Attain Corporation, 48 Grove Street, Somerville, MA 02144
617-776-1110; 617-776-1626 (fax).
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THE WORLD can be divided quite neatly into two
categories:
1) People who do not make lists
2) People who do.
If you belong in the first category, you will have
no idea what I am talking about here and you should
stop reading immediately and go lose something or
forget an important task.
But if you belong to the second category...
you are a listmaker, and that makes you a very
special brand of human indeed.
Caroline Knapp
“Why We Make Lists”
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WELCOME to a demonstration of IN CONTROL™.
IN CONTROL is unlike ordinary calendar programs. While calendars can remind you of upcoming events, only IN CONTROL helps you decide WHAT TO DO as well as when to do it.
IN CONTROL is the only To-Do List Manager that lets you organize all your activities — in an outline — in a prioritized list — and on your calendar. You choose the organization that’s best. You’ll be more organized, feel more relaxed, and accomplish more with IN CONTROL. Whether you’re making a simple to-do list or juggling several complex projects at once, IN CONTROL makes managing it all a breeze.
Starting to use IN CONTROL doesn’t require a big investment of time or effort. Just type in your list and IN CONTROL is ready to help you juggle priorities, decide what to do next, and remember important dates, assignments, and details.
You can set priorities, assign responsibilities, choose dates, and instantly sort your list in order based on any of these values. And you can quickly focus on just those items in the list that match any criteria you specify. You can view your lists as outlines, calendars, or both.
If you have ever used outlining software such as MORE™ or Acta,™ you will find IN CONTROL to be familiar and powerful. And even if you’re not familiar with traditional outlining software, you’ll find the concepts easy to grasp and instantly useful.
IN CONTROL adds a whole new dimension of power beyond what is available in simple outliners. With IN CONTROL you can add new columns of information associated with each topic in the outline. And you can use these new columns to arrange—and quickly re-arrange— your outline into different orders. So you can see the top priority things to do for the California project, or all the things assigned to Ellis that are due before next Friday. With the click of a button, you can also see your to-do list displayed in an interactive calendar view.
If you’ve ever found yourself with more than you can keep track of in your head, IN CONTROL is for you. Because when you use IN CONTROL, you’re in control.
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REQUIREMENTS
IN CONTROL requires the following equipment and software:
• Macintosh® Plus or greater, including any current Macintosh model.
• System Software version 6.0.5 or later, or 7.0 or later
• 600K bytes of memory; more for larger files
• Two 800K floppy disk drives or a hard disk
System 7 Users: IN CONTROL provides Balloon Help™, supports TrueType™ and the required AppleEvents™, and is 32-bit compatible.
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TO INSTALL THE IN CONTROL DEMO ON A HARD DISK SYSTEM
• Copy the IN CONTROL application and the folder IN CONTROL Sample Files from the IN CONTROL Disk onto your hard disk. You may copy them into any folder in your hard disk that you find convenient.
• Copy the IN CONTROL Blinker file into your System Folder.
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THE IN CONTROL WINDOW
The IN CONTROL window has several components: The CONTROL PANEL, which contains buttons allowing you to directly manage topics in the file, bypassing the menu; the LIST VIEW, which contains the topics you create, with each horizontal row comprising a topic; and the optional CALENDAR VIEW, which contains items having an assigned date.
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TOPICS
The Current Topic is indicated by a dot or triangle bullet. Click the bullet or press Enter to select an entire topic.
Choose New Topic from the Outline menu or press Return to create a new topic. Choose New Indented Topic or New Outdented Topic to create a new topic indented one level more than or less than the current topic, respectively.
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COLUMNS
Click the New Column button or choose New Column from the Control menu to create as many columns as you need.
Each topic in a file contains the same number of cells, one for each column.
Press Tab to move the insertion point to the cell in the next column to the right.
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CONTROL PANEL
The Outline button has three states: Whole Outline, Partial Outline, and Table. Click the Outline button to return from the Partial Outline to the Whole Outline, or from the Table to the Whole Outline.
Click the Date button to split your IN CONTROL window to accommodate a date view of your topics.
Click the Sort button to sort the topics according to the values in the current column. Click a Match button to view just those topics that have the value you specify. Use the Match pop-up menu to choose the value to match.
Click the New Column button to create a new column. Click the Column Info button to change the characteristics of the current column.
Click and hold on the Scripts pop-up menu to create, change, delete or perform a script. Scripts automate command actions, including sorting, matching, and changing formats.
Click a Column Title to make it the current column. The Current Column is shown in bold type. Drag a column title to change the order of the columns. Drag a column divider to change a column’s width. Click the icon at the right edge of the Column Title Bar to hide or show the buttons in the control panel.
