diff --git a/Getting-started.md b/Getting-started.md index 35b3e29..3303c39 100644 --- a/Getting-started.md +++ b/Getting-started.md @@ -100,7 +100,12 @@ You can define a exchange rate in terms of your base currency (e.g. how much eur By default Part-DB assumes that the parts in inventory can be counted by individual indivisible pieces, like LEDs in a box or books in a shelf. However if you want to manage things, that are divisible and and the instock is described by a physical quantity, like length for cables, or volumina of a liquid, you have to define additional measurement units. -This is possible under `Edit -> Measurement Units` +This is possible under `Edit -> Measurement Units`: +![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/5410681/206701450-40a5f323-21ea-4889-a68b-8fb6c3d2f46d.png) + +You can give the measurement unit a name and an optional unit symbol (like `m` for meters) which is shown when quantities in this unit are displayed. The option `Use SI prefix` is useful for almost all physical quantities, as big and small numbers are automatically formatted with SI-prefixes (like 1.5kg instead 1500 grams). + +The measurement unit can be selected for each part individually, by setting the option in the advanced tab of a part`s edit menu.