TreePad Lite is *** Freeware *** for Windows and compatible with: Windows XP, Vista, 7, 200x, NT, 9x, ME, all current 64 bit Windows editions and Linux/Wine.
You can use TreePad Lite free of charge without any limitations, whether you are a private individual, an employee inside a company, government institution, non profit organization, owner of a company, etc. etc.
You may freely distribute copies of the program, in its original format, so long as you do not charge more than a nominal fee to cover the cost of materials (DVD's, CD's, bandwidth, etc.). You may not in any way change the contents of the original distribution file. You may also upload the program to a Website, FTP site, bulletin board, etc. and use any of the descriptions available on TreePad.com as long as they are clearly a reference to the TreePad program and not something else.
TreePad homepage: [http://www.treepad.com]
Author: Freebyte.com
Company homepage: [http://www.freebyte.com]
Contact and support: [http://www.treepad.com/support/]
Install and uninstall
TreePad Lite offers automatic install/uninstall as well as manual install/uninstall.
For additional information regarding install and uninstall, please see the node titled 'Installing and uninstalling'.
More features
TreePad Lite and TreePad Asia are freeware. If you want more features, including:
* TreePad Business Edition, [www.treepad.com/treepadbiz/]
* TreePad X Enterprise (single-user), [www.treepad.com/treepadx/index_su.html]
* TreePad X Enterprise (multi-user), [www.treepad.com/treepadx/]
Fully functional 21-day evaluation versions can be downloaded - without any obligations - from:
[http://www.treepad.com/download/]
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What is TreePad?
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TreePad is a tree-based Personal Information Manager.
It contains of two panes: (1) the left-hand or 'tree pane' which allows you to organize data, and (2) the right-hand or 'article pane' which is the editor (the editor contains the actual data).
Combining the tree pane with the article pane, TreePad enables you to store many documents inside just one TreePad database. Instead of having numerous unconnected document files cluttering your harddisk in a semi-random manner, using TreePad all data is organized in just one file which can be easily searched, structured and browsed. And should you wish to do so, you can create as many TreePad databases as you want!
Each node in the tree pane corresponds to a document in the article pane. You can create new tree nodes using the tree menu. When you create a new tree node, the corresponding new article will be empty until you type or paste some text in it. When you navigate to another node (just click on another node inside the tree pane or create a new node using the tree menu) the text from the first article is automatically stored inside the first node and a document (or 'article') corresponding to the second node will open inside the article pane.
As briefly mentioned before, TreePad enables you to easily organize and search your documents. Since the tree represents your organization of the data, you can easily browse and re-organize your document collection by navigating and re-arranging the tree. To organize your collection of articles, TreePad offers you the convenience of 'drag-and-drop'. You can drag-drop nodes to a different location, add or delete nodes, move nodes using the tree menu and even sort nodes alphabetically. You can also copy/paste complete subtrees together with all the articles attached to them - all of it in one go. TreePad saves you time, allowing you easy and prompt access to anything that you have stored inside it. Best of all: download and enjoy TreePad 100% Free!
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Installing and uninstalling
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Installing and uninstalling TreePad
Installing and uninstalling TreePad is straightforward and the process does not differ from most other software for the Windows platform. In addition to this TreePad can also be used without installing it and it can run directly from a USB stick.
More information on how to install and uninstall TreePad Lite is contained in the child-nodes
* Installing
* Uninstalling
* Run from USB drive: portability
To access these nodes, just expand this subtree (click on the little '+' sign next to the selected node inside the tree pane), and click on one of the child nodes to open the corresponding article.
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Installing
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Installing TreePad Lite is straightforward.
There are three methods of installing TreePad Lite
(1) 'Easy install'
First download the easy install package (executable file) from [http://www.treepad.com/download/]. This is a self-running file, install_tplite.exe. Just start it and follow the instructions on your screen.
(2) 'Zip install'
Download the zip package from [http://www.treepad.com/download/]. Unzip the contents of the zip package to a directory of your choice, then run 'install.exe' and follow the instructions on your screen.
(3) 'Manual install'
Manual install amounts to no more than extracting the files from the zip archive to a directory of your choice. First download the TreePad Lite or TreePad Asia zip package from [http://www.treepad.com/download/]. Unzip the contents of the package to a directory of your choice. Then start TreePad Lite by double clicking on the file 'treepad.exe'.
It goes without saying that when using manual install no TreePad Lite program group will be created inside the Windows start menu (unless you do this manually as well), and that no uninstall entry will be added to the Windows control panel ('add/remove programs').
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Uninstalling
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Uninstalling TreePad
If you plan to use TreePad again, be sure to first make a backup copy of your TreePad files!
(1) Automatic uninstall
If you have used the TreePad installer to install TreePad on your system, then you can uninstall TreePad Lite by using the Windows control panel (add/remove programs) or by using the 'uninstall' icon in the TreePad program group inside the Windows start menu.
