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IDEA TREE TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I - ABOUT IDEA TREE 1. Features 2. Examples Of Use 3. Special Keyboard Commands 3.1. <ENTER> 3.2. <ESC> 3.3. <F3> 3.4. <F4> 3.5. <Alt>-<C>opy 3.6. <Alt>-<M>ove 3.7. <Alt>-<N>ew 3.8. <Ctrl>-<Home> 4. Terms Used In IDEA TREE 4.1. Root 4.2. Parent 4.3. Child 4.4. Page 4.5. Page Root 4.6. Left Sibling 4.7. Right Sibling 4.8. Idea 4.9. Note 4.10. Position 4.11. Junction 4.12. Branch 4.13. Tree 4.14. File 5. The Display 5.1. The Main Menu 5.2. Submenus 5.3. Idea Tree 5.4. Error and Information Messages SECTION II - GETTING STARTED 1. Hardware And Software Requirements 2. Installing The Program 2.1. Backing Up With Two Floppy Disk Drives 2.2. Backing Up With A Hard Disk Drive 2.3. Creating A Printer File 3. Starting The Program 3.1. Starting Up With One Floppy Disk Drive 3.2. Starting Up With Two Floppy Disk Drives 3.3. Starting Up With A Hard Disk Drive 4. Using The Main Menu And Submenus 4.1. Using The Main Menu 4.2. Using A Submenu 5. Using The Idea Cursor 5.1. The First Level 5.2. The Second Level 5.3. The Third Level 5.4. The Fourth Level And Beyond 6. Ending The Program 7. Getting Help SECTION III - IDEA TREE FUNCTIONS 1. <G>o to 1.1. <G>o to <M>ark 1.2. <G>o to <C>ursor 1.3. <G>o to <R>oot 1.4. <G>o to <T>ree 1.5. <G>o to <F>irst tree 1.6. <G>o to <E>xit 1.7. <G>o to <V>ersion 2. <T>ree 2.1. <T>ree <D>efine 2.1.1. <T>ree <D>efine <G>o to 1. ranch 2. <E>xit 3. <V>ersion 4. <M>ark 5. <C>ursor 6. <R>oot 2.1.2. <T>ree <D>efine <F>unction 2.1.3. <T>ree <D>efine <T>ype 2.1.4. <T>ree <D>efine <S>witch 2.1.5. <T>ree <D>efine ranch 2.1.6. <T>ree <D>efine <L>evel 2.1.7. <T>ree <D>efine <M>ove and <Alt>-<M>ove 2.1.8. <T>ree <D>efine <C>opy and <Alt>-<C>opy 2.1.9. <T>ree <D>efine <D>elete 2.2. <T>ree lace 2.3. <T>ree <F>ile create 2.4. <T>ree nitiate tree 3. <E>dit 3.1. <E>dit dea 3.2. <E>dit <N>ote 3.3. <E>dit <F>ile title 3.4. <E>dit <T>ree title 3.5. <E>dit <C>opy idea 3.6. <E>dit lace idea 3.7. <E>dit <M>ove idea 4. <R>emove 4.1. <R>emove dea 4.2. <R>move <N>ote 4.3. <R>emove osition 4.4. <R>emove ranch 4.5. <R>emove <T>ree 4.6. <R>emove <F>ile 4.7. <R>emove <A>ll files 4.8. <R>emove <C>lear ideas 4.9. <R>emove <J>unctions 5. <F>ile 5.1. <F>ile <L>oad 5.2. <F>ile <S>ave 5.3. <F>ile <D>irectory 5.3.1. <F>ile <D>irectory <L>oad file 5.3.2. <F>ile <D>irectory <C>reate file 5.3.3. <F>ile <D>irectory ackup file 5.3.4. <F>ile <D>irectory <D>isplay title 5.3.5. <F>ile <D>irectory <E>rase file 5.3.6. <F>ile <D>irectory <N>ew path 5.4. <F>ile <N>ew path 5.5. <F>ile nitiate file 5.6. <F>ile <C>ombine 6. <M>ark 6.1. <M>ark <S>et 6.2. <M>ark <R>emove 7. <N>ew and <Alt>-<N>ew 7.1. <N>ew p 7.2. <N>ew <D>own 7.3. <N>ew <L>eft 7.4. <N>ew <R>ight 8. rint 8.1. rint dea 8.2. rint <S>creen 8.3. rint age 8.4. rint ranch 8.5. rint <T>ree 8.6. rint <F>ile 8.7. rint <S>elect IDEA TREE MANUAL SECTION I - ABOUT IDEA TREE IDEA TREE is a powerful and unique thinking tool. Unlike "outline" software, IDEA TREE takes a general concept, or "parent" idea, and allows you to visually separate the concept into its components, or "children". Each of these components can then be broken down further. In effect, each child can be a parent to children of its own, allowing for an immense amount of detail which is limited only by your computer's memory. 1. Features This structured approach to idea development is graphically presented as a tree. A parent or "root" idea occupies the top position on the display. Its children appear in individual positions on the level below it. Children of children are displayed on the next level, and so on. The display can be scrolled right, left, up or down. An unlimited number of ideas can appear on any level of the tree. A collection of powerful functions make tracking your way through the structure and editing straightforward and rapid. Any idea and a selected set of its children can be copied, deleted, saved as a new tree or moved to another position in the tree. You may want to give a specific idea a detailed description. The "note" function allows you to enter a page of descriptive text, which is attached to a selected idea. The "print" function provides several printing options. You can print a single idea, the current screen, one page, a selected branch, or an entire tree. You can also choose to print notes associated with individual ideas. IDEA TREE is easy to use. A Lotus-like pull-down menu at the top of the display provides an intuitive understanding of the program. There are few commands to memorize, so that you should only need to use this manual for reference. IDEA TREE can organize and document thoughts, books, reports, procedures, departments, or what-have-you. The "tree" structure and the ease with which it can be manipulated increases problem statement clarity and development speed. IDEA TREE is an unusual and highly useful addition to the thinking person's toolbox. 2. Examples Of Use You can apply IDEA TREE to a variety of tasks. Once you have started IDEA TREE, try loading the files named DEMO1, DEMO2, DEMO3 and DEMO4. These files contain trees which were designed to serve different purposes. These files are also used in the tutorial included on your IDEA TREE diskette. DEMO1 is especially useful. The tree it contains is a condensed explanation of all command keys used in IDEA TREE. 3. Special Keyboard Commands The following keyboard commands are used consistently throughout IDEA TREE. See I.4. Terms Used In IDEA TREE for more information about terms used throughout IDEA TREE and this manual. 3.1. <ENTER> Pressing <ENTER> is like saying "yes". You press the <ENTER> key to select functions or to continue a function. Pressing the <ENTER> key also saves your changes when you have finished an editing function. 3.2. <ESC> Pressing <ESC> is like saying "no". You press the <ESC> key when you want to stop what you're doing and return to the last menu. Pressing <ESC> in the middle of using a function returns you to the last menu without saving any changes. 3.3. <F3> The <F3> key is a toggle which allows you to see the left sibling of a page root. Pressing <F3> causes the left sibling of a page root to appear at the left of the page root. Press <F3> again to make the left sibling disappear. Moving the idea cursor back up to the previous page also makes the left sibling disappear. If the page root has no left sibling, pressing <F3> causes the message THERE IS NO LEFT SIBLING FOR THIS IDEA to appear. 3.4. <F4> The <F4> key is a toggle which allows you to see the right sibling of a page root. Pressing <F4> causes the right sibling of a page root to appear at the right of the page root. Press <F4> again to make the right sibling disappear. Moving the idea cursor back up to the previous page also makes the right sibling disappear. If the page root has no right sibling, pressing <F3> causes the message THERE IS NO RIGHT SIBLING FOR THIS IDEA to appear. 3.5. <Alt>-<C>opy This is a convenient command for copying a branch of the current tree from one position to another. Use <T>ree <D>efine, and then define the ideas you want to copy. Now select <C>opy, and when prompted for the tree title information, press <ENTER>. This causes the branch you have defined to be created as the last tree in the current file. Now move the idea cursor to the position where you want to insert the branch. Select <T>ree, then press <Alt>-<C>opy. The branch will be inserted. See III.2.2. <T>ree lace for more information about placing trees. 3.6. <Alt>-<M>ove This is a convenient command for moving a branch of the current tree from one position to another. Use <T>ree <D>efine, and then define the ideas you want to move. Now select <M>ove, and when prompted for the tree title information, press <ENTER>. This causes the the branch you have defined to be created as the last tree in the current file. Now move the idea cursor to the position where you want to insert the branch. Select <T>ree, then press <Alt>- <M>ove. The branch will be inserted. See III.2.2. <T>ree lace for more information about placing trees. 3.7. <Alt>-<N>ew Pressing <Alt> and <N> at the same time pops the <N>ew menu onto the screen. Any item selected from this menu puts a blank position on the screen without activating <E>dit dea. See III.7. <N>ew and <Alt>-<N>ew for more information. 3.8. <Ctrl>-<Home> Pressing <Ctrl> and <Home> at the same time moves the idea cursor to the top of the current page. 4. Terms Used In IDEA TREE The following terms are used consistently throughout IDEA TREE and this manual. 