User Guide

Duke is a Personal Assistant Chatbot which stores and records your to-dos, deadlines and events. This User Guide will demonstrate how to use its features, such that users will have a smooth and productive experience with the application.

Quick start

1. Ensure you have Java 11 or above installed in your Computer.   
2. Download the latest jar file.   
3. Copy the file to the folder you want to use as the home folder for the program.   
4. Double-click the file to start the app. The GUI should appear in a few seconds.   
5. Type the command in the command box and press Enter to execute it, Refer to the 
    Features below for details of each command.  

Task Types

There are 3 types of Tasks that Duke can process. These include:

1. ToDo
2. Deadline
3. Event

Features

• Add a Task
• List All Tasks
• Mark Tasks as Done
• Find Tasks by Keywords
• Delete Tasks
• Exit the Program

Usage

Feature 1: ToDo

Add tasks without any date/time attached to it e.g., visit new theme park.
Format: todo DESCRIPTION
Example: todo borrow book

Feature 2: Deadline

Add tasks that need to be done before a specific date/time e.g., submit report by 11/10/2019 5pm.
Format: deadline DESCRIPTION /by DATE TIME(optional)
Example:
deadline return book /by Sunday

deadline return book /by 2/12/2019 1800

deadline return book /by 2019-12-2

• note:
  • DATE has the following formats:YYYY-M(M)-D(D), (D)D/(M)M/YYYY
  • TIME can be any string.

Feature 3: Event

Add tasks that start at a specific time and ends at a specific time e.g., team project meeting on 2/10/2019 2-4pm.
Format: event DESCRIPTION /at DATE TIME(optional)
Example:
event project meeting /at Mon 2-4pm

event return book /at 2/12/2019 1800

event return book /at 2019-12-2

Feature 4: List

Display all the current tasks to the user.
Format: list

Feature 5: Mark as Done

Mark tasks as done.
Format: done INDEX
Example: done 1

Feature 6: Find

find a task by searching for a keyword.
Format: find KEYWORD
Example: find book

Feature 7: Delete

Delete tasks from the list.
Format: delete INDEX
Example: delete 3

Feature 8: Exit

Exit the program via chat.
Format: bye