(2) Manual uninstall
Since TreePad does not install/register any dll's, ActiveX controls, etc., and does not copy anything into the Windows system directories, you can also manually remove TreePad without using the uninstaller.
To uninstall TreePad manually, simply delete the TreePad folder and any TreePad shortcuts which might have been created inside the Windows start menu. You can use the Windows Explorer or any other file manager for this.
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Run from USB drive: portability
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Installing TreePad Lite on a USB drive
TreePad Lite is fully portable, you can run it directly from USB drive. Just copy the TreePad Lite program files from your harddisk (usually c:\program files\treepadlite4 ) to a directory on the USB disk, then plug the USB disk into another computer and start TreePad Lite by double clicking on the file 'treepad.exe'.
That's all!!
You can store all the TreePad Lite settings on the USB drive as well. Just enable the option 'store settings in the same directory as the TreePad program'. You can activate this function inside the TreePad Lite options screen ('Menu: View/Options', category 'Settings'). After closing TreePad you will see that a file 'treepadlite.ini' has been created in the same directory as the program.
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Quick start guide
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Quick start guide
This article is meant to help get you started quickly using TreePad Lite. When - after reading this article - you find yourself already capable of using the program, then you can consider the remainder of this manual a reference guide. If - on the other hand - you still do not feel confident after reading this article, then please feel free to use the remainder of the manual as a tutorial.
Using TreePad's article
The text that you are currently reading is inside the 'Article Pane'. If you've used a text editor or word processor before, the 'Article Pane' of TreePad will look familiar: it is a regular text editor very much like NotePad. TreePad also has an 'Edit' menu which you can use for actions that apply to the text inside the article, such as 'Copy', 'Paste', 'Cut', 'Select all' and 'Undo'.
To start editing the article, simply click with your mouse inside the article at the location where you want to edit it, and start typing.
Using the tree
TreePad's advantage is that it lets you organize your articles however you wish, using 'Tree Pane' which you can see on the left.
The tree consists of 'nodes' or branches. By default, any node has a yellow folder icon and a node title.
For example, as you can see when you look at the left-hand pane, the node title of the currently active article is 'Getting started'.
Each 'Node' in the tree pane corresponds to an 'Article' (the text inside the article pane).
When you click on a node inside the tree, its corresponding article will be loaded inside the article pane.
The Root node
The first - or most fundamental - node is called the 'root node'. You can find it at the very top of the tree pane. When you look at the left-hand pane, you can see that the title of the 'root node' (of the currently active file) is 'TreePad Lite Manual'.
Please note that inside a TreePad file, there can be only one root node. All other nodes spring from the root node.
Editing a node title
(1) To edit a node title, first click on it, then click "Menu: Tree/Edit node name".
(2) Alternatively, to edit the node title, you can also click on the node title (to select the node), then wait a second, and click again.
(3) A third method for editing the node title is to click on it to select it, then hit the F2 key on your keyboard.
When you are done editing, just press the 'enter' key on your keyboard, or click anywhere outside the title of the node that you are editing. Clicking inside the article with your left mouse button will also conclude the node editing process.
To cancel any changes made, press the 'escape' key on your keyboard.
Child nodes and subtrees
When you want to compare treepad's tree to a real-life tree (i.e. the real-life organism called 'tree'), then TreePad's root node corresponds to the trunk of the real-life tree, and the other nodes correspond to branches. Much like the real thing, any of TreePad's nodes (or branches) can contain other nodes (or branches) - called 'child nodes'. Child nodes can contain child nodes of their own---and so on. This recursive capability gives TreePad its power.
For instance, when you look at the left-hand pane, then the node 'What is TreePad?' is a child node of the root node 'TreePad Lite Manual'. The node 'Installing and uninstalling' is also a child node of the root node.
Moreover, the node 'Installing and uninstalling' contains its own 'child nodes', which are:
'Installing'
'Uninstalling'
'Run from USB drive: portability'.
The node 'Installing and uninstalling' together with its child nodes is also called a 'subtree'.
If you do not see these nodes, please read on.
Expanding and collapsing subtrees
If you are not able to see the child nodes in the example directly above, then you need to 'expand the subtree'. Just click on the little [+] sign to the left of the node 'Installing and uninstalling'.
To hide these child nodes, or 'collapse the subtree', you can click on the [-] sign to the left of 'Installing and uninstalling'.
Please note that an 'expanded subtree' (= the children are visible) always has a [-] sign which you can click with your left mouse button to collapse it. A 'collapsed subtree' (= the children are hidden) always has a [+] sign that can be used to expand it.
Parent nodes
While the node 'Installing and uninstalling' is a child node of the root node 'TreePad Lite Manual', it is also the 'parent node' of its own 'child nodes'.