4.1. Root A root is the topmost position of a tree. 4.2. Parent A parent is any position which has attached positions occurring at a lower level. For example, a root is the parent to all positions in the tree below it. 4.3. Child A child is any position which is attached to a position at a higher level. For example, all positions below the root position are children of the root. 4.4. Page A page consists of the root position, a second level consisting of one or more positions, and a third level consisting of one or more positions. A page includes all positions that you can scroll onto the screen at the second and third levels. If you add a position as a fourth level, a new page is displayed. The third level parent from the original page is shown as the new page root and the new position appears as the second level of this new page. See I.4.5. Page Root for more information about page roots. See III.7. <N>ew and <Alt>-<N>ew for more information about adding positions. 4.5. Page Root A page root is the topmost position on the current page. Unless it is also the tree root, a small upward-pointing arrow appears at its upper right corner to indicate that there are positions and pages above it. 4.6. Left Sibling Positions which occur at the same level of a tree are "siblings". At the second level of a page, a position to the left of the current position is called its "left sibling". At the third level of a page, a position occurring above the current position is called its "left sibling". 4.7. Right Sibling Positions which occur at the same level of a tree are "siblings". At the second level of a page, a position to the right of the current position is called its "right sibling". At the third level of a page, a position occurring below the current position is called its "right sibling". 4.8. Idea An idea is any string of text not more than 45 characters in length. An idea is displayed at a position in the tree. 4.9. Note A note is a collection of text not more than 1200 characters in length. A note is attached to a specific position. Only one note may be attached to any one position. 4.10. Position A position is a box on the screen, which may or may not contain an idea. A tree consists of one or more positions. 4.11. Junction A junction is a position filled with a pattern. A junction may be created when you move, delete or copy branches. Its purpose is to maintain the structure of a tree after you have copied, moved or deleted some of its positions. You may edit a junction, replacing the pattern with your own text. You may also remove all junctions that may have been created as the result of a copy, move or deletion with <R>emove <J>unctions. 4.12. Branch A branch is any position in the tree and its children, if any. You can use <T>ree <D>efine to define a branch of a tree in order to copy, move or delete specific ideas or sets of ideas within it. 4.13. Tree A tree consists of a root idea and its children, if any. 4.14. File A file is a collection of one or more trees. A file has two names - an eight character name which DOS uses when loading and saving the file, and a "file title" which can be up to 22 characters long. The eight character file name must conform to all DOS file naming rules. IDEA TREE appends the extension .TNS for loadable tree files, and the extension .TNB for backup files. The 22 character file title need not be unique. 5. The Display IDEA TREE's display is made up of several components: the main menu, submenus, an idea tree, and error and information messages. 5.1. The Main Menu The main menu appears across the top of the display. The upper left portion of the main menu border always displays the current drive, directory, and the name of the file whose tree is currently displayed. If you display a tree from a different file, the new filename will be displayed. There are commands to change the drive and/or directory. However, it is important to remember that any file you save will go to the drive and directory displayed. The lower right portion of the main menu border always displays the title of the currently displayed tree. If you display a different tree, the new tree's title will be displayed. See II.4.1. Using The Main Menu for information about moving the menu cursor and selecting functions. 5.2 Submenus Selecting a main menu function causes a submenu to appear. See II.4.2. Using A Submenu, for information about moving a submenu cursor and selecting subfunctions. 5.3 Idea Tree An idea tree is a collection of one or more positions and a tree title page. An idea tree is displayed once you have loaded an IDEA TREE file or started a new tree. See II.5. Using The Idea Cursor for information about moving the tree cursor through a tree. 5.4 Error and Information Messages Occasionally, you may try to do something with IDEA TREE that it cannot do. For instance, you cannot move the idea cursor up from the root idea because it is the first idea in the tree. Trying to do this causes a beep to sound. Usually an error message explaining the error also appears. Information messages appear in order to remind you of something, to ask for confirmation that you want to do something, or to request information from you. For instance, when you first start IDEA TREE, an information message appears reminding you to either load a file or start a new one in order to begin using the program. SECTION 2 - GETTING STARTED This section provides all the information you need to get IDEA TREE up and running. 1. Hardware And Software Requirements Hardware: IBM or IBM-compatible, 256K RAM, hard disk and one 5.25" floppy disk drive, or two 5.25" floppy disk drives. CGA, monochrome or black and white monitor. Epson, or Epson compatible dot matrix printer, IBM ProPrinter or compatible, or any printer with an IBM "all-print" font. If your printer is other than one of these, see II.2.3. Creating A Printer File. Software: DOS 2.1 or higher 2. Installing The Program Your IDEA TREE package includes a manual and a 5.25" floppy diskette containing the IDEA TREE program. Before using IDEA TREE, you should make a backup copy of the program. 2.1. Backing Up With Two Floppy Disk Drives If you have a computer with two disk drives, turn on the computer and boot the system with your DOS diskette. When the "A>" prompt appears on the screen, remove the DOS diskette from Drive A. Put the program diskette into drive A and a blank diskette into Drive B. Type COPY A:*.* B: and press <ENTER>. This command copies all the program and demo files from the original program diskette to your backup. When the message 17 files copied appears on the screen, remove the diskettes from the drives. Put your original program diskette in a safe place. You should use the backup copy as your working diskette. 2.2. Backing Up With A Hard Disk Drive If you have a computer with a hard disk and one floppy disk drive, we will assume that your hard disk is formatted and is running DOS Version 2.1 or higher. Turn on your computer. The "C>" prompt should appear. Place the program diskette into Drive A. Type MD\IDEA and press <ENTER>. This creates a separate directory on the hard disk called "C:\IDEA". Now type CD\IDEA and press <ENTER>. The prompt should now look like this: C:\IDEA> This is the directory where your working copy of IDEA TREE will be stored. Type COPY A:*.* C:\IDEA and press <ENTER>. All of the program and demo files are now copied into the C:\IDEA directory. When the message 17 files copied appears on the screen, remove the program diskette from Drive A and put it in a safe place. Use the copy of IDEA TREE stored in your C:\IDEA directory as your working program. NOTE: IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS BACKING UP IDEA TREE, See II.7. Getting Help in the IDEA TREE manual. 2.3. Creating A Printer File IDEA TREE allows you to print using an Epson, Epson compatible, or any printer with an IBM all-print font. If you have experience in writing batch files or programming, you can modify IDEA TREE's printer file to include other printers. You can use the DOS utility "EDLIN", or other text editor, as long as the resulting file is straight ASCII code. Load the file IDEA.PRT into your editor. You will see that there are already two printer definitions included in this file, "epson" and "allprint". You should begin your printer definition at the bottom of this file. The first line of the definition must be the name of the printer attached to your computer as LPT1. The name must be 10 characters in length, so abbreviate longer printer names, and pad out shorter names with spaces. Then enter a carriage return, line feed. Most text editors do this when you press <ENTER> or <CTRL>-<Z>. The second line consists of 10 numbers separated by commas with no spaces between them, ending with a carriage return, line feed. These numbers are the line drawing character codes for your printer, which you can get from your printer manual. They tell the printer what characters to use to draw the boxes and lines when printing a tree. The codes must be typed in the following sequence: 1. upper left corner 2. upper right corner 3. lower left corner 4. lower right corner 5. a "T" on its left side 6. a "T" on its right side 7. an upright "T" 8. an upside down "T" 9. horizontal line 10. vertical line The third line is the number of lines of printer code instructions to follow, ending with a carriage return, line feed. If there are no printer instructions, the number must be 0. There can be up to 999 lines of instructions in a printer specification file. These instructions will be sent, character by character, to the printer before printing. The fourth line or group of lines consist of printer code instructions, which you can get from your printer manual. Each line of code must end with a carriage return, line feed. These may initialize, define characters and so on. When you are ready to print an Idea Tree, select rint <S>elect, and you will see the name of your printer displayed in the printer selection menu. See III.8.7. rint <S>elect for more information. 