Whenever you start creating a new buzPAK, PlanBee will apply the settings you have selected in the New buzPAK tab. The settings in the New buzPAK tab do not apply to buzPAKs that have already been created. To alter the skin, filter and layout settings for buzPAKs that have already been created, go to buzPAK Preferences.
The following subjects are covered in this topic:
Choose the default connection mode for new buzPAKs
Choose a default skin for new buzPAKs
Select a default filter for new buzPAKs
Configure the default group organization format for new buzPAKs
Choose the default label format for new buzPAKs
To choose the default connection mode for new buzPAKs
On PlanBee's Edit menu, click Application Settings. The Application Settings window appears.
Click the New buzPAKs tab. The New buzPAKs tab opens.
Click one of the following to select the default connection mode for new buzPAKs:
Auto Capture: Automatically captures webpages as you browse with your web browser. You can also navigate using the buzPAK, and manually capture webpages in this mode by clicking the Capture URL button.
Capture On Demand: Allows you to navigate using the buzPAK, but only captures webpages when you click the Capture URL button.
Disconnected: PlanBee is disconnected from your web browser. It will not capture webpages, and the buzPAK cannot be used for navigation in this mode.
To choose a default skin for new buzPAKs
On PlanBee's Edit menu, click Application Settings. The Application Settings window appears.
Click the New buzPAKs tab. The New buzPAKs tab opens.
Under Skin, click the Select button. The Select New Skin window appears.
Use the Select New Skin window to choose the skin you want to use as the default, then click OK. The Select New Skin window closes, and the new skin appears under Skin. Changing the default skin will affect only new buzPAKs, not existing buzPAKs.
When you have finished selecting the default skin, click OK.
To select a default filter for new buzPAKs
On PlanBee's Edit menu, click Application Settings. The Application Settings window appears.
Click the New buzPAKs tab. The New buzPAKs tab opens.
Under Filter, click the Select button. The Select New Filter window appears.
Use the Select New Filter window to choose the filter you want to use as the default, then click OK. The Select New Filter window closes, and the new filter appears under Filter. Changing the default filter will affect only new buzPAKs, not existing buzPAKs.
When you have finished selecting the default filter, click OK.
Note: If you have no filter (or a filter with no restrictions), PlanBee will capture all the URLs the web browser reports. In addition, when using Netscape without a filter, PlanBee will capture a huge amount URLs, particularly when browsing websites containing a lot of advertising. To modify the default filter, or to create new filters see, Modify the Current Filter.
To configure the default group organization format for new buzPAKs
On PlanBee's Edit menu, click Application Settings. The Application Settings window appears.
Click the New buzPAKs tab. The New buzPAKs tab opens.
Click one of the two selections under Organize Groups by. The selection you make will determine how items are automatically arranged in groups as you capture webpages in PlanBee. You can choose either:
Topic: Groups are organized by topics. When you create a group its label will default to "My Topic #" (e.g., the first group created is "My Topic 1", the next "My Topic 2", etc.). After creating a group you can edit its label to display whatever you want. For example, you might change "My Topic 1" to "My Internet Stocks". As you capture webpages, the items representing the webpages will appear in whichever group is currently highlighted on the Map tab. If no group is highlighted, the items will appear in the same group as the last active item.
Domain: Groups are organized by domain name. The domain name encompasses the part of a web address that usually starts with "www" and ends with a "/". For example, "www.thoughtshare.com/products/server/" is a domain name. All webpages you capture with the same domain name in their web address will appear in that group. For example the items representing the webpages "www.thoughtshare.com/products/server/start.htm", and "www.thoughtshare.com/products/server/index.htm" will appear in the group labeled "www.thoughtshare.com/products/server/".
If you select Domain, there are two other options for organizing groups you can choose to turn on or off. The options are:
Use Full Domain Names For Groups: Click the box beside this option to turn it on or off. A checkmark in the box indicates it is on. When this option is active the labels for groups will be full domain names. For example, a full domain name might be, "www.thoughtshare.com/products/server/", and that would be the label for a group when this option is active. When this option is off, PlanBee truncates the group label so that only the top level of the domain name is used. In the case of the earlier example "www.thoughtshare.com/products/server/" would be truncated to "www.thoughtshare.com".
Create Sub-Domain as Nested Group: This option is only available if Use Full Domain Names For Groups is on. Click the box beside this option to turn it on or off. A checkmark in the box indicates it is on. When this option is active, groups representing a higher level domain will have sub-groups nest or appear inside them that represent sub-domains of the higher level domain. For example, the group labeled "www.thoughtshare.com/products/server/" would appear inside the group labeled "www.thoughtshare.com".
To choose the default label format for new buzPAKs
On PlanBee's Edit menu, click Application Settings. The Application Settings window appears.
Click the New buzPAKs tab. The New buzPAKs tab opens.
Under Labels, click the box beside Show Group Labels to turn the option on or off. A checkmark in the box indicates the feature is on, and that group labels will be displayed when groups are created in new buzPAKs.
Also under Labels, select the information you want to appear in item and group labels. There are four selections available for both items and groups. You can choose to have none or you can select all of them to appear. The selections available are:
Numeric: In the group or item row click the box below Numeric to turn the option on or off. A checkmark in the box indicates the option is on. When active this option inserts a number in the label. Numbering starts at 1.
Title: In the group or item row click the box below Title to turn the option on or off. A checkmark in the box indicates the option is on. When active this option inserts the Title of the webpage (or website) in the label. You usually see the title of a webpage in the title bar at the top of your web browser window.
URL: In the group or item row click the box below URL to turn the option on or off. A checkmark in the box indicates the option is on. When active this option inserts the URL or web address of the webpage (or website) in the label.
Text: In the group or item row click the box below Text to turn the option on or off. A checkmark in the box indicates the option is on, and when activated a text field appears where you must type in the text you want to appear in every group or item label.
Note: If you select more than one label option, the information will appear in the labels in the following order: Numeric, Title, URL, Text. For example, "1. ThoughtShare Communications Inc. www.thoughtshare.com The best knowledge management tool for the web!" could be one very long label, if all the label options were selected.