For example, the root node 'TreePad Lite Manual' is a parent node of the nodes:
'What is TreePad?'
'Installing and uninstalling'
'Getting started'
'Using TreePad'
etc.
etc.
and the node 'Installing and uninstalling' is a parent node of:
'Installing'
'Uninstalling'
'Run from USB drive: portability'.
Editing the tree
You can add, name, rename, delete, and move nodes using the 'Tree' menu. You can add virtually as many levels of child nodes as you wish, giving you almost unlimited categories and sub-categories for your information.
When you create a node, a blank article is created with it. When you delete a node, its article is deleted, too.
This manual is a regular TreePad file. You can always start your own TreePad file by clicking 'Menu: File/New'.
Please note that there can only be one root node, To add a new node while the root node is selected you can exclusively use 'Menu: Tree/Insert node/Child node'. You cannot add a new node 'before' or 'after' the root node.
When any of the other nodes are selected you can also use:
'Menu: Tree/Insert node/Before' and
'Menu: Tree/Insert node/After'
To re-arrange the nodes inside the tree use drag-drop (drag a node from one location and drop it into another location using your left mouse button). You can also use 'Menu: Tree/Sort' and 'Menu: Tree/Move'.
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TreePad Lite reference
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TreePad Lite reference
For the remainder of this manual it is assumed that you have read and understood the Quick start guide. If you have not read it yet, please select the node 'Quick start guide' (just click on the node 'Quick start guide' directly above this node inside the tree pane).
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The tree
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The tree
The left-hand pane or 'tree pane' allows you to organize your data, while the right-hand pane or 'article pane' allows you to type in new articles - it contains the editor.
The tree consists of 'nodes' or branches. By default, any node has a yellow folder icon and a node title. Each 'Node' in the tree pane corresponds to an 'Article' (the text inside the article pane). When you click on a node in the left-hand pane (tree pane), its corresponding article will be loaded inside the right-hand pane (article pane).
The topmost node is the 'root node'. Inside a TreePad file there can be only one root node from which all other nodes spring.
The tree represents the organization of your data, it enables you to easily browse and re-organize the information by navigating and re-arranging the tree. Any node can contain other nodes - these are its 'child nodes'. 'Child nodes' can contain 'child nodes' of their own - and so on. This recursive capability gives TreePad its power.
A collection of child nodes and their parent node is called a subtree. A subtree can be expanded/collapsed using the little [+] or [-] sign to the left of the node title of the subtree. A collapsed subtree does not show its children, an expanded subtree shows all its children. A ** fully ** expanded subtree shows not only its children but also ** all ** its descendants, In other words, it also shows the children of the children, the children of the children of the children, and so on.
An 'expanded subtree' (= the children are visible) always has a [-] sign which you can click with your left mouse button to collapse it. A 'collapsed subtree' (= the children are hidden) always has a [+] sign that can be used to expand it.
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The tree pop-up menu
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The tree pop-up menu
The tree pane has its own pop-up menu containing many frequently used commands.
You can also find these commands in the main Tree menu.
To open the tree pop-up menu, just click on a node with the right mouse button.
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Expanding nodes
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Expanding nodes
When a node contains child nodes, and the node (or subtree) is ** not ** expanded, a little [+] sign appears next to its name.
You can open a parent node (and see its children) using either
(1) the mouse or
(2) the main menu or
(3) the tree popup menu or
(4) the keyboard.
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To expand a node with the mouse:
Click the on the little [+] sign next to the title of the node.
- or -
Double-click on the node.
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...using the main menu
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Using the main menu, "Menu: Tree/Expand" you can expand a subtree.
There are two options available inside this menu item:
(1)
"Menu: Tree/Expand/Subtree (one level)"
This will result in all children (of the currently selected node) becoming visible.
(2)
"Menu: Tree/Expand/Subtree (all levels)".
This will fully expand a subtree. Not only its children but also all its descendants will become visible.
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...using the popup menu
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The tree popup menu also contains menu-items for expanding a subtree.
To expand a subtree (or node) using the popup menu, just right-click on the node, then choose one of these menu items:
"Tree popup menu: Expand/Subtree (one level)"
or
"Tree popup menu: Expand/Subtree (all levels)".
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...with the keyboard
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To expand a node with the keyboard, first make sure that the tree pane has focus.
'Having focus' for the tree pane means that any key that you press on your keyboard will be sent to the tree pane.
To make sure that the tree pane has focus, please first click on it with the mouse.
Then
(1) Use the up/down cursor-arrow keys on your keyboard to select the node.
(2) After this, press the right cursor-arrow key on your keyboard
- or -
Press the plus (+) key on your keyboard's numeric keypad.
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Collapsing nodes
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Collapsing nodes
When a parent node (or subtree) is expanded (i.e. it contains child nodes and these are visible), a little [-] sign appears next to its name.