3. Starting The Program The way IDEA TREE is started depends on whether you have a system with one floppy disk drive, two floppy disk drives or a hard disk with one or more floppy disk drives. 3.1. Starting Up With One Floppy Disk Drive Turn on your computer and boot up with your DOS diskette in Drive A as usual. Remove the DOS diskette and place your working copy of IDEA TREE into Drive A. Now type IDEA and press <ENTER>. This loads IDEA TREE, during which it figures out what type of monitor is on the machine. However, with certain computers with earlier operating system versions, this may come out wrong if it is other than a color monitor. In this case, exit IDEA TREE (press <G>o to <E>xit) and start again by typing IDEA B and pressing <ENTER>. Do not save files to your IDEA TREE program diskette. If you want to save a tree file to a different diskette, remove the IDEA TREE diskette from Drive A. Put a formatted, blank diskette into Drive A. When you use the <F>ile <S>ave function, your tree file will be saved to this diskette. You do not have to put your working copy of IDEA TREE back into Drive A in order to continue working with the program. 3.2. Starting Up With Two Floppy Disk Drives Turn on your computer and boot up with your DOS diskette in Drive A as usual. Remove the DOS diskette and place your working copy of IDEA TREE into Drive A and a formatted, blank diskette into Drive B. You must specify Drive B when you are ready to save an IDEA TREE file. See III.5.2. <F>ile <S>ave fore more information. Now type IDEA and press <ENTER>. This loads IDEA TREE, during which it figures out what type of monitor is on the machine. However, with certain computers with earlier operating system versions, this may come out wrong if it is other than a color monitor. In this case, exit IDEA TREE (press <G>o to <E>xit) and start again by typing IDEA B and pressing <ENTER>. 3.3. Starting Up With A Hard Disk Drive Your working copy of IDEA TREE should now be stored in the C:\IDEA directory on your hard disk. When you are in this directory, type: IDEA and press <ENTER>. This loads IDEA TREE, during which it figures out what type of monitor is on the machine. However, with certain computers with earlier operating system versions, this may come out wrong if it is other than a color monitor. In this case, exit IDEA TREE (press <G>o to <E>xit) and start again by typing IDEA B and pressing <ENTER>. 4. Using The Main Menu And Submenus The initial display you see after starting IDEA TREE is a row of functions across the top of the display, which is called the main menu. Each of the main menu functions is associated with an individual submenu of functions. 4.1. Using The Main Menu Selecting a function from the main menu calls up a submenu. There are two ways to select a main menu function: 1. Move the cursor to the function you want to select by pressing <TAB> to move the cursor to the right, or <SHIFT>-<TAB> to move the cursor to the left. Then press <ENTER>. 2. Type the first letter of the function you want. 4.2. Using A Submenu Selecting a function from a submenu either begins a function or calls up another submenu. There are two ways to select a function from a submenu: 1. Use the up and down arrow keys to move the cursor to the function you want and press <ENTER>. 2. Type the first letter of the function you want. Press <ESC> to return to the main menu without selecting a function. 5. Using The Idea Cursor The idea cursor is the bold outline which appears around the root position of a tree when you first display it. For more information about the meaning of any terms used in this section, see I.4. Terms Used in IDEA TREE. The left, right, up and down arrow keys move the idea cursor around a tree. The idea cursor behaves differently at different levels of a tree. 5.1. The First Level The root position is the first level of a tree. Use the down arrow to move the idea cursor to the next level. You can only move the idea cursor down from the first level of the first page of a tree. Use <CTRL>-<HOME> to move directly to the root of the parent page. 5.2. The Second Level The second level positions appear in a row across the screen directly below the root idea. Use the right and left arrows to move the cursor across this level. The screen can only display four second level positions at one time. A small arrow appearing at either the leftmost or rightmost second level position indicates that there are more than four second level positions. Use the left and right arrow keys to scroll additional second level positions onto the screen. Use the Home and End keys to jump to the leftmost and rightmost positions. You will see that the root idea continues to be displayed. Use the down arrow key to move to the third level. Use the up arrow key or <Ctrl>-<Home> to move back up to the root. 5.3. The Third Level The third level positions appear in a vertical row directly below the second level position to which they are attached. The screen can only display two third level positions at one time. A small arrow pointing up or down appearing at either third level position indicates that there are more than two third level positions. Use the up and down arrow keys to scroll the additional third level positions onto the screen. Use the Home and End keys to jump to the first and last third level positions. Use the left arrow key to move back up to the second level. A small right-pointing arrow will appear to the right of a third level position which has children at the fourth level. Use the right arrow key to move to the fourth level. Moving to the fourth level also means that you have moved to a new page of your tree. The new page displays the third level parent as the new page root, and its fourth level children as the second level of the new page. Use <CTRL>-<HOME> to move directly to the page root. 5.4 The Fourth Level And Beyond At the fourth level, the third level parent is displayed as the page root and the fourth level becomes the second level of a new page. A small upward pointing arrow at the page root indicates that there are positions and pages above it. The arrow, Home and End keys move the idea cursor around the display exactly as they do on the first page of the tree. Pressing the up arrow at the page root displays the previous page with the page root displayed as a third level position. From here, you can create as many positions and levels for a tree as your computer has memory to store them. 6. Ending The Program To end the program, select <G>o to from the main menu. Then select <E>xit from the <G>o to submenu. You may have made changes to one or more of the files currently loaded into memory without saving them. Therefore the message HAVE ALL TREES IN MEMORY BEEN SAVED? PRESS <ENTER> TO QUIT WITHOUT SAVING - <ESC> TO RETURN TO IDEA TREE appears. If you are ready to leave IDEA TREE, press <ENTER>. This ends the program. The screen clears and the DOS prompt appears. Any unsaved edits are lost. If you are not ready to leave IDEA TREE, press <ESC>. This returns you to the program. You can save your changes with the <F>ile <S>ave function and then exit IDEA TREE. See III.5.2. <F>ile <S>ave for more information about saving files. 7. Getting Help Occasionally, you may encounter problems while running IDEA TREE. If your original program diskette is defective, return it with a note explaining the problem and your return address and we will mail you a replacement. For other problems, call (802) 496-5000, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and a technician will assist you. SECTION 3 - IDEA TREE FUNCTIONS The following section describes each main menu function and its subfunctions in detail. Submenus only display functions that are currently available. For instance, the submenu of <G>o to displays only the <E>xit and <V>ersion subfunctions if no tree file has been loaded into IDEA TREE. If a file has been loaded into IDEA TREE, the submenu may also display the subfunctions <R>oot, <T>ree and/or <F>irst tree. 1. <G>o to This collection of functions allows you to move from one place in a tree a another, from one tree to another, and from one file to another. You can also view an information screen about your version of IDEA TREE, and a list of all files and trees in memory. 