IPJ is a journal and insight-sharing system.  The Interactive Personal 
Journal is a tool for gleaning, applying and sharing insights.

IPJ encourages this process by providing text (written by various 
authors on a wide range of subjects), questions, and a place for 
responding, and the ability to link and search the user's notes.

If desired, the notes can be easily exported to disk, sent to a 
clearinghouse, and re-distributed for sharing with other IPJ users.

The IPJ concept has elements of:

* A conversation with a new acquaintance, where one person tells about   
  some event, and this reminds the other of his or her own experience, 
  and the interaction between the two generates an energy for gaining new
  understanding.  Here, the interaction is between you and the author(s),
  with IPJ serving as a prompter and note-taker.

* When insights are shared, the resulting thread is similar in appeal to
  that of a Bulletin Board System (BBS) forum, or a Letter to the Editor
  column, where the comments of others can be quite interesting and
  thought-provoking.

The text and questions, as well as the attractive and easy-to-use 
interface, are the keys to IPJ's vitality and appeal.  Permission has 
been obtained from various publishers to include portions of text from 
popular books which lend themselves well to the IPJ concept.

Suggestions for learning IPJ:

1. Select each menu item and each button, read the screens and respond
   to the prompts.  This will help you to become familiar with the many
   features and capabilities of IPJ.  Use your Tab key and Enter button
   or mouse to select the "Text" button in the upper right corner of the
   screen.  Select it again to see how that button operates.

   You may want to learn HyperPAD, the authoring system used to create
   the Interactive Personal Journal.  A demo, tutorial, highly acclaimed
   manuals and technical support are all available.  Select "Navigate",
   "HyperPAD" from the menu bar for more information.  Try it now!

2.  Select "Navigate," "Maps" from the menu bar to see some of the ways
    you may approach your use of IPJ, such as by themes, by systematic
    chapter-by-chapter study, and so on.

IPJ is designed so that the text, questions and your thoughts may be
explored.  There is no right or wrong way to use IPJ, and the benefit 
you derive from it will depend to a great extent on your attitude, 
inquisitive and responsive nature, and committment of quality time 
to your Interactive Personal Journal.  If you haven't yet been there, 
a visit to "Navigate, Documentation" is suggested.

Happy Exploring!