You can collapse a parent node (and hide its children) using either
(1) the mouse or
(2) the main menu or
(3) the tree popup menu or
(4) the keyboard.
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...with the mouse
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To collapse a node with the mouse:
Click the on the little [-] sign next to the title of the node.
- or -
Double-click on the node.
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...using the main menu
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Using the main menu, "Menu: Tree/Collapse" you can collapse a subtree.
There are two options available inside this menu item:
(1)
"Menu: Tree/Collapse/Subtree (one level)"
This will result in all children (of the currently selected node) becoming hidden.
(2)
"Menu: Tree/Collapse/Subtree (all levels)".
This will fully collapse a subtree. All descendant nodes will become collapsed as well.
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...using the popup menu
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You can also use the tree popup menu to collapse a subtree.
To collapse a subtree (or parent node) using the popup menu, first right-click on the node, then choose one of these menu items:
"Tree popup menu: Collapse/Subtree (one level)"
or
"Tree popup menu: Collapse/Subtree (all levels)".
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...with the keyboard
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To collapse a node with the keyboard, first make sure that the tree pane has focus.
'Having focus' for the tree pane means that any key that you press on your keyboard will be sent to the tree pane.
To make sure that the tree pane has focus, please first click on it with the mouse.
Then
(1) Use the up/down cursor-arrow keys on your keyboard to select the node.
(2) After this, press the left cursor-arrow key on your keyboard
- or -
Press the plus (-) key on your keyboard's numeric keypad.
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Adding and deleting nodes
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There are two ways to add nodes to a tree:
(1) Adding a CHILD node. A child node appears as a sub-node of the current node.
(2) A SIBLING ("brother/sister") node. A sibling node appears after the current node, at the same level in the tree.
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Adding a child node
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You can add child nodes using the main menu, the tree popup menu or the keyboard.
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To add a new child node to the currently active node, click
Menu: Tree/Insert node/Child node
After this, a node titled 'new node' will have been created. You can directly edit the node title using your keyboard. When you are done typing in the name of the new node, press 'enter'.
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...using the popup menu
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To add a child node using the tree popup menu:
(1) First click with your right mouse button on a node
(2) Inside the tree pop-up menu, click the item 'Insert node/Child node'.
(3) Type in the name for the new node, then press Enter.
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...with the keyboard
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To add a child node with the keyboard:
(1) First make sure that the tree has focus - if necessary click on the tree with the mouse so that it will receive your keyboard input.
(2) Then use the Up/Down Arrow keys to select the node.
(3) Press the Insert key on your keyboard
(4) Type a name for the new node, then press Enter.
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Adding a sibling node
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You can add sibling nodes using the main menu, the tree popup menu or the keyboard.
Please note that you cannot add any sibling nodes to the root node (= the topmost node) since there can only be one root node inside a TreePad file.
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...using the main menu
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To add a sibling node to the currently active node, click
(1) "Menu: Tree/Insert node/Before"
to add the node BEFORE the selected node.
- or -
"Menu: Tree/Insert node/After"
to add the node AFTER the selected node.
(2) Finally, type in the name for the new node, then press Enter.
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...using the popup menu
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To add a sibling node with the tree popup menu:
(1) First click on a node with your right mouse button.
(2) On the tree pop-up menu, click:
"Insert node/Before"---to add the node BEFORE the selected node.
- or -
"Insert node/After"---to add the node AFTER the selected node.
(3) Finally, type in the name for the new node, then press Enter.
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...with the keyboard
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To use the keyboard for adding a sibling AFTER the current node:
(1) First click on the tree with your mouse to make sure it has focus.
(2) Then - whenever necessary - use the Up/Down arrow keys on your keyboard to select a node.
(3) Then, while holding down the "Shift" key, press the "Insert" key. This adds a sibling node AFTER the current node.
(4) Finally, type in the name for the new node, and press the Enter key on your keyboard when you are done.
Instead of using the "Shift insert" key combination you can also use the "Enter" key for adding a node AFTER the current node, but only if you are not currently editing the title of the node.
To use the keyboard for adding a sibling node BEFORE the current node:
(1) Make sure the tree has focus
(2) Navigate to the node of your choice using the Up/Down arrow keys on your keyboard or select the node with your mouse.
(3) Then, while holding down the "Shift" and "Ctrl" keys, press the "Insert key". This adds a sibling node BEFORE the current node.
A more official way of referring to this key combination is: "Shift Ctrl Ins".
(4) Finally, type in the name of the new node, and press "Enter".
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Deleting a node
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You can delete nodes using the main menu, the tree popup menu or the keyboard.
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...using the main menu
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To delete a node using the main menu:
(1) Click on a node with your left mouse button to select it
(2) Click "Menu: Tree/Delete node"
(3) A dialog box appears, asking you whether you want to delete the node. Click Yes.