1.1. <G>o to <M>ark This function moves the idea cursor to a position within the current tree where you have previously set a placemark. See III.6. <M>ark for more information about marks. Select <G>o to <M>ark. The idea cursor immediately jumps to the position within the current tree where you have set a placemark. You can move normally through the tree from the marked position, and return to your placemark by using <G>o to <M>ark again. 1.2. <G>o to <C>ursor This function allows you to move the idea cursor to the last position it occupied within the current tree before you used <G>o to <M>ark. See III.1.1. <G>o to <M>ark and III.6. <M>ark for more information about marks. Select <G>o to <C>ursor. The idea cursor immediately jumps to the position it last occupied within the current tree. You can alternate <G>o to <M>ark and <G>o to <C>ursor to jump back and forth from different positions in your tree. If you haven't used <G>o to <M>ark to move to the marked position, <G>o to <C>ursor has no effect. 1.3. <G>o to <R>oot This function moves the idea cursor directly to the root idea of your tree. Select <G>o to <R>oot. The idea cursor immediately jumps to the root idea of the current tree. 1.4. <G>o to <T>ree This function allows you to choose the tree you want to display from a list of all the trees in all files currently loaded. Select <G>o to <T>ree. A list of all of the trees in all files loaded into memory is displayed. A file's DOS filename and some information from its file title page precedes a listing of the trees in a particular file. Use the up and down arrow keys or the Home and End keys to move the bar cursor to the tree or filename you want. Use the PgUp and PgDn keys to page up or down in this list. To select the tree under the bar cursor, press <ENTER>. You are returned to the main menu, and the selected tree is displayed. If you move the bar cursor to a filename and press <ENTER>, you are returned to the main menu, and the first tree of that file is displayed. To display a tree title page or file title page, press <D>isplay. The title page of the tree or file under the bar cursor is displayed. 1.5. <G>o to <F>irst tree This function allows you to jump to the first tree in the current file. This function does not appear in the <G>o to menu if there is only one tree in the current file, or if you are already in the first tree. Select <G>o to <F>irst tree. The first tree in the current file is immediately displayed. 1.6. <G>o to <E>xit This function allows you to quit IDEA TREE. Select <G>o to <E>xit. The message HAVE ALL TREES IN MEMORY BEEN SAVED? PRESS <ENTER> TO QUIT WITHOUT SAVING - <ESC> TO RETURN TO IDEA TREE appears. If you have already saved any changes to your files, press <ENTER>. The screen clears and the DOS prompt appears. If you haven't saved changes you have made to your files, press <ESC>. You are then returned to the program. Use <F>ile <S>ave to save your changes and then exit. See 5.2. <F>ile <S>ave for more information about saving changes to files. 1.7. <G>o to <V>ersion This function allows you to display a list of important information about the version of IDEA TREE you are using. Select <G>o to <V>ersion. The version information is immediately displayed. 2. <T>ree The <T>ree functions allow one or more positions to be defined as a branch of a tree. This branch can then be copied from one tree to another, deleted, or moved - either into a new tree or to a different file. The <T>ree nitiate function will also allow you to start a new tree within the current file. 2.1. <T>ree <D>efine Before selecting <T>ree <D>efine, move the idea cursor to the position which will be the topmost idea or "branch root" of the branch you are going to define. Selecting <T>ree <D>efine causes a new screen to appear. The <T>ree <D>efine menu displays a set of commands which allow you to specify one or more positoins within the branch in the currently displayed tree. The specified positions can then be copied, moved or deleted. While in the <T>ree <D>efine menu, you may move the idea cursor anywhere in the displayed tree, but the idea cursor must be at the branch root position or one of its children in order to access the <D>efine functions. 2.1.1. <T>ree <D>efine <G>o To Selecting <T>ree <D>efine <G>o to will pop up a submenu containing a set of commands similar to those appearing under the <G>o to command on the main menu. These commands are: 1. ranch - this moves the idea cursor directly to the branch root position of the branch you are defining. 2. <E>xit - this allows you to quit IDEA TREE and return to the operating system. See III.1.6. <G>o to <E>xit for more information. 3. <V>ersion - this displays information about IDEA TREE, including version number, author, etc. See III.1.7. <G>o to <V>ersion for more information. 4. <M>ark - this moves the idea cursor directly to a previously marked position within the current tree. See III.1.1. <G>o to <M>ark for more information. 5. <C>ursor - if you have jumped to a marked position, this returns the idea cursor to its previous position within the current tree. See III.1.2. <G>o to <C>ursor for more information. 6. <R>oot - this moves the idea cursor directly to the tree root. See III.1.3. <G>o to <R>oot for more information. 2.1.2. <T>ree <D>efine <F>unction Pressing <F>unction toggles back and forth between INCLUDE and EXCLUDE. See III.2.1.3. <T>ree <D>efine <T>ype for more information on DEFINE mode. A message in the upper right corner of the display tells you the current status of <F>unction. When <F>unction is set to INCLUDE and the idea cursor <T>ype is DEFINE, the next position to which you move the idea cursor is enclosed with a bold outline. This means the position is defined as "included" and will be moved, copied or deleted as part of the branch. When <F>unction is set to EXCLUDE and the idea cursor <T>ype is DEFINE, the next position to which you move the idea cursor is now defined as "excluded". If the position had been previously defined as "included", the enclosing bold outline now disappears from around the position. 2.1.3. <T>ree <D>efine <T>ype Pressing <T>ype toggles back and forth between two different uses of the idea cursor. A message in the upper right corner of the display tells you the current status of the idea cursor. When the idea cursor type is MOVE, you can move the idea cursor around the tree without affecting the definition. When the idea cursor type is DEFINE, moving the idea cursor defines ideas as "included" or "excluded". See III.2.1.2. <T>ree <D>efine <F>unction for more information about INCLUDE and EXCLUDE. 2.1.4. <T>ree <D>efine <S>witch Pressing <S>witch toggles an idea definition between "included" or "excluded". See III.2.1.2. <T>ree <D>efine <F>unction for more information about INCLUDE and EXCLUDE. <S>witch operates independently of the <F>unction and <T>ype commands and is a convenient way of redefining one idea at a time. 2.1.5. <T>ree <D>efine ranch Pressing ranch defines as "included" or "excluded" the position at the idea cursor and all of its children, if any. These ideas may now be copied, moved or deleted. See III.2.1.2. <T>ree <D>efine <F>unction for more information about INCLUDE and EXCLUDE. 2.1.6. <T>ree <D>efine <L>evel Pressing <L>evel defines as "included" or "excluded" the position at the idea cursor and its siblings. See III.2.1.2. <T>ree <D>efine <F>unction for more information about INCLUDE and EXCLUDE. This level may now be copied, moved or deleted. The <L>evel function has no effect when the idea cursor is at the branch root. 2.1.7. <T>ree <D>efine <M>ove There are two ways to use this function. 1. Pressing <M>ove displays a new Tree Title page. See III.3.4. <E>dit <T>ree title for more information. Type in the information requested and press <ENTER>. The positions which you have defined as "included" will be removed from the current tree and saved as a new tree within the current file under this new title. The new tree will appear as the last tree in the file. See III.2.1.2. <T>ree <D>efine <F>unction for more information about INCLUDE and EXCLUDE. Once you have completed the <M>ove operation, you are returned to the main menu. Use <G>o to <T>ree to select and display the new tree you have created. 2. <Alt>-<M>ove is a convenient command for moving a branch of the current tree from one position to another. Select <T>ree <D>efine, and then define the ideas you want to move. Now select <M>ove, and when prompted for the tree title information, press <ENTER>. This causes the branch you have defined to be created as the last tree in the current file. Now move the idea cursor to the position where you want to insert the branch. Select <T>ree, then press <Alt>-<M>ove. The last tree in this file will be inserted as a branch of the current tree. See III.2.2. <T>ree lace for more information about placing trees. 