Pals

Within the NoteSwap Network all your contacts you send or receive Notes from are called Pals. On this scrollable page all your Pals are listed in alphabetical order.

The Pals Page

	On the Pals Page you can easily manage your Pals: New Pal: Before you can send any Pal a Note for the first time, you have the add them. Tap on the + button in the upper right corner of the screen, then enter the Swap Name of your Pal on the next page. If you don't know the Swap Name of a recipient, it's no problem. Enter their email address instead. Alternatively you can transfer an email address from your iPhone / iPod touch Contacts. Tap on Contacts to open your Contacts. The app now checks if any NoteSwap User has registerd the email address you entered. If so, the user is added to your Pals List and you can send them a Note right away. If there is no user who registered with the NoteSwap Network with the email address you entered, there are two possible reasons for: - The recipient ist not (yet) a NoteSwap user. - The recipient has registered with the NoteSwap Network but used a different email address. Either way - the recipient gets added to your Pals List and will receive your Notes via email.
	Search: If you have lots of entries in your Pals List the Search Tool in the upper left corner of the screen helps you to quickly find a particular Pal. Tap on the Magnifier and enter the name of the Pal you are looking for into the search field.
	Back: This button takes you back to the page you came from. Favorites: Tap on this button to only have your Favorites listed.
	All Pals: This button appears on the bottom board, if you have switched into the Favorites mode. Tap on it to switch back into the default mode, where all your Pals are listed.
	Compose: The Compose button appears on the bottom board every time you mark at least one Pal to send them a Note. Tap on it to create a Note.

Choose Recipients

To compose a Note, tap on the yellow square on the bar of the recipient. A checkmark indicates that the recipient is activated. You can send Notes to more than one recipient at once by tapping on the appropriate squares. To unmark a recipient tap on the sqare again.

As soon as you marked the first recipient, the Compose button appears on the bottom board. Tap on it to start composing your Note.

The Pal bar

There are four elements on each Pal bar:

	1 - To the left the default avatar icon is shown. To replace it with an image of the Pal tap on it. You will be taken to the Details page where you can easily replace it.
	2 - Next to it the SwapName or - in case the Pal has not joined the NoteSwap Network yet - the email address of the recipient are displayed. On your own bar (the one on top) both is displayed: your SwapName and your NoteSwap email address.
	3 - When you marked a Pal as Favorite or blocked them, a symbol on the right indicates their status. A yellow star indicates a Favorite, a red dot shows that you have blocked the Pal.
	4 - To send somebody a Note, tap on the yellow square at the right end of the Pal bar. A black checkmark indicates that the Pal is activated to receive your Note.
	Delete a Pal: To delete a Pal from your list, swish your finger over the according bar from left to right, then tap on the red button Delete. Important: The Pal will be deleted for good immediately!

The Details Page

For each of your Pals there is a extra page with the following features:

Avatar Image: Tap on it to replace it with an image from your photo album.

Favorite: Tap on the grey star to mark a Pal as a Favorite. The star turns yellow and gets displayed on the Pal's bar.

Block: If you don't want to get anymore Notes from a certain Pal you can easily block him. Just tap on the grey circle. It turns red to indicate the Pal is blocked. Tap on the red circle to unblock him.

Link Pal to Contact: Tap on the button to link a Pal to the appropriate entry in your iPhone / iPod touch Contacts.

OK: Tap on OK on the bottom board to leave the Details page and to return to your Pals List.