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...using the popup menu
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To delete a node using the tree popup menu:
(1) Right-click on a node.
(2) On the tree pop-up menu, click Delete Node.
(3) A dialog box appears, asking you if you want to delete the node. Click Yes.
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...with the keyboard
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To delete a node with the keyboard:
(1) First make sure the tree has focus, otherwise the tree won't receive your keyboard commands.
You can always click on the tree to give it focus.
(2) If the tree-node that you want to delete is not selected, use the Up/Down Arrow keys on your keyboard to select a node.
(3) Press the Delete key on your keyboard
(4) A dialog box appears, asking you if you want to delete the node. Click Yes.
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Editing node names
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Changing a node's name
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You can activate the node-title editor using the mouse, the main menu, the popup menu or the keyboard.
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...with the mouse
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Activating the node title editor using just the mouse:
(1) Click a node to select it, wait a moment, then click it again.
- or -
Right-click a node, then click Edit Node Name.
(2) The node's name becomes an edit box.
(3) Type a new name or edit the existing name.
(4) Press "Enter" to apply the changes (you can also press the "Esc" key to cancel the changes).
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...using the popup menu
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You can also activate the node title editor using the tree popup menu:
(1) Right-click on a node, then click "Edit Node Name".
(2) The node's name becomes an edit box.
(3) Type a new name or edit the node title.
(4) Press "Enter" to apply the changes (you can also press the "Esc" key to cancel the changes).
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...using the main menu
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You can also activate the node title editor using the main menu:
(1) Click on a node (using your left mouse button) to select it.
(2) Click "Menu: Tree/Edit node name".
The node's name becomes an edit box.
(3) Type a new name or edit the existing node title.
(4) Press "Enter" to apply the changes (you can also press the "Esc" key to cancel the changes).
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...with the keyboard
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To change a node's name with the keyboard:
(1) Make sure that the tree has focus so that receives your keyboard commands. If the tree does not have focus, just click on it so that it becomes active.
(2) If the node is not selected, use the Up/Down Arrow keys on your keyboard to select the node.
(3) Press F2.
(4) The node's name becomes an edit box.
(5) Type in a new name or edit the existing node title.
(6) Press "Enter" on your keyboard to apply the changes, or "Esc" to cancel the changes.
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Copying/pasting node names
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You can copy and paste node names using the main menu or the tree popup menu as explained in the children of this node.
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Copying a node name
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When you copy a node name, the title of the active node will be placed onto the Windows clipboard.
To copy a node name using the main menu,
(1) just click "Menu: Tree/Copy/Node name"
To copy a node name using the tree popup menu,
(1) right click on the node
(2) then point to the item "Copy"
(3) finally click "Node name".
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Pasting a node name
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When you paste a node name, the contents of the Windows clipboard will be copied into the title of the currently active node.
To paste a node name using the main menu,
(1) just click "Menu: Tree/Paste/Node name/From clipboard".
To paste a node name using the tree popup menu,
(1) right click on the node,
(2) point to "Paste",
(3) point to "Node name",
(4) finally click "From clipboard".
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Moving nodes
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You can move and arrange nodes:
- Using drag-drop with the mouse
- Using the main menu
- Using the tree pop-up menu
- Using the keyboard
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...with the mouse
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You can use the mouse to drag a node (and its child nodes) to any other node on the tree. You can choose if you want the dragged node to become a child (sub-node) or sibling (same-level node) of the destination node.
To make a node a CHILD of another node:
(1) simply drag it to the destination with your left mouse button,
(2) then release the left mouse button.
To make a node a SIBLING of another node:
(1) first press the "Shift" key on your keyboard,
(2) then - using your left mouse button - drag it to the destination (while keeping the "Shift" key on your keyboard pressed),
(3) then release the left mouse button,
(4) finally release the "Shift" key.
Cancelling drag-drop
To abort a drag-and-drop operation while it is in progress, either move the mouse cursor to a position outside the tree pane such as the main menu or the toolbar (the mouse cursor will change from 'drag-drop' to 'no drop') and then release the left mouse button.
You can also move the mouse cursor to the original position of the dragged node (this will also change the cursor to 'no drop' because you cannot move a node onto itself) and then release the left mouse button.
Yet another way of cancelling drag-drop is to press the "Esc" key on your keyboard during the drag-drop operation. This will change the cursor from 'drag-drop' to 'default'. Finally, release the left mouse button.
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...using the main menu
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To use the pop-up menu to move a node:
(1) Right-click the node, then point to Move.
(2) Click one of these commands:
Up: Moves the node up (exchanges it with the preceding sibling).
Down: Moves the node down (exchanges it with the next sibling).
Left: Moves the node up one level in the tree.
