Unplugged
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- Video Introduction
- Getting Started
- Searching, Filtering & Tagging
- Printing and Navigating Entries
- Unplugged in the System Tray
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FAQs
Introduction
Wufoo Unplugged is a Windows desktop application that allows you to browse, tag, filter, search or print the data you’ve collected through your Wufoo forms even when you’re not connected to the Internet. It’s perfect for backing up your Wufoo submissions and browsing through your entries without having to log into the Wufoo website.
Getting Started
If you haven’t installed the application on your computer, you will first want to run through the installation.
Upon opening Wufoo Unplugged, you will have to log in to the program in order to start downloading your entries. Logging into Wufoo Unplugged is just like logging into Wufoo online. You’ll need an Internet connection the first time you log in so we can verify your username and password, and only Account Creators can log into Wufoo Unplugged. Once you’re logged in Wufoo Unplugged, your forms and submissions will automatically be imported, and please note that this can take a few minutes.
Once successfully logged in, you will be presented with the main Wufoo unplugged interface.
Wufoo Unplugged is divided into three vertical panes.
List of Forms - On the far left, you will find a list of all of the forms in your Wufoo account. Additionally, there will be a number next to each form name marking the number of unread submissions for that form.
List of Entries - When you select a form, the center pane will become populated with all of the entries for that form. This pane will always reflect the form that is selected in the left pane.
Selected Entry - On the right side, the selected entry will show. To select an entry, left click on the entry is the middle pane. After clicking, the entry in its entirety will appear in the right pane.
Searching, Filtering & Tagging
Wufoo Unplugged allows you to organize and manage your data in a few ways: searching allows you to find text in any of your submissions; filtering toggles between read and unread entries; and tagging allows for grouping of certain entries.
Searching
Forms may be searched via the Search Box which is located at the top right of the main screen. A Search String is any text typed into the Search Box. When a Search String is entered into the Search Box, the middle vertical pane will display only entries containing the Search String. Each filtered entry contains a snippet of text with the first occurrence of the search string, and the matching string will be underlined. Clicking an entry in the middle pane causes the corresponding entry data to appear in the right pane. A search is conducted only within the currently selected form.
Tags
Tags may be applied by right-clicking an entry in the middle vertical pane. When right-clicked, the Tagging Dialog Box appears. One or many tags may be added or removed via the Tagging Dialog Box by simply clicking on the color tag to be applied. This dialog box also allows a message’s read status to be toggled between ‘read’ and ‘unread’. Tags will be remembered even if you shut down the application, and can later be filtered.
Filters
Filters narrow the entries displayed in middle vertical pane based on a tag or read status. To filter your entries, choose a filter type from the drop-down menu in the filter toolbar located at the top of the center pane. To remove filters, just reselect “All Entries” from the same filter dropdown. Also note that filtered entries apply to the selected form in the left pane. If you have two entries from separate forms tagged as “Red,” filtering by “Red” will only yield those entries that belong to the selected form.
Printing and Navigating Entries
An entry can be selected by left clicking on the desired entry in the middle pane. This will cause the entry to show in full over on the right pane. Once an entry is selected, there are two ways to quickly navigate through additional entries. First, you can use the up and down arrow. Likewise, you can also locate the pane on the far right of the screen (with the back button, forward button and print icon). Click the back and forward button will also navigate to the previous and next entry.
Printing the data from an individual submission is supported by Wufoo Unplugged. You can print a submission by selecting a form submission from the Entries pane. You can then print by going to the File Menu and selecting ‘Print’ or by clicking on the printer icon to the right of the Entry Pane.
Unplugged in the System Tray
After installing unplugged, an orange icon with a “W” in the middle will appear in your system tray. Using this icon, you can pull down more data from Wufoo without opening the full screen application. Additionally, whenever a new entry is submitted to your form, the system tray will pop up a notification message alerting you of the entry.
How do I install Unplugged?
Wufoo is installed as a desktop application. It may be downloaded from the Notifications page in your account.
Windows Vista and Firefox
Step 1
When clicking on the link found on the notifications page, you will be presented with this window. Left click on “Run” to begin the download of the installer.
Step 2
Locate the file in the Firefox download manager. Double click to open it.
Step 3
Choose to Save the File, which will begin the download of Wufoo Unplugged. The prior download just initialized the installer.
Step 4
Verify that you would like to download the application by clicking Install.
Step 5
The program will being download, and will launch once the download is complete.
Windows Vista and IE
Step 1
Verify that you would like to download the application by clicking Install.
Step 2
The program will being download, and will launch once the download is complete.
How do I uninstall Unplugged?
To uninstall the program, head to the Add/Remove Programs menu and look for Wufoo Unplugged. Select Wufoo Unplugged, and click Change/Remove. If you have trouble finding the menu, Microsoft has provided tutorials.
Guides on uninstalling from Windows XP and Windows Vista.
How does Unplugged stay up-to-date?
Wufoo Unplugged checks for updates every time your application starts. The updates are downloaded in the background an applied the next time you start Unplugged.
If I delete a form on Wufoo will it disappear from Unplugged?
By design, if you delete a form in Wufoo it will NOT disappear in Unplugged. Many users have requested a way to delete the data from Wufoo, but still keep a copy for themselves. Wufoo Unplugged meets this need.
What type of account-holder may access Unplugged?
In the introductory phase the Account Creator is the only person able to log into unplugged.
Is my data secure?
Your password is encrypted by Unplugged. Your data, however, is not. Your data is kept in user-isolated storage in Windows. This means that anyone able to log into your Windows account could, with some work, read your data. Therefore, your data is as secure as your Windows password. Remember to always keep your Windows password secure and to keep your system up-to-date with the most recent security patches.
If I delete an entry on Wufoo will it disappear from Unplugged?
Just like deleting a form, if you delete an entry in Wufoo it will NOT disappear in Unplugged. While this feature may be available in the future, data stored in Wufoo Unplugged is meant to act as an offline representation of all data submitted to your forms.
