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- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 23:07:16 EDT
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- From: Denis Lamy <Denis_Lamy@UQTR.UQuebec.CA>
- Subject: Outliners? Qu'est-ce que c'est?
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- Sorry it took me so long to answer your question, I've
- extracted this information from de documentation of
- PC-Outline, I hope it answer your questions about outliners
- and what they can do 8-)
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- WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH PC-OUTLINE
- -------------------------------
-
- PC-OUTLINE is an outlining and planning program. It
- allows you to randomly enter information of almost any
- type (thoughts, plans, ideas, etc.) and then organize it
- into a hierarchial structure. Once in the hierarchial
- structure, you can view the information in many powerful
- ways. For example, using the hide/unhide feature, you
- can view just down to any level of detail in the outline
- that you want. With a single keystroke, you can go from
- viewing the lowest level of detail to a view that shows
- you only the highest, most important topics.
-
- With another few keystrokes, you can print the outline,
- send it to a file compatible with your word processor,
- copy it into another outline, or paste it directly into
- your word processor.
-
- PC-OUTLINE is particularly appropriate for list making.
- Tasks like making todo lists or planning a project are
- ideally suited for PC-OUTLINE.
-
- For an example of how the hierarchical structure works
- and how you can hide and unhide parts of the outline,
- start PC-OUTLINE and load the outline titled HIDING. The
- text in the outline will help show you what PC-OUTLINE
- can do.
-
- PC-OUTLINE FACTS
- ----------------
-
- For those of your who like statistics or lists, here are
- a few about PC-OUTLINE.
-
- Standard PC-OUTLINE outlining features include:
-
- - hierarchical outline structure
- - structured indenting
- - hide/unhide (collapse/expand) any portion of the outline
- - powerful outline rearrangement functions
-
- Advanced PC-OUTLINE features include:
-
- - automatic numbering, including choice of numbering style
- (alphabetic, numeric, roman, bullets, or none)
- - easy, pull-down menus
- - multi-line outline entries
- - automatic paragraph reformatting
- - margin control
- - centering, left and right justification
- - hanging indents
- - search and replace
- - on screen page break display
- - conditional and hard page breaks
- - block copies, moves, and deletes
- - tab stop settings
- - send printer control strings
- - printer formatting: underline, boldface, italics,
- sub/superscript, double strike
- - windowing: up to 9 outlines open/on screen at once in
- user-defined windows
- - zoom any window to full screen with a single keystroke
- - copy or move outline or text directly between windows
- - customizable printer drivers
- - sorting
- - user defined macros/key redifinition
- - live date and time stamps
- - full support for dos 2.0 and above
- - read/write other file formats including: ascii, Wordstar,
- ThinkTank/Ready!
- - data transfer with other programs including cut and paste
- to other active programs while memory resident
- - configuration file to set startup defaults
- - compatible with other memory resident programs (like
- SideKick, ProKey, etc.)
- - freely mix outlines and text: titles, skip numbering, start
- new numbering, move placement right and left
- - return to dos without leaving PC-OUTLINE
-
-
- Hope to read you soon, =========================================
-
- Denis Lamy MAIL: C.P.500
- Dep. Sciences de l'education Trois-Rivieres, Que.
- Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres Canada, G9A 5H7
-
- E-Mail: DENIS_LAMY@UQTR.UQUEBEC.CA FAX: (819) 376-5127
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