Questions

What is the difference between the trial version and full version of Living Cookbook?

Can I calculate the nutritional information for my own recipes?

When I export a recipe, can I export the images too?

How can I share my recipes with people who don't own Living Cookbook?

Someone just e-mailed me some recipes. How do I import them into my recipe database?

Can I copy recipes from the Internet?

Can I import recipes from other cooking applications?

Can I import recipes from Microsoft Word?

I just entered a recipe and the nutrition data doesn't look right. What is the problem?

Can I add my own ingredients to the ingredient database?

I just entered a new recipe with a number of ingredients. Why can't I see those ingredients in the ingredient database?

Why do some recipes have a lot of nutritional information and some recipes only have a small amount?

Can I add an image to a recipe?

If I enter recipes into the demo version will I lose them if I upgrade to a registered copy of Living Cookbook?

Can I add non-food items (i.e. laundry detergent, aluminum foil, etc.) to a grocery list?

Can I view saved web pages when I am not connected to the Internet?

Can I change the font and colors in my recipes?

Can I use a recipe as an ingredient in another recipe?

Can I associate more than image with a recipe?

What is the source of Living Cookbook's nutrition information?

Can I use Living Cookbook to publish my own cookbook?

What is the difference between printing, publishing and exporting?

What is the difference between a backup file and an export file?

I am trying to import a Living Cookbook backup file but Living Cookbook won't let me. Why not?

My husband (or wife) and I want to track our nutrition separately. Can I create two meal planning calendars?

Answers

What is the difference between the trial version and full version of Living Cookbook?

There is no difference other than the 25-use limit in the trial version.

Can I calculate the nutritional information for my own recipes?

Yes. Once you have entered your recipe into Living Cookbook you need to link the recipe ingredients to the ingredients in the ingredient database. Once the linking is complete you can calculate the recipe nutrition information.

When I export a recipe, can I export the images too?

Yes. Use the Food Data Exchange XML (FDX) format.

How can I share my recipes with people who don't own Living Cookbook?

Living Cookbook can export recipes in a variety of formats. You can export recipes using a variety of common recipe file formats including Meal-Master and MasterCook. You can also export the recipes as HTML files that can be viewed using any web browser.

Someone just e-mailed me some recipes. How do I import them into my recipe database?

The recipes were probably sent to you as e-mail file attachments. To import the recipes into your recipe database: 1) Save the attachments to your hard disk. 2)Open Living Cookbook. 3) Import the recipes into your recipe database.

Can I copy recipes from the Internet?

Yes. Recipes from the Internet, from text files, spreadsheets, and other sources can imported into the application using the Recipe Capture feature.

Can I import recipes from other cooking applications?

Yes. You can import MasterCook 4.0, MasterCook 6.0, Meal-Master, MicroKitchen Companion, Pocket Express and Recipe Processor 2000 recipe files.

Can I import recipes from Microsoft Word?

No directly. Microsoft Word is not a recipe format (i.e. Living Cookbook can't tell which part of the file is the recipe name, ingredients, etc.). However, you can use Living Cookbook's capture feature to get your Microsoft Word recipes into Living Cookbook.

I just entered a recipe and the nutrition data doesn't look right. What is the problem?

Can I add my own ingredients to the ingredient database?

Yes. You can add your own ingredients, enter nutritional information, and link these ingredients to your own recipes.

I just entered a new recipe with a number of ingredients. Why can't I see those ingredients in the ingredient database?

The ingredient database contains more than 6000 ingredients and their nutritional properties. An example of an ingredient database entry is "Onions, raw." Recipe ingredients are stored separately. An example of a recipe ingredient is "1 cup chopped onion." A recipe ingredient such as "1 cup chopped onion" can be linked to an ingredient in the ingredient database such as "Onions, raw" in order to perform nutritional analysis. You can add more ingredients to the ingredient database, but this is rarely necessary since the database already contains all of the ingredients found in most recipes.

Why do some recipes have a lot of nutritional information and some recipes only have a small amount?

If recipe nutrition information is entered manually (instead of calculating it from the recipe ingredients) only the entered information will be shown.

Can I add an image to a recipe?

Yes. Open the Edit Recipe dialog and click the Photograph ellipsis button to select a photograph for the recipe. Images saved as JPEG or GIF files use the least space on your hard drive. If you own an image or photo editing program, resizing the recipe images to a width of 250 pixels works best.

If I enter recipes into the demo version will I lose them if I upgrade to a registered copy of Living Cookbook?

No. When you register Living Cookbook you don't need to install or uninstall anything. You simply enter your Living Cookbook serial number and license key to remove the 30-day trial limit. The recipe database is not affected.

Can I add non-food items (i.e. laundry detergent, aluminum foil, etc.) to a grocery list?

Yes. In addition to being able to add recipes and ingredients to grocery lists, you can also add non-food items. Open the Edit Grocery List dialog and click the Add button on the Items tab. You can enter anything in the Grocery List Item box.

Can I view saved web pages when I am not connected to the Internet?

No. The database of captured web pages is designed to be used while connected to the Internet.

Can I change the font and colors in my recipes?

Yes. Living Cookbook uses a feature called Display Option Themes to control font colors and sizes, background images, text spacing, etc.

Can I use a recipe as an ingredient in another recipe?

Yes. You can link a recipe to another recipe.

Can I associate more than image with a recipe?

Yes. You can add one recipe image, one source image and any number of procedure images.

What is the source of Living Cookbook's nutrition information?

Almost all of the data comes from the USDA nutrient database (SR20). The remainder was collected from various sources by the Living Cookbook staff.

Can I use Living Cookbook to publish my own cookbook?

Yes. Living Cookbook's publication feature lets you export cookbooks as formatted Microsoft Word documents.

What is the difference between printing, publishing and exporting?

What is the difference between a backup file and an export file?

I am trying to import a Living Cookbook backup file but Living Cookbook won't let me. Why not?

My husband (or wife) and I want to track our nutrition separately. Can I create two meal planning calendars?

No. Living Cookbook only supports a single calendar. However, Diet Pro, another Radium Technologies product, supports multiple meal planning calendars. For more information on Diet Pro, visit www.dietpro.net.