2.1.8. <T>ree <D>efine <C>opy There are two ways to use this function. 1. Pressing <C>opy displays a new tree title page. Type in the information requested and press <ENTER>. The ideas which you have defined as "included" will be copied from the current tree and saved as a new tree within the current file under this new title. See III.2.1.2. <T>ree <D>efine <F>unction for more information about INCLUDE and EXCLUDE. 2. <Alt>-<C>opy is a convenient command for copying a branch of the current tree from one position to another. Select <T>ree <D>efine, and then define the ideas you want to copy. Now select <C>opy, and when prompted for the tree title information, press <ENTER>. This causes the the branch you have defined to be created as the last tree in the current file. Now move the idea cursor to the position where you want to insert the branch. Select <T>ree, then press <Alt>-<C>opy. The branch will be inserted. See III.2.2. <T>ree lace for more information about placing trees. 2.1.9. <T>ree <D>efine <D>elete The <D>elete command deletes all positions which you have defined as "included". See III.2.1.2. <T>ree <D>efine <F>unction for more information about INCLUDE and EXCLUDE. Pressing <D> pops a message: PRESS <ENTER> TO DELETE ALL INCLUDED IDEAS. PRESS <ESC> TO QUIT. Pressing <ENTER> deletes all "included" positions and returns you to the <T>ree <D>efine menu. Pressing <ESC> returns you to the <T>ree <D>efine menu without deleting anything. 2.2. <T>ree lace This function will place any tree in any file in memory into a specified position in the current tree. If the idea cursor position in the currently displayed tree is either blank or a junction and has no child, the root of the tree being copied or moved is placed in that position. If the idea cursor position in the currently displayed tree has no child, and the root of the tree being copied or moved is either blank or a junction, then this root disappears. Its children, if any, are placed as children of the current idea cursor position. If idea cursor position in the currently displayed tree contains text and/or has children, and the root of the tree being copied or moved contains text, this root is placed into a newly-created position. If the idea cursor is at the second page level of the current tree, this new position is created to the right of the idea cursor. If the idea cursor is at the third page level of the current tree, this new position is created below the idea cursor. Move the idea cursor to the position at which or next to which you want to place a copied or moved tree. Select <T>ree lace. The list of all files and trees in memory is displayed. See III.1.4. <G>o to <T>ree for more information about this list. Move the bar cursor to the tree you want to move or copy and press <ENTER>. You are immediately returned to the current tree and prompted with the message DO YOU WANT TO MOVE OR COPY SELECTED TREE? (M/C) Select <M>ove to place the selected tree into the currently displayed tree, and to remove the selected tree from its present location. Select <C>opy to place the selected tree into the currently displayed tree, and to retain the selected tree in its current location. 2.3 <T>ree <F>ile create This function moves the currently displayed tree into a new file of its own and removes it from the current file. The function is only available when there is more than one tree in the current file. Select <T>ree <F>ile create. The currently displayed tree is moved into its own new file. The tree title remains the same. Notice that the status message at the upper left corner of the main menu no longer shows a file name. You can name the new file when you save it with <F>ile <S>ave. See III.5.2. <F>ile <S>ave. You must use <E>dit <F>ile title if you want title this new file. See III.3.3. <E>dit <F>ile title for more information. 2.4 <T>ree nitiate tree Selecting this function clears the screen and displays a new edit box which will be the root idea of a new tree within the current file. Use <E>dit <T>ree title if you want to title this new tree. See III.3.4. <E>dit <T>ree title for more information. 3. <E>dit The <E>dit functions are used to edit ideas and their notes, to title trees and files, and to copy and place one idea at a time. The following keys can be used in all of the edit functions: 1. <ESC> - Pressing <ESC> ends a function and returns you to the previous screen without saving your edits. 2. <ENTER> - Pressing <ENTER> saves your edits, ends the function and returns you to the previous screen. 3. <ARROW> - The blinking edit cursor which appears in a data entry field is moved around the field with the left and right arrow keys. 4. <HOME> - Pressing the Home key moves the edit cursor to the beginning of a data entry field. 5. <END> - Pressing the End key moves the edit cursor to the end of a data entry field. 6. <BACKSPACE> - Pressing the backspace key erases the character to the left of the edit cursor and moves the remaining text over to fill in the space. 7. <INS> - Pressing the insert key toggles between insert and overtype mode. Overtype mode is represented by a fat edit cursor. Insert mode is represented by a thin edit cursor. 8. <DEL> - Pressing the delete key erases the character under the edit cursor and moves over all the text to the right of the cursor to fill in the space. 9. <F5> - Pressing <F5> deletes all positions from the beginning of the field through the first position left of the cursor, and the position under the cursor and all positions to its right are moved to the beginning of the field. 10. <F6> - Pressing <F6> fills all positions in the field to the right of the cursor with spaces. 11. <CTRL>-<LT> - Pressing the control and left arrow keys simultaneously moves the edit cursor one word to the left. 12. <CTRL>-<RT> - Pressing the control and right arrow keys simultaneously moves the edit cursor one word to the right. 3.1. <E>dit dea This function allows you to enter and/or edit text in the position at the idea cursor. Select <E>dit dea. A data entry screen with a blinking edit cursor appears. You may type up to 65 characters into the data entry screen. As you type, the text appears simultaneously in the position under the idea cursor. All word-wrapping is automatic. A position can display only the first 45 characters typed into the data entry screen. When you leave the edit function, any extra characters left in the data entry screen are lost. Pressing <ENTER> saves the text and returns you to the main menu. 3.2. <E>dit <N>ote This function allows you to type a page of text which is attached to an individual position. Select <E>dit <N>ote. A large blank box with an edit cursor in the upper left hand corner is displayed. You may fill this box with text. You cannot type characters beyond the end of the last line in the box. Besides the edit keys mentioned in III.3. <E>dit above, you can move the edit cursor with the following keys: 1. <ARROW> - You can move the edit cursor around the edit box with the up, down, left and right arrow keys. 2. <PGUP> - Pressing <PgUp> moves the edit cursor to the upper left corner of the edit box. 3. <PGDN> - Pressing <PgDn> moves the edit cursor to the lower right corner of the edit box. To quit <E>dit <N>ote and save your text, press <ENTER>. You are immediately returned to the main menu. The position to which a note is attached displays a small letter "n" in its lower border. To see a previously created note, move the idea cursor to the idea you want and select <E>dit <N>ote. 3.3. <E>dit <F>ile title Selecting this function displays the File Title page. At the top of the screen you see information about the file. 1. CURRENT DIRECTORY: this shows the current working drive and directory. If you save a file, this is where is will be stored. 2. SOURCE DIRECTORY: this shows the directory from which the current file was loaded into memory. 3. CREATION DATE: this shows the date when the file was originally created. 4. CHANGE DATE: this shows the date of the last time the file was saved to any drive and directory. The central area of the File Title page displays a number of fields into which you can type information. These are: 1. FILE TITLE: DOS only allows an eight-character file name, it is helpful to assign a longer and more descriptive file title for use within IDEA TREE. The file title can be up to 22 characters long. 2. FILE NAME: This is the eight-character file name (without an extension) that DOS uses to access the file. If this is a newly created file, the field is blank. Otherwise, the current file name is displayed in this field. You may type in a new file name if you wish. Be aware that DOS allows you to have two files with the same name as long as they are in different directories, but IDEA TREE will not allow you to have two files with the same name loaded into memory at the same time. 3. FILE DESCRIPTION: A description of the file's contents can be up to 45 characters long. If no file description is entered, a series of asterisks is displayed in this field. 