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Getting Started

Getting started with Tip Master is easy.  Just launch the application, tap the “Total Bill Amount:” field and enter the amount you would like to base your tip on.   By default, Tip Master will use a 3-star “good” rating to calculate the tip, but you can raise or lower your evaluation of the service by sliding the service slider from poor to excellent.  The tip amount will be adjusted based on the service level selected.

Figure 1 Tip Master Main Screen

 

Tip Master uses a restaurant tipping situation as the default tipping scenario, but you can select from twenty tipping scenarios by tapping on the “Scenarios” button. When this button is tapped a list of tipping scenarios is presented, simply tap one and Tip Master updates the tip percentages to match the situation.

Figure 2 Tipping Scenarios Screen

 

Editing Your Tipping Scenarios

Tip Master comes complete with tipping suggestions for twenty tipping situations (called tipping scenarios in Tip Master.)  These scenarios may be plenty for some, but you may want to add your own tipping scenario or modify the existing ones.

 

Add your own Tipping Scenario

To add your own Tip Master tipping scenario, simply tap the Scenarios button from the main screen and tap the Edit button in the upper right of the Tipping Scenario list screen.  The list will change into edit mode and you can add a new tip by scrolling to the bottom of the list and tapping the plus button next to the last item in the list – it has the title “Add New Tipping Scenario..”

Figure 3 Editing the Tipping Scenario List

 

This brings up the new scenario window(Figure 4). To set up your new tipping scenario tap on the right hand side of the screen next to the value you want to change, say Scenario Name for example, and a keyboard will appear for you to enter your information.  Simply hit return when done to store the information.

Tip Master is capable of working with two different tipping methods.  The first is calculated as a percent of the bill.  This method is most common and is used for restaurants, taxis, hairstylists, etc..  To set up a tip based on percent of the bill enter your preferred tipping percentage when you receive poor, good, and excellent service.    When you are done just tap the “Tipping Scenarios” button to return to the scenario list.

The other method of calculating tips in Tip Master is to base the tip on the number of services or items provided.  This method is used for auto valets, bellhops, Skycaps, etc..   With this method Tip Master does not ask for the total amount of the bill, rather it asks for the number of cars parked or bags carried and bases the tip amount on a poor, good, and excellent tip amount per item or service provided.   To set up this type of tip tap the second row in the New Scenario screen called “Tip Based On:”   If you select to base your tip amount on the number of items you will also be asked to provide a description of what the tip is based on, such as “cars parked” or “bags carried / checked” or “cocktails served.”    Now when you enter tipping amounts for poor, good, and excellent service you are entering actual dollar amounts, not percentages, for each item provided.  For example you may want to configure your Auto Valet scenario so that you tip $0.00 for each car parked for poor service,  $2.00 per car for good service, and $5.00 per car for excellent service.  

 

Delete Tipping Scenarios

To delete an Tip Master tipping scenario bring up the list of tipping scenarios by tapping the “Scenarios” button from the main Tip Master screen and tapping the Edit button.  The list will switch into edit mode and display a delete icon to the left of each tipping scenario.  Simply tap the delete icon and confirm your deletion by tapping the Delete button.

 

Modify Tipping Scenario Values

To modify existing tipping scenarios tap the “Scenarios” button from the main Tip Master screen and tap the details button for the scenario you wish to modify.  Follow the same procedures for adding a new tip scenario above.

Figure 4 Tipping Scenario Details

Splitting the Tab

Tip Master has a handy feature to assist users when sharing the cost of a meal or other expense.  Once you have entered the bill amount and selected the service level, you can divide the tab into equal amounts by tapping on the split tab icon.   This icon will bring up the split tab screen and allow you to split the tab in up to 50 equal parts.  Simply tap the Done button when finished.

 

Changing the Default Tipping Scenario

By default Tip Master is set to the “Restaurant” scenario.  You can change this by placing a different tipping scenario at the top of the scenario list on the Tipping Scenarios screen.  Whichever scenario is first on the list will be the default.

To do this navigate to the Tipping Scenarios screen by tapping on the “Scenarios” button from the main screen and tap the “Edit” button.   This will place the list in edit mode and will allow you to change the order of the tipping scenarios by placing your finger on the move icon and dragging them to a new location.  The tipping scenario placed at the top of the list will be the default when Tip Master launches the next time.

 

Restoring Default Values

To restore Tip Master to its default settings you must uninstall the application from your device and reinstall it using iTunes. 

To uninstall Tip Master from your device tap the Tip Master icon from the home screen, this will make a small X appear in the upper left of the icon.  Tap the X and Tip Master will be removed from your device.  Reinstall using the instructions provided in iTunes. This will recreate the standard list of tipping scenarios that come with Tip Master.