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Date:         Wed, 22 Jul 1992 23:07:16 EDT
From:         Denis Lamy <Denis_Lamy@UQTR.UQuebec.CA>
Subject:      Outliners? Qu'est-ce que c'est?

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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