4. VERSION: A version number of up to six alphanumeric characters is useful for tracking changes made to a file. 5. AUTHORS: You can list up to three different authors. Each field is thirty characters long. Use the up and down arrow keys to move the bar cursor to the field you wish to edit. Then type in your text. See III.3. <E>dit for information about edit keys. Pressing <ENTER> saves the text and returns you to the main menu. 3.4. <E>dit <T>ree title Selecting this function displays the Tree Title page. At the top of the screen you see information about the file containing the tree. 1. CURRENT DIRECTORY: this shows the current working drive and directory. If you save a file, this is where it will be stored. 2. SOURCE DIRECTORY: this shows the directory from which the current file was loaded into memory. 3. CREATION DATE: this shows the date when the tree was originally created. 4. CHANGE DATE: this shows the date of the last time the tree in this file was saved to any drive and directory. The center section of the Tree Title page displays a number of fields into which you can type information. These are: 1. TREE TITLE - The title of the tree currently being displayed. The tree title can be up to 22 characters long. 2. TREE DESCRIPTION - A description of the tree currently being displayed. If no tree description has been entered, the root idea of the current tree is displayed in this field. You can enter a description of up to 45 characters. 3. VERSION - You will want to assign a version number if you have several versions of the same tree with the same tree title. Type a version number of up to six alphanumeric characters. 4. AUTHORS - You can list up to three different authors for a tree. Each field is thirty characters long. Pressing <ENTER> saves the text and returns you to the main menu. 3.5. <E>dit <C>opy idea Selecting this function copies the idea at the current idea cursor position (and its note, if present) into a special storage area in memory. The copied idea (and its note, if present) can be placed into this or any tree over and over again with the <E>dit lace idea function. It will remain in memory until you either copy something else or quit IDEA TREE. See III.3.6. <E>dit lace idea for more information. 3.6. <E>dit lace idea Selecting this function places a previously copied idea (and its note, if present) into the position under the idea cursor. Select <E>dit lace idea. A previously copied idea (and its note, if present) will appear at the idea cursor. Any text already in the position will be written over by the copied idea, and any note will be replaced. Once you have copied a particular idea, <E>dit lace idea can be used to place that same idea repeatedly until you either copy something else or quit IDEA TREE. If no idea has been copied, this function has no effect. See III.3.5. <E>dit <C>opy idea for more information. 3.7. <E>dit <M>ove idea Selecting this function copies the idea at the current idea cursor position (and its note, if present) into a special storage area in memory. The current cursor position is then removed. See III.4.3. <R>emove osition for information about how removing an idea affects a tree's structure. The copied idea (and its note, if present) can be placed into this or any tree over and over again with the <E>dit lace idea function. It will remain in memory until you either copy something else or quit IDEA TREE. 4. <R>emove The <R>emove functions are used to erase an idea, a position, a branch of a tree, an entire tree, an entire file of trees, or all files from the memory. You can also remove all ideas from a branch while their positions remain in place. The <R>emove functions simultaneously remove any attached notes. Finally, you can remove all junctions from a tree. See III.4.9. <R>emove <J>unctions for more information about junctions. NOTE: There is no UNDO function in IDEA TREE. The <R>emove functions can cause major changes to your tree. Be careful! Remember that any changes made to a tree must be saved to a file before quitting IDEA TREE. See III.5.2. <F>ile <S>ave for more information. 4.1. <R>emove dea <R>emove dea removes the idea at the idea cursor from your computer's memory. The position is then filled with spaces. Move the idea cursor to the idea you want to remove. Select <R>emove dea. The idea is immediately removed from the position and replaced with spaces. 4.2. <R>emove <N>ote <R>emove <N>ote removes the note at the idea cursor from your computer's memory. Move the idea cursor to the idea whose note you want to remove. Select <R>emove <N>ote. The small "n" disappears from the border of the current position and the note is immediately removed. 4.3. <R>emove osition This function removes both the idea and the position at the idea cursor. Move the idea cursor to the position you want to remove. Select <R>emove osition. The position is immediately removed. Any children of the removed position are moved up to the level of the removed position. 4.4. <R>emove ranch This function removes the position at the idea cursor and all of its children, if any. Move the idea cursor to the position which will be the root of the branch you want to remove. Select <R>emove ranch. The message REMOVE ALL DEPENDENT POSITIONS IN THIS BRANCH? (Y/N) appears. Pressing <N> is the same as pressing <ESC>. You are returned to the main menu and the tree is not affected. Pressing <Y> removes the position at the idea cursor and all positions depending from it. 4.5. <R>emove <T>ree This function will remove the currently displayed tree. Select <R>emove <T>ree. The message REMOVE THIS ENTIRE TREE? Y/N will pop up. Pressing <N> is the same as pressing <ESC>. You are returned to the main menu and the tree is not affected. Pressing <Y> removes the entire tree immediately. A list of all files and trees remaining in memory is then displayed. This is the same list you see when using <G>o to <T>ree. See III.1.4. <G>o to <T>ree for more information. Move the bar cursor to the tree you want and press <ENTER>. If <R>emove <T>ree removes the last tree so that there are no other trees left in memory, the start-up message USE <F>ile <L>oad OR <F>ile <D>irectory TO LOAD A TREE FILE OR USE <N>ew TO CREATE A NEW TREE FILE appears. 4.6. <R>emove <F>ile This function removes an entire file of trees from the memory. Select <R>emove <F>ile. The message REMOVE THIS ENTIRE FILE? Y/N appears. Pressing <N> is the same as pressing <ESC>. You are returned to the main menu and the file is not affected. Pressing <Y> removes the entire file immediately. A list of all files and trees remaining in memory is then displayed. This is the same list you see when using <G>o to <T>ree. See III.1.4. <G>o to <T>ree for more information. Move the bar cursor to the tree you want and press <ENTER>. If <R>emove <F>ile removes the last file so that there are no other files left in memory, the start-up message USE <F>ile <L>oad OR <F>ile <D>irectory TO LOAD A TREE FILE OR USE <N>ew TO CREATE A NEW TREE FILE appears. 4.7. <R>emove <A>ll files This function removes all files from your computer's memory. Select <R>emove <A>ll files. The message REMOVE ALL FILES? <Y/N> appears. Pressing <N> is the same as pressing <ESC>. You are returned to the main menu and no files are removed. Pressing <Y> removes all files from the computer's memory. The tree display is cleared and the start-up message USE <F>ile <L>oad OR <F>ile <D>irectory TO LOAD A TREE FILE OR USE <N>ew TO CREATE A NEW TREE FILE appears. 4.8. <R>emove <C>lear ideas This function removes all ideas in a branch of the current tree. The positions are then filled with spaces. Move the idea cursor to the position which will be the root of the branch whose ideas you want to remove. Select <R>emove <C>lear ideas. The message CLEAR ALL IDEAS IN THIS BRANCH TO SPACES? (Y/N) appears. Pressing <N> is the same as pressing <ESC>. You are returned to the main menu and the tree is not affected. Pressing <Y> immediately removes all ideas from the idea cursor position and its dependent positions and replaces them with spaces. 