Search Easily

Scanning an item's QR code will bring it up instantly. You can do this from inside the app or even with the mobile device's camera outside the app and it will open the app to that item. But the app doesn't even need to be installed. In that case, scan a QR with the device's camera and it will bring up the item in your browser.

But you can also find your item easily by searching within the app. This article shows you how to do it.

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Searching within Scanlily.

First, click on the upper left menu...

Menu button icon highlighted from top of Scanlily app screen

...and select "My Items." This will bring up your items in a list that you search or sort in different ways.

Scanlily app menu opened with "My Items" selected
Sort By options shown on the Item List screen
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Here's an example of searching with AI.

You can ask Scanlily’s AI search engine any question about your inventory. Type your question in the search bar, and AI will pull up the most relevant items you have.

Sort By options shown on the Item List screen

Here's an example of an item list sorted by location.

Sorting by Location

Locations represent a physical space that is typically at an Address, for example it can be a "Garage or Shed". Free-level subscriptions get one address and any number of locations at that address. If you are a Pro or Business user, you can define multiple addresses each with multiple locations. Go to Manage Locations to create new locations.

If you have location services turned on, then your items will be GPS tagged as you add them. 

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This is an example of Items sorted by Category. Select Manage Categories to create new categories.

Sorting by Category

Categories are also shown on the Mobile Dashboard. ​ To see all categories scroll right or click "Categories".

Clicking on a category name will show items for that category. ​ Click on Add New to add a new category.

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Scanlily app's dashboard screen

You can view your GPS tagged items on a map.

Sorting by GPS Location on a Map

If you choose to have location services turned on, then you can view your GPS tagged items on a map. Click on the map on the home menu option to see your items based on GPS.

Zoom out and search the map to see items at different map locations. ​ For each map location, the map will show the 100 most recently updated items. ​ You can scroll down through the list and select one. If there are many items at one place, then it's better to search by one of the other methods described above (like By Category, By Location, By Type etc.)

You can get a wider-format view of the map and other features by logging into the User Website from your PC.

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