Right: Move the node down one level in the tree.
Next Siblings Move Right: Changes all the sibling nodes beneath the node to its child nodes.
All Children Move Left: Changes all the node's child nodes to its sibling nodes.
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...with the pop-up menu
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To use the tree pop-up menu to move a node:
(1) Right-click the node, which brings up the tree popup menu, then point to "Move".
(2) Click one of these commands:
"Up": Moves the node up (exchanges it with the preceding sibling).
"Down": Moves the node down (exchanges it with the next sibling).
"Left": Moves the node up one level in the tree.
"Right": Move the node down one level in the tree.
"Next Siblings Move Right": Changes all the sibling nodes beneath the node to its child nodes.
"All Children Move Left": Changes all the node's child nodes to its sibling nodes.
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...with the keyboard
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To move nodes with the keyboard:
(1) Use the mouse or the up/down arrow keys to select the node you want to move.
(2) Use these key combinations:
Shift+Up: Move the node up (so it precedes the previous node).
Shift+Down: Move the node down (so it follows the next node).
Shift+Left: Make the node a sibling of its parent node.
Shift+Right: Make the node the child of the node preceding it.
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Sorting nodes alphabetically
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You can alphabetically sort a node's child nodes, or you can sort the entire tree.
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Sorting a subtree
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You can sort a subtree (i.e. the list of child nodes of a node) using the main menu, the tree popup menu or the keyboard.
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...using the main menu
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To sort a subtree using the main menu
(1) Click on a node to select it
(2) Click "Menu: Tree/Sort/Subtree (one level)"
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...using the popup menu
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To sort a subtree using the tree popup menu:
(1) Right-click the node, which brings up the tree popup menu,
(2) then point to "Sort".
(3) Finally, click "Subtree (one level)".
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...using the keyboard
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To sort a subtree with the keyboard,
(1) first make sure that the tree has focus (if not, click on the node that you want to sort)
(2) then use the key combination: "Shift Ctrl S"
For those of you who are unfamiliar with key combinations, "Shift Ctrl S" is explained in full detail directly below:
(1) first press "Shift" and "Ctrl" on your keyboard and keep these keys down
(2) then press the "s" key,
(3) then release the "s" key,
(4) finally, release the "Shift" and "Ctrl" keys.
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Sorting the entire tree
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You can sort the entire tree using the main menu or the tree popup menu.
This function will not only sort the list of direct children of the root node, but also all other levels (i.e. the children of the children of the root node, the children of the children of the children, and so on).
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...using the main menu
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To sort the entire tree (all levels) using the main menu
(1) Click on a node to select it
(2) Click "Menu: Tree/Sort/Total tree (all levels)"
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...using the popup menu
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To sort the entire tree (all levels):
(1) Right-click the node,
(2) then point to "Sort".
(3) Finally, click "Total Tree (all levels)".
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Importing files into the tree
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Importing files into the tree
You can import a text file, an entire TreePad file, or a CSV file into the currently selected node.
You can also import information from higher TreePad editions (which can be found on "http://www.treepad.com" ) into the tree.
For more information, please see the child nodes of this node.
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Importing a TreePad Lite file
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Importing a TreePad Lite file into the tree
You can directly import TreePad Lite files through:
"Menu: File/Import/Into tree/TreePad file"
Please first make sure that the file that you want to import is not opened in any other instance of TreePad Lite. If that is the case, you first need to close the file before importing it.
When you import a TreePad Lite file, all the nodes inside the imported file will be inserted as a subtree of the currently selected node. The entire tree structure of the imported file will be preserved. All node titles and all articles will be imported as well as the relationships between the nodes.
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Importing one or more textfiles
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Importing one or more text files into the tree
You can import one or multiple text files directly into the tree (in one go).
When doing so, each text file will become a child node of the currently selected node:
* The node-title of each generated child node will contain the name of the imported file.
* Each generated article will contain the contents of the imported text file.
(2) A standard "File Open Dialog" will appear. In this dialog you can select a text file using your mouse. You can also select multiple text files while holding down the "Shift" or "Ctrl" key of your keyboard.
(3) After you have selected all the files that you want to import, click 'OK'.
The result will be that new child nodes are added to the currently selected node, one new child node for each file that you have selected in the dialog.
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Importing a CSV file
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Importing a CSV file into the tree
CSV stands for Comma Separated Value and is a common format for exchanging databases between different programs, mostly online banking systems, spreadsheet and accounting software. A CSV file is structured as a collection of records. Each record is separated by a 'New line' character or a return. The data fields inside each record are separated by commas. When imported into the tree, the structure of the CSV file (records, fields) will be mapped to the structure of a tree (nodes, articles).
First of all, the CSV file is imported as a subtree. The title of the most basic node of the subtree corresponds the name of the imported CSV file. Each record from the CSV file will be imported as a child node. The name of the child node corresponds to the first field inside the record. The other fields inside the record are imported into the article: each field as a separate line.
