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It is easy to create an independent House Manual client for any client, friend, or family member and transfer control over to them. Once you have an active House Manual subscription, you can create unlimited accounts at no extra charge. Please note, however, that the recipient of the account you create for them will be required to start their own subscription for about $1 per month CAD (or the equivalent in countries outside of Canada)
Step 1 - Log out of your House Manual Account
Step 2 - Register for a new account (there is no charge for you to do this). Note the email address and password (both of these can be changed later when logged in under menu > settings).
Step 3 - Add any reference guides, notes or files for the recipient
Step 4 - Send the email and password to the new owner via Whatsapp, iMessage or other secure means.
Step 5 - The new owner can change their email and password settings by visiting Menu > Settings.
Questions? Email us at Hello@housemanual.app
To share House Manual posts with anyone, simply click "sharing" on the bottom navigation bar. From there you can easily create or edit sharing groups that are private, secure, and can be shared with anyone. When sharing all or parts of your House Manual, a smart link is generated automatically to send through email, text, WhatsApp or any other communication channel you use. The recipient will have free instant access without having to download an app or create an account. After sharing access, changes to your house manual are updated live. You can revoke access to your house manual at any time by deleting the link.
You can also share posts individually, by clicking the share button directly in the post you want to share, as illustrated below.
Searches in House Manual™ produce results from all listings in all categories from both the title and description content. Search is live and will update with each character entered, so in most cases your search term only has to be partially entered to produce meaningful results. For convenience, when within a category, only the category items will display in searches.
To delete a category or entry, simply press and hold the category or entry and you will be asked if you want to delete it.
To link to a PDF
To link to a pdf, simply copy the PDF link and and paste into your House Manual™ entry (description section). Once saved, the link will be clickable and will open the pdf in the browser for you.
To download and store PDF in House Manual™
Downloaded PDFs in House Manual™ are uploaded to the House Manual™ servers from your iCloud files folders. House Manual™ allows for PDF uploads of up to 50mb per file.
- To download a PDF that is already in your iCloud files, simply click "add photos or docs" at the bottom of your entry, and select the PDF as required. or;
- To add a new PDF to your iCloud files, download it or send it yourself via email, message, airdrop etc. and save to your iCloud files. Then in House Manual™ simply click "add photos or docs" at the bottom of your entry, and select the PDF as required.
Once uploaded, your pdf will be available on any iOS device logged into your account.
Each House Manual™ allows you a generous storage of 5gb. If you hit your storage limits, you can simply delete un-needed documents, photos or entries. In addition, we plan to offer increased storage plans in the near future.
The House Manual App allows you to share discounts with anyone you like directly from the app using a unique House Manual promo code. You can even customize the promo code to something that represents your brand or business.
Step 1 - Log in to your House Manual app account
Step 2 - Visit the "Tell your friends" section on the lower menu
Step 3 - Click share code and share with anyone through any supported messaging or email app or simply copy the share link! Optionally you can customize your promo code by clicking the "customize your promo code" button.
Learn more about House Manual App referrals terms and conditions at https://www.housemanual.app/referrals
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