4.9. <R>emove <J>unctions This function removes all junctions in a branch of the displayed tree, starting from the current idea cursor position. See I.4.11. Junction, for more information about junctions. Select <R>emove <J>unctions. The message REMOVE ALL JUNCTIONS FROM THE CURRENT TREE? <Y/N> appears. Pressing <N> is the same as pressing <ESC>. You are returned to the main menu and no junctions are removed. Pressing <Y> immediately removes all junctions from the currently displayed tree. 5. <F>ile The <F>ile functions control the files in which trees are stored. A file can contain from one to any number of trees. A file's size is limited only by the amount of memory your computer has available. The <F>ile <L>oad function is a quick way to load a file if you know its DOS filename. The <F>ile <D>irectory function gives you specific information about all tree files in the current directory and provides a set of commands which operate on files. 5.1. <F>ile <L>oad This function allows you to load a specific file from the current directory. See III.5.4. <F>ile <N>ew path for more information about changing directories. See III.5.3. <F>ile <D>irectory for more information about loading files. Select <F>ile <L>oad. The message ENTER FILENAME TO LOAD appears. Type the name of the file you want to load and press <ENTER>. The file is loaded. The filename may have up to eight characters. This filename should not include a drive or path specification, or a file extension. If this is the first file loaded after starting IDEA TREE, the first tree of the file is displayed. If you have other files already loaded, the list of all files in memory is displayed, including the file you have just loaded. You must move the bar cursor to the tree you wish to display and press <ENTER>. Pressing <ESC> redisplays the tree which had been on the screen when you loaded the new file. If you type the name of a file which does not exist in the current directory the message NO SUCH FILE IN THIS DIRECTORY WOULD YOU LIKE TO RETRY? <Y/N> appears. Pressing <N> is the same as pressing <ESC>. You are returned to the main menu and no file is loaded. Pressing <Y> redisplays the message ENTER FILENAME TO LOAD You can either type a different filename or press <ESC> to quit the function and return to the main menu. 5.2. <F>ile <S>ave This function allows you to save either a newly created file, or the changes you have made to a file. It also allows you to create or change the information in a file's title page. Select <F>ile <S>ave. The message DO YOU WANT TO EDIT THE TITLE FOR THIS FILE?(Y/N) appears. Press <Y> to edit the file title information. The file title page is displayed. See III.3.3. <E>dit <F>ile title for more information. When you have finished editing the file title page, and have pressed either <ENTER> or <ESC>, the message ENTER FILENAME TO SAVE appears. Press <N> in response to the edit title prompt if you do not want to edit the file title information. The message ENTER FILENAME TO SAVE then appears. The current filename is always displayed in the edit field below this message, unless the file is new and has not yet been titled or saved. Press <ENTER> to save the currently displayed tree under the filename displayed below the message. You may also type in a different filename and press <ENTER>. The current file will be saved to this different filename. If you change the filename the file is saved to, the filename on the file title page is automatically changed as well. 5.3. <F>ile <D>irectory This function calls up a menu of subfunctions that allow you to load, create, backup and erase files. You can also display a file's title or change to a different directory. All IDEA TREE files in the current directory are listed along with their backup files. An IDEA TREE file which has no backup is preceded by "*". A backup file which has no loadable IDEA TREE file is preceded by "/". Each file is assigned a selection number. You can move the cursor to the file you want by either using the arrow keys or typing the file's selection number and pressing <ENTER>. 5.3.1. <F>ile <D>irectory <L>oad file This function loads the file at the cursor. From the main menu, select <F>ile <D>irectory. Move the cursor to the file you want. Select <L>oad file. You are returned to the main menu. If this is the first file loaded into memory, its first tree is displayed. Otherwise, the list of all trees in memory is displayed, including those loaded with the selected file. Use <G>o to <T>ree to display the newly loaded file. See III.1.4. <G>o to <T>ree. 5.3.2. <F>ile <D>irectory <C>reate file This function creates a loadable IDEA TREE file from a backup. From the main menu, select <F>ile <D>irectory. Move the cursor to the backup file you want. The name of a backup file which has no loadable IDEA TREE file in the current directory is preceded by "/". Select <C>reate file. A loadable IDEA TREE file is created from the backup. The "/" preceding the filename disappears. This indicates that the current directory now contains both a loadable IDEA TREE file and its backup. If you try to create a loadable file for a backup which already has a file, the message FILE AND BACKUP BOTH EXIST THERE IS NO NEED TO MAKE A LOADABLE FILE appears. 5.3.3. <F>ile <D>irectory ackup file This function creates a backup file from a loadable IDEA TREE file which has no backup. Saving changes to an IDEA TREE file which has a backup file is automatic. The old IDEA TREE file is automatically copied into the backup, and the new changes are copied into the IDEA TREE file. From the main menu, select <F>ile <D>irectory. Move the cursor to the file you want. An IDEA TREE filename which has no backup is preceded by "*". Select ackup file. The "*" disappears. This indicates that the current directory contains both a loadable IDEA TREE file and its backup. If you try to make a backup for a loadable file which already has a backup, the message FILE AND BACKUP BOTH EXIST THERE IS NO NEED TO CREATE A BACKUP appears. 5.3.4. <F>ile <D>irectory <D>isplay title This function allows you to display a file's title page. This function is essentially the same as <G>o to <T>ree <D>isplay title. From the main menu, select <F>ile <D>irectory. Move the cursor to the file you want. Select <D>isplay title. The file's title page is displayed. Pressing any key returns you to the <F>ile <D>irectory display. If you try to display a backup which has no loadable file, the message THE FILE DOES NOT EXIST THIS IS THE TITLE FOR THE BACKUP FILE appears. Pressing any key then displays the backup file's title page. Pressing any key returns you to the <F>ile <D>irectory display. 5.3.5. <F>ile <D>irectory <E>rase file This function allows you to erase a file and its backup. From the main menu, select <F>ile <D>irectory. Move the cursor to the file you want. Select <E>rase file. The message DO YOU WANT TO DELETE filename.TNS? <Y/N> appears. Pressing "Y" deletes the file. Pressing "N" is the same as pressing <ESC>. You are returned to the <F>ile <D>irectory menu and the file is not deleted. If it is a loadable file with a backup, pressing "Y" also causes the message DO YOU WANT TO DELETE THE BACKUP AS WELL? <Y/N> to appear. Pressing "Y" then deletes the backup. Pressing "N" returns you to the <F>ile <D>irectory menu. A "/" now precedes the filename, indicating that the file is a backup without a loadable IDEA TREE file. 5.3.6. <F>ile <D>irectory <N>ew path This function allows you to change from the current directory to a different directory. This function is essentially the same as the <F>ile <N>ew path command. If you are changing to a new drive as well as a new directory, the directory name must be preceded by the new drive letter and ":\". If you are changing to a directory on the same drive, the directory name must be preceded by "\". If you are changing to a subdirectory of the current directory, you need only type the subdirectory's name. See your DOS manual for more information about directories. Remember, the upper left corner of the display shows the drive, directory and filename for the currently displayed tree. From the main menu, select <F>ile <D>irectory. Select <N>ew path. The message ENTER DIRECTORY PATH appears. Type the directory name to which you want to change and press <ENTER>. If the drive or directory name does not exist, the message DIRECTORY PATH IS INCORRECT. DIRECTORY HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED. appears. If the directory does not contain files with the extension ".TNS" or ".TNB", the message THERE ARE NO IDEA TREE FILES OR BACKUPS IN THIS DIRECTORY appears and you are returned to the <F>ile <D>irectory menu. 5.4. <F>ile <N>ew path This function allows you to change from the current directory to a different directory. If you are changing to a new drive as well as a new directory, the directory name must be preceded by the new drive letter and ":\". If you are changing to a directory on the same drive, the directory name must be preceded by "\". If you are changing to a subdirectory of the current directory, you need only type the subdirectory's name. See your DOS manual for more information about directories. Remember, the upper left corner of the display shows the drive, directory and filename for the currently displayed tree. From the main menu, select <F>ile <N>ew path. The