To import a CSV file, click
"Menu: File/Import/Into tree/CSV file"
You can also use the tree popup menu.
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Importing from higher TreePad editions
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Importing from higher TreePad editions.
It is also possible to import data from TreePad PLUS, TreePad SAFE, TreePad Business Edition and TreePad X Enterprise. First you need to use the built-in export function of the higher TreePad edition to convert your data to TreePad Lite format.
In TreePad PLUS, TreePad SAFE, TreePad Business Edition you need to use
"Menu: File/Export/Subtree"
to convert the information to TreePad Lite format.
In TreePad X Enterprise you need to use
"Menu: Database/Export/Subtree"
to convert the information to TreePad Lite format.
Please note that while TreePad X Enterprise supports databases of several hundred Gigabytes in size and hundreds of thousands of nodes TreePad Lite won't be able to load that much information. Therefore, when you export information to a TreePad Lite file, please remember to keep the number of nodes below 2000.
A TreePad Lite file generated by a higher edition can be opened directly using TreePad Lite by clicking:
"Menu: File/Open"
You can also import the generated TreePad file into an existing TreePad Lite database by clicking:
"Menu: File/Import/Into tree"
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Exporting a subtree to file
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You can export any subtree as text file, a HTML file or a TreePad file using
"Menu: File/Export/Subtree"
For more information, please see the child nodes.
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Exporting to text file
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Exporting to text file
A text file can be opened with any word processor or text editor (including NotePad, WordPad, Open Office, MS Word).
To export the selected subtree to text file
(1) Click "Menu: File/Export/Subtree/As text file"
(2) A standard file dialog box appears. Go to the folder where you want to save the file.
(3) By default the name of the exported file is the same as the node title. If you want to use a different name for the file, just type it inside the File Name text-box.
(4) Click Save.
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Exporting to HTML file
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Exporting to HTML file
A HTML file can be opened by any Web browser (Mozilla, Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer, etc.) and most word processing software.
The exported HTML file contains all node titles and all articles of the selected subtree. Moreover, the structure of the subtree is preserved: child nodes are indented in relation to their parent nodes and articles are indented in relation to their node titles.
To export the selected subtree to a HTML file
(1) Click "Menu: File/Export/Subtree/As HTML"
(2) A standard file dialog box appears. Go to the folder where you want to save the file.
(3) By default the exported file has the same filename as the node title. If you want to use a different name, just type it in inside the File Name text-box.
(4) Click Save.
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Using HTML tags
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When you save a node as an HTML file, TreePad saves the node and its child nodes (if any) as a "nested" HTML list, with each node-level indented the way it appears in the tree.
You can include HTML tags in your exported text.
For example:
<b>This text is bold</b>
<font size=20>This text has font size 20</font>
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Higher TreePad editions and HTML
5
Higher TreePad editions and HTML
The higher TreePad editions (see "www.treepad.com" ) offer many more HTML export features, including full website generation with
* dynamic tree pane (subtrees can be collapsed/expanded inside your Webbrowser just like in TreePad itself)
* a Website search engine
* images
* custom icons
* underlined hyperlinks
* text formatting (bold, italic, underline, font, color, align center, align right, etc.)
* etc.
For further information, please see the page "Website authoring with TreePad" at:
"http://www.treepad.com/webgenerator/"
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Exporting to TreePad Lite file
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Exporting to a TreePad file
The exported TreePad file contains all nodes and articles of the selected subtree.
(2) A standard file dialog box appears. Go to the folder where you want to save the file.
(3) By default the exported file has the same filename as the node. If you want to use a different name for the file, just type the name in the Filename text-box.
(4) Click Save.
The exported TreePad file can be opened directly by:
TreePad Business Edition, "http://www.treepad.com/treepadbiz/"
and can be imported (just click "Menu: Database/Import") by:
TreePad X Enterprise (single-user), "http://www.treepad.com/treepadx/index_su.html"
TreePad X Enterprise (multi-user): "http://www.treepad.com/treepadx/"
There is also a host of other utilities that can directly open or convert TreePad Lite files. You can find them here:
"http://www.treepad.com/utils/"
"http://www.treepad.com/conversion_utilities/"
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Splitting and joining files
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Splitting and joining TreePad files
Splitting files
Should you wish to split the current file into two or more smaller files, then just export one or more subtrees to a TreePad file using "Menu: File/Export/Subtree/As TreePad file". After this, delete the exported subtrees from the main file.
Please note that it is a wise precaution to make a backup of the original file before deleting the subtrees.
