EXE User Guide

By: Kenny Ho Since: Jan 2020

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Features
  • Adding Todo Task
  • Adding Event Task
  • Adding Deadline task
  • Deleting existing task
  • Exiting the application
  • List out all existing tasks
  • Marking task as done
  • Viewing help menu
• Usage
  • Add todo task usage
  • Add event task usage
  • Add deadline task usage
  • Deleting tasks
  • Exiting application
  • Listing out all tasks
  • Marking task as done
  • Help menu
• Acknowledgements

Introduction

EXE is your very own personal assistant chatbot. EXE will always be there for you if you need someone to voluntarily record and remind you on your own personal tasks.

Tasks can be categorised as Todo task, event task, or deadline tasks. You can add, delete, mark as done and list down all your tasks. Want to further know what EXE can do for you? Press here

Features

Command format

• Words in UPPER_CASE are the parameters to be supplied by the user. e.g in todo TASK_DESCRIPTION, TASK_DESCRIPTION is a parameter you need to type in. Example is given below.

• Words in lower_case are parameters that are optional, keying it will result in more specific command being executed.

• Parameters must be in order e.g, if the command feature specifies command TASK_DESCRIPTION /at TIME such order must be maintained for EXE to recognised command.

Adding Todo task

This feature adds a given task that is categorised as todo into the list of your existing task.

Format: todo TASK_DESCRIPTION
e.g: todo My CS2103T iP

For visual example click here.

Adding Event task

This feature adds a given task that is categorised as event into the list of your existing task.

Format: event TASK_DESCRIPTION /at YYYY-MM-DD
e.g: event attend CS2103T lecture /at 2020-02-02

For visual example click here.

Adding Deadline task

This feature adds a given task that is categorised as deadline into the list of your existing task.

Format: deadline TASK_DESCRIPTION /by YYYY-MM-DD
e.g: deadline finish my CS2103T iP /by 2020-02-02

For visual example click here.

Deleting existing task

This feature deletes one of your existing task from your list of tasks.

Format: delete TASK_NUMBER
e.g: delete 3

For visual example click here.

Exiting the application

This feature give you an option to quit the application and enjoy the pretty goodbye message.

Format: bye

To see the pretty goodbye message please click here.

List out all existing tasks

This feature allows you to see all your current existing tasks and will tell you how many tasks you have currently.

Format: list

For visual example of how list command will look like click here.

Marking task as done

This feature allows you to change the status of a task from undone to done. Done tasks are denoted by a smiley face :). While tasks that is undone are denoted by a sad face :(.

Format: done TASK_NUMBER
e.g. done 3

For visual help please click here

Viewing help menu

This feature shows you all command EXE can execute. Also, it can show you specific command format.

Format: help [COMMAND_NAME]

For a better understanding of how help command works please click here

Usage

Below are pictures depicting all the scenarios that you should encounter when using EXE.

Add todo task usage

input: todo I want to run

EXE will add I want to run as a todo task

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Add event task usage

input: event attend CS2103T lecture /at 2020-02-02

EXE will add attend CS2103T lecture as an event task

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Add deadline task usage

input: deadline finish my CS2103T iP /by 2020-02-02

EXE will add finish my CS2103T iP as an deadline task

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Deleting tasks

input: delete 2

EXE will delete task number 2 in the task list which is project meeting by: Feb 02 2020.

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Exiting application

input: bye

EXE will exit the application while showing the goodbye message.

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Listing out all tasks

input: list

EXE will list out all the existing tasks you have.

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Marking task as done usage

input: done 3

EXE will mark task 3 in the list to done, which is from a :( to a :).

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Help menu

Example 1

input: help

EXE will list out all commands it can execute to help you better communicate with it.

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Example 2

input: help event

EXE will show the format of what event command need to be in.

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Acknowledgements