Gary Carson
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- Member since
- May 2008
- Topics started
- 14
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- 122
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- 10/29/2015
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Microsoft Word Outlines
6/21/2009
Moritz, is "Draft Mode" the same thing as "Normal Mode" in pre-2007 versions of Word?
Microsoft Word Outlines
6/21/2009
Moritz,
Fantastic ideas. Among other things, it never occurred to me that I could simply tag the entries in the outline I didn't want to save and get rid of them with Find and Replace. I'll check out...
Notemap
6/20/2009
I was able to replicate it using the mouse. Haven't tried with the keyboard.
It's an irritating bug and inexplicable considering how expensive the software is, but it never really effects me because ...
Microsoft Word Outlines
6/20/2009
Hello,
Guess I should expand on this cryptic question a little bit.
I was asking about Word's outline feature because I've been thinking about starting to use it to brainstorm and develop articles a...
Microsoft Word Outlines
6/19/2009
Just wondering if the outlining capabilities of Word had changed much in Word 2007. I'm currently using 2003.
All Task Information in One Place
8/26/2008
I finally broke down and bought the pro version of Personal Brain. It's a fantastic program even though it costs almost as much as a gallon of gas. The more I use it, the more I like it. It's stable a...
Thanks for all the feedback. I've been playing around with PB for a couple of months now and I'm really impressed with it. Very solid program. Haven't found any bugs of any kind so far. I particularly...
Has anyone had a look at the new version of Personal Brain yet? Version is 4.5.8, I think. I watched a demo video and it looks like it has the ability to import and export outlines, which could be pre...
Long Outlines In NoteMap
6/30/2008
I've never had any trouble with long Word documents--the longest one I've created so far was around 600 pages--but my documents are pretty basic.
In my experience, Word starts to have corruption iss...
Long Outlines In NoteMap
6/29/2008
Question about Notemap bugs:
I know about the problems with exporting outlines to Word and notes that are too long to display all at once on the same screen.
Has anyone had trouble with big outlines...
Writing And Outliners
6/28/2008
I've been using NoteMap for a long time. Ergonomically, it's almost perfect. Very easy to use without taking your hands off the keyboard, which is an absolute necessity as far as I'm concerned. I neve...
Writing And Outliners
6/28/2008
Howdy. I was reading through some posts about the problems NoteMap has with displaying long notes that go past the bottom of the screen and they made me curious about how the writers out there are usi...
Opinions On TheBrain?
6/15/2008
Thanks. Have you run into any stability issues? Problems with corruption? Etc? It sounds like the program's pretty stable even with huge brains. I've been watching some videos that people have made sh...
Question for the lawyers
6/13/2008
I haven't had any problems with NoteMap myself, but I haven't tried adding a lot of text to a single topic and I rarely export any of my outlines to Word. I still think that it's the best basic outlin...
Opinions On TheBrain?
6/13/2008
Anyone used TheBrain? Specifically, PersonalBrain 4?
The Pro Edition Trial looks pretty good. I like the interface. There aren't enough keyboard shortcuts, so the program probably has ergonomic probl...
Question for the lawyers
6/12/2008
Howdy. I'm not a lawyer, but I believe the most popular outlining software for lawyers comes from CaseSoft (http://www.casesoft.com). CaseSoft's part of Lexis Nexis. They sell applications for case an...
Idea Mason: The Final Verdict
6/12/2008
Well, I've been using IdeaMason for a couple of months now and I finally decided to get rid of it and go back to using OneNote 2007. IM's an impressive program in a lot of ways, but it's just too cumb...
IdeaMason Semi-Demystified
5/25/2008
Well, after squealing like a stuck pig about IdeaMason's incomprehensibility, I'm embarrassed to say that I've had a flash of illumination and the program turns out to be pretty simple after all. The ...
Learning How To Use IdeaMason
5/23/2008
I'm with you, Dominick. Writing first drafts longhand or on a typewriter forces you to focus. No distractions at all. Later, you enter the copy onto the computer, editing as you go. It's a great, two-...
Learning How To Use IdeaMason
5/22/2008
Thanks for all the comments. If I ever figure this thing out, I'll post some reactions. My impression at the moment from reading various reviews is that IM needs better high-level documentation design...
Learning How To Use IdeaMason
5/22/2008
Thanks. Actually that's very helpful. I had no idea if I was supposed to create a portfolio or whatever first, the way you have to create notebooks in OneNote before you can start adding sections and ...
Learning How To Use IdeaMason
5/22/2008
Hello. I just got the latest version of IdeaMason. This is one baffling application. The documentation on the different features is very thorough, but I'm having a hard time seeing how it all fits tog...