message ENTER DIRECTORY PATH appears. Type the directory name to which you want to change and press <ENTER>. If the drive or directory name does not exist, the message DIRECTORY PATH IS INCORRECT. DIRECTORY HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED. appears. If the directory does not contain files with the extension ".TNS" or ".TNB", the message THERE ARE NO IDEA TREE FILES OR BACKUPS IN THIS DIRECTORY appears and you are returned to the main menu. 5.5. <F>ile nitiate This function allows you to start a new file. Select <F>ile nitiate. A blank position appears along with an edit field. See III.3. <E>dit for more information about editing ideas. This is the root idea of your new file. Use <E>dit <F>ile title to title the file. Remember to save the new file before quitting IDEA TREE. 5.6. <F>ile <C>ombine This function allows you to combine two files into one. Use <G>o to <T>ree to display a tree from the file you want to combine with another file. See III.1.4. <G>o to <T>ree for more information. Select <F>ile <C>ombine. A list of all other files in memory is displayed. This is the same list you see when you use <G>o to <T>ree, except that the individual tree lines are not shown. Move the cursor to the file with which the trees of the currently displayed file will be combined. Press <ENTER>. The first file you selected has been added to the second file you selected. The first file no longer exists as a separate file. The second file is now a combination of both files. You are returned to the main menu and the tree originally displayed. 6. <M>ark This function allows you to either mark a place in the tree, or remove a placemark. You can jump to a placemark by using <G>o to <M>ark. See III.1.1 <G>o to <M>ark for more information. 6.1. <M>ark <S>et This function allows you to mark a place in the current tree at the idea cursor. Move the idea cursor to the position you want to mark. Select <M>ark <S>et. Three asterisks will appear at the top of the marked position. You may now move the idea cursor anywhere in the current tree and use <G>o to <M>ark to return directly to the marked position. The position remains marked until you either use <M>ark <R>emove or use <M>ark <S>et at a different position. 6.2. <M>ark <R>emove This function allows you to remove a placemark. See II.6.1. <M>ark <S>et for more information about marking a place in a tree. Select <M>ark <R>emove. This automatically removes a previously set placemark from the currently displayed tree. The idea cursor does not have to be at the marked position. If a placemark has not been set, <M>ark <R>emove has no effect. 7. <N>ew and <Alt>-<N>ew This set of functions allows you to add new positions to your tree. <N>ew can be used two ways: 1. <N> - Pressing <N> pops the <N>ew menu onto the screen. Any item selected from this menu puts a position on the screen and activates <E>dit dea automatically so you can start typing text into the position immediately. 2. <Alt>-<N> - Pressing <Alt> and <N> at the same time pops the <N>ew menu onto the screen. Any item selected from this menu puts a blank position on the screen without activating <E>dit dea. 7.1. <N>ew p This function allows you to insert a position above the idea cursor. Move the idea cursor to the position above which a new position is to be inserted. Select <N>ew p or <Alt>- <N>ew p. A new position is inserted above the idea cursor. If you attempt to insert a position above the tree root, the message MOVE DOWN ONE LEVEL TO ADD A NEW POSITION appears. 7.2. <N>ew <D>own This function allows you to insert a position below the idea cursor. Move the idea cursor to the position below which a new position is to be inserted. Select <N>ew <D>own or <Alt>-<N>ew <D>own. A new position is inserted below the idea cursor. 7.3. <N>ew <L>eft This function allows you to insert a position to the left of the idea cursor. Move the idea cursor to the position to the left of which a new position is to be inserted. Select <N>ew <L>eft or <Alt>-<N>ew <L>eft. A new position is inserted to the left of the idea cursor. 7.4. <N>ew <R>ight This function allows you to insert a position to the right of the idea cursor. Move the idea cursor to the position to the right of which a new position is to be inserted. Select <N>ew <R>ight or <Alt>-<N>ew <R>ight. A new position is inserted to the right of the idea cursor. At the third level of a screen, using <N>ew <R>ight automatically displays a new page. The position under the idea cursor becomes the page root and the newly created position becomes its second level child. 8. rint This function allows you several options when printing your tree. You can print one idea, the current screen, a page, a branch, or the entire tree. Before selecting a print function, load your printer with continuous feed 8 1/2" x 11" paper. Make sure the printer is turned on and that the print head is lined up with the top of the paper. A page root and up to four second level positions and seven third level positions can be printed on a single 8 1/2" x 11" sheet. If there are more than four second level positions, the number of the page on which they are printed appears near the upper right corner of the right-most level two position. If there are more than seven third level positions, their presence is indicated by a down pointing arrow at the lower right corner of the lowest level three position. These positions will appear on the next sequentially numbered page. All pages are printed with the tree's title, filename, file directory, date, time, and page number. A position may have children appearing on a different page. The number which appears above the upper right hand corner of a printed position tells you on what page its children appear. A position may have an attached note. If you choose to print notes, a number appears in the upper right hand border of the printed position. This number and the idea contained in the position also appear as a heading to the printed note. rint dea always prints an idea's note, if one is attached. All of the other print commands allow for the printing of ideas and/or notes. Select any print command (except for rint dea), and the following menu appears in the center of the screen, with a bar cursor. PRINT IDEAS ONLY PRINT NOTES ONLY PRINT NOTES AND IDEAS EXPORT NOTES Move the bar cursor to the choice you want and press <ENTER>. Your selected print command will now be executed according to this choice. If you choose to EXPORT NOTES, all of the notes of the current tree are saved to the current directory as an ASCII file under the DOS file name EXPORT.EXP. This file can then be loaded into your own word processor for formatting and printing. The ideas are always printed first. Any notes are printed as a separately numbered document. 8.1. rint dea This function allows you to print the idea under the idea cursor along with its note, if a note is attached. Move the idea cursor to the position you want. Select rint dea. The idea is printed first. Its associated note, if any, is printed on the same page. 8.2. rint <S>creen This function allows you to print only the tree of ideas that is currently displayed on the screen. Select rint <S>creen. The currently displayed screen is printed on a single page. 8.3. rint age This function allows you to print the current page. The current page consists of the page root and all positions at the second and third levels below it. Select rint age. The current page is printed. One IDEA TREE page may come out to several printed pages. 8.4. rint ranch This function allows you to print a branch of your tree, starting from the position under the idea cursor. Select rint age. The branch is then printed with the branch root at the top of the page. All levels depending from the branch root are also printed. 8.5. rint <T>ree This function allows you to print your entire tree. Select rint <T>ree. The entire tree is printed. 8.6. rint <F>ile This function allows you to print all trees in the current file. Select rint <F>ile. Each tree in the current file is printed. 8.7. rint <S>elect This function allows you to tell the computer what type of printer you are using. IDEA TREE allows you to select either an Epson (or Epson compatible) or any printer with an IBM "all-print" font. If you have experience in writing batch files or programming, you should be able to write a printer file that will allow you to use other types of printers with IDEA TREE. See II.2.3. Creating A Printer File for more information. Select <S>elect and the following menu appears in the center of the screen with a bar cursor: allprint epson Use the up and down arrow keys to move the bar cursor to the selection you want, then press <ENTER>. If you have modified the printer file, IDEA.PRT, to include your printer, the name of your printer will appear in this menu. See II.2.3. Creating A Printer File for more information.