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WHOLE OUTLINE
The Whole Outline display lets you control the order and indentation of topics in the outline. Several commands automatically switch to the Whole Outline to help you see the effects of these commands on your outline.
In the Whole Outline, the Outline button is highlighted with the words Whole Outline.
Drag a dot or triangle bullet to move a topic (along with its sub-topics) to a new location. Use any of the commands in the Outline menu to rearrange the outline.
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PARTIAL OUTLINE
IN CONTROL automatically displays topics as a Partial Outline when you use the Match or Omit Topic commands to show a specific set of topics.
In the Partial Outline, the Outline button is highlighted with the word Partial. The Partial Outline looks and acts just like the Whole Outline, but shows a smaller set of topics. To return to the Whole Outline, click the Outline button.
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TABLE
In the Table, IN CONTROL temporarily displays the topics as a list, rather than as an outline. No topics are indented. When you use the Sort command, IN CONTROL automatically switches to the Table to show you the topics in sorted order.
In the Table, the Outline button is highlighted with the word Table. Clicking this button will toggle the view—and the button—back to Whole Outline.
In the Table, there is no outlining and topics are not indented. The bullets are hollow to indicate that topics cannot be dragged.
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DATE VIEW
Topics that have a date in the left-most Date-Time column are displayed on that date in the Date View. Dates may be assigned or re-assigned by dragging topics in the Date View.
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OUTLINING
You can arrange your topics in an outline, using indentation to indicate hierarchical relationships between topics.
The first, leftmost column is different from the other columns; it’s the only column that can be indented. Use the commands in the Outline menu to arrange the topics in the outline.
Use the commands for collapsing and expanding topics to hide or reveal the detail contained in the sub-topics.
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OUTLINE COMPONENTS
Topics that are indented under another topic are its sub-topics. A topic that has no subtopics is indicated by a circle bullet. A topic that has subtopics is indicated by a triangle bullet.
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COLLAPSING
Double click a triangle bullet to alternately hide and show a topic’s subtopics.
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SORTING
Click the Sort button to temporarily sort the topics in order according to the values in the current column and display them as an unindented Table. Following a sort, the Sort button is highlighted to indicate that the topics are in sorted order.
To further sort topics that were “tied” in the previous sort, click on a different column title, then Shift-click the Sort button or choose Sub-sort from the Control menu.
To permanently sort the topics in the outline, use the Sort Outline commands in the Outline menu.
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MATCHING
Click the Match button to display just those topics that match the current cell. Following a match, the Match button is highlighted, indicating that only topics that match are shown.
The heading topics for the topics that match are also included, so you can see the matching topics in context in the outline.
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CHECK BOXES
IN CONTROL displays a column of check boxes to the left of the first column. Click the checkbox to indicate completion. Using the Control menu, you can show or hide checked topics.
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REMINDERS
You can set automatic reminders for any topic. Using the Set Reminders command under the Edit menu, you can specify the time and sound for a reminder. An alarm icon in the topic’s check box indicates a reminder is set. IN CONTROL notifies you of reminders whenever your IN CONTROL file is open. If you have installed the IN CONTROL Blinker extension, IN CONTROL notifies you of reminders even if IN CONTROL is not running.
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COLUMN ARRANGEMENTS AND LAYOUTS
Drag a column divider left or right to change the column’s width. Drag a column divider all the way to the left to hide the column. A dotted line in the divider indicates a hidden column. To show a hidden column, drag the dotted divider to the right.
Drag a column title left or right to move the column to a new location.
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LINKED FILES
System 7 users can link IN CONTROL topics to other Macintosh files or applications. Using the Link command in the Edit menu, select a file to attach. The linked files may be launched directly from IN CONTROL, either from the Link command or holding down the Control key while pulling down the popup menu from the topic’s bullet.
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SCRIPTS
You can automate common actions such as sorting, matching, and changing typestyles and formats using Scripts. Choose New Script from the Scripts pop-up menu, then click the checkboxes for the actions you want to automate. To perform a script, choose it from the Scripts pop-up menu.
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TO ORDER A FULL WORKING COPY OF IN CONTROL
IN CONTROL is available through your local dealer or favorite mail order source. You can also order IN CONTROL directly from us. Send:
IN CONTROL 2.0 ____ copies x $129.95 = _________
5% tax ($6.50/copy, MA residents only) _________
U.S. postage & handling __$4.00___
International postage & handling __$24.00__
Total (U.S. funds only) _________
To:
Attain Corporation
48 Grove St.
Somerville, MA 02144
Or phone us to place a MasterCard or Visa order at 617-776-1110. Faxed orders may be sent to 617-776-1626. Be sure to include your name, address, telephone number, credit card number, and expiration date.
