute. This saves you from typing in the exercise details every day that you do them. You can complete the two exercise labels in the Settings screen. For example, if you play soccer and go to the gym regularly, make these your two exercise labels. Then in the Details and Analysis screens, these two fields will be labelled "Soccer" and "Gym," so you can easily record when you have played soccer or gone to the gym without typing in "Soccer" and "Gym" every time. When completing these boxes, you can either type something new into the box or select a value from a drop-down menu by clicking the button marked with a downward pointing arrow.
### Settings Screen, Printing Page
The details below can be entered into the Printing page of the Settings screen. An explanation of the buttons is provided in some basics. ## What size paper do you use in your printer? Weight a'Minute enables you to specify a default paper size. You can choose either A4, US Letter or Other. If you select Other, the page setup (Mac OS) or Print Setup (Win OS) dialog box will open for you to specify a custom paper size. Please note that the printouts from Weight a'Minute have been designed to print portrait on paper that is approximately the size of A4 or US Letter paper. (As a guide, A4 paper is 210 mm x 297 mm.)
Introduction | Some Basics | Installing Weight a'Minute | Upgrading From Previous Versions Settings Screen | Details Screen | Analysis Screen | Find Screen | About Screen Utilities Menu | Registering Weight a'Minute | Contacting lambert/rubicon