Copyright: Copyright 1999  John Woldstad


 Link Doc Document Creation Utility Contents

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Purpose

Topics

Link Doc Main

Opening Documents

Converting Text to a Document

Adding Bookmarks

Adding Links

Hot Sync to Palm


Link Doc Document Creation Utility Purpose
 Link Doc Document Creation Utility: Purpose

 Link Doc is a Palm application for the 3Com Palm computing platform. Link Doc supports most document formats, giving the user an intuitive way to view and navigate within and between  documents. The Link Doc Document Creation Utility program provides an easy method to create  compatible documents, edit existing documents, add bookmarks, and create hot links to bookmarks within or outside the current document.

If you should have any questions or comments regarding this utility, please email me at johwol@msn.com

This help facility is organized to document important points about the use of the Link Doc Document Creation Utility.


Main Form
 Link Doc Document Creation: Main Form

The main form is where most of the document creation and editing operations occur. It is separated into 4 distinct panels:

•	The Project file list (lower)

•	The View/Edit window (upper right)

•	The Bookmark list (upper left)

•	The Link list (middle left)

Each of the panels can be sized separately by slowly dragging the mouse across the separator bars until the cursor changes into the resize shape, then clicking and dragging the panel to the desired size.

Project file list. The list is separated into two columns, the first is the document name as it appears on the Palm device, the second is the desktop file name. Document names are modified simply by clicking on the name with the mouse and using the keyboard to edit the name. Care should be taken when changing document names, since this may affect other documents that may be linking into it.

The current document is indicated by a small arrow in the first column. When a link is added to a document, each of the files that have been added to the Project file list is available as a link destination.

View/Edit window. The editing window is typical of other Windows based text editors.

Bookmark list. The bookmark list contains bookmarks currently added to the document. Clicking on a bookmark causes the document window to jump to the bookmarked position. Bookmarks are renamed by clicking on the current name with the mouse and editing the name with the keyboard.

Link list.   The link list contains links within the current document. Clicking on a link causes the document window to be repositioned to the place where the link is defined. To jump to the link destination requires clicking on the highlighted word(s) within the document.


Opening Documents
 Link Doc Document Creation: Opening Documents

Documents are opened using either the menu, or tool bar "File Open" options. The program supports the ability to open one, or multiple documents at a time. Multiple documents can be opened by selecting an initial document and then using the <Ctrl> key to select additional, individual documents, or the <Shift> key to select a group of documents. Opened files are placed in the File List area of the main screen.


Converting Text to a Document
 Link Doc Document Creation: Converting Text to a Document

Text files are converted to document files using the "File - Load File" menu option. This displays the Load File dialog screen, which asks for relevant information regarding the file load:

•	Text File	-- The location of the file to be loaded

•	Directory 	-- Directory in which to place the newly created document.

•	Name 	-- Name of the document, as it appears on the Palm device. If, during conversion, more than one physical document is created, these are given an alphabetic suffix: A, B, C. . .  Names can be modified from the Main Form later, if desired.

•	Maximum Size	 -- If the original text file is large, it is desirable to break the file up into smaller chunks for the Palm device. In this way chapters of a book can be loaded separately, thereby conserving space.  This field indicates the maximum size each file should be.


Adding Bookmarks
 Link Doc Document Creation: Adding Bookmarks

Bookmarks are added using the "Bookmark" menu options. A bookmark is added at the current position of the cursor within document. Bookmarks are repositioned by selecting the bookmark from the bookmark list, repositioning the cursor in the text, and selecting the "Bookmark - Set to Cursor Position" menu option.


Adding Links
 Link Doc Document Creation: Adding Links

Links, in Doc Link, are words within the text of the document that appear highlighted, and then when selected will jump to a bookmark within or outside the current document. Links are added by using the mouse to highlight a word or group of words representing the position to link from, and then choosing a bookmark as a link destination using the "Link - New" menu option. To jump to the linked position, click on the highlighted word within the text of the document.


Hot Sync to Palm
 Link Doc Document Creation: Hot Sync to Palm

Once a document has been created and modified with bookmarks and links, it still must be transferred to the Palm device using the Hot Sync feature. This is explained fully in the Palm documentation.