Joining files
If you want - for whatever reason - to merge two or more TreePad Lite files into one larger database, then you will find that built-in import function of TreePad Lite is a very convenient way of doing this:
(1) Consider one TreePad file the "main database" and open this file through "Menu: File/Open"
(2) Select a node
(3) Import one of the other TreePad files (into the selected node) using "Menu: File/Import/Into tree/TreePad file"
(4) If you want to import more files, repeat steps (2) and (3)
(5) Finally, click "Menu: File/Save".
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Copying and pasting nodes
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TreePad's special clipboard lets you copy and paste nodes and even entire subtrees.
You can:
- Copy a node (and its child nodes) from one part of the tree and paste it into another part.
- Copy a node, close the file, open another TreePad file, and paste the node into the tree.
- Run two instances of TreePad at once, copy a node from one of them, and paste it into the other.
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Copying a node
4
You can copy a node or subtree onto the TreePad clipboard using
- the main menu
- or the tree popup menu
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...with the main menu
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To copy a node using the main menu:
(1) Select the node
(2) Click "Menu: Tree/Copy/Subtree"
This will place the node or subtree onto the TreePad clipboard.
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...with the popup menu
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To copy a node using the tree popup menu:
(1) Right-click the node
(2) Point to "Copy"
(3) then click "Subtree".
This will place the node or subtree onto the TreePad clipboard.
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Pasting a node
4
A node (or subtree) will be pasted as a child of the currently active node.
You can paste a node or subtree from the TreePad clipboard into the tree with
- the main menu
- or the tree popup menu
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...using the main menu
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To paste a node (or subtree) using the main menu:
(1) Select the node that is to receive the newly pasted child node.
(2) Click "Menu: Tree/Paste/Subtree"
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...using the popup menu
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To paste a node (or subtree) using the tree popup menu:
(1) Right-click on the node that is to receive the newly pasted child node.
(2) Point to "Paste"
(3) Click "Subtree"
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Keyboard shortcuts in the Tree
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Keyboard Shortcuts in the Tree
The tree keyboard shortcuts are effective only when the tree has focus. The tree keyboard shortcuts appear next to the menu commands that perform the same actions. Therefore you can also look them up in the main menu (or the tree popup menu).
Note: "Up", "Down", "Right", and "Left" refer to your keyboard's arrow keys. "Delete" refers to the delete key on your keyboard, "Ins" to the insert key on your keyboard.
Keyboard shortcuts for selecting nodes and scrolling
"Up":
Selects the node directly above the active node
"Down":
Selects the node directly below the active node
"Right":
(1) when the subtree is not expanded, expand the subtree
(2) when the subtree is expanded, select the first child
"Left":
(1) when the subtree is expanded, collapse the subtree
(2) when the subtree is not expanded, select the parent node
"Alt Down":
Move to the next sibling node, skipping any intervening child nodes.
"Alt Up"
Move to the previous sibling node, skipping any intervening child nodes
"Ctrl Down"
Scroll the tree down (only when the tree is larger than the tree pane)
"Ctrl Up"
Scroll the tree up (only when the tree is larger than the tree pane)
"+" on the numerical keypad
Expand the subtree
"-" on the numerical keypad
Collapse the subtree
Keyboard shortcuts for moving nodes
"Shift Up"
Move the selected node up
"Shift Down"
Move the selected node down
"Shift Left"
Move the selected node left
"Shift Right"
Move the selected node right
Keyboard shortcuts for editing, inserting and deleting nodes
"Delete"
Delete the selected node
"Insert"
Insert a child node
"Ctrl Shift Insert"
Insert a sibling node BEFORE the selected node
"Shift Insert"
Insert a sibling node AFTER the selected node.
"Enter"
Inserts a sibling node, but only when you are not currently editing a node name. When you are editing a node name, "Enter" simply applies the changes.
F2
Opens the node title editor.
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The article
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The article
The "article" is the right-hand pane (or "article pane") which contains the actual text editor. Each node inside the tree pane corresponds to a text-document inside the article pane.
Since TreePad's article pane contains a text editor, you can type in a text, edit your text, delete characters, select blocks of text with your mouse or the keyboard, use the "Edit" menu, "Insert" menu, "Format" menu or "Article popup" menu.
With the "Edit" menu you can cut, copy, paste, delete, undo or "select all". The "Insert" menu contains functions to insert a date, time, date+time, text-hyperlink to a file or the actual contents of an entire text file. The "Format" menu also has some useful functions for changing the selected text to upper- and lower-case, removing leading spaces, removing return characters.
The article popup menu - you can activate it by right-clicking on the article - contains all of these functions, as well as "Article search", "Find next", and article "Navigate".
When you have finshed editing an article text, you can select another node. After this, the text-document that you have edited is automatically stored inside the original node. Moreover, the text-document of the selected node will become visible inside the article pane.
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The "Edit" menu
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The article "Edit" menu
When you open the "Edit" menu (just click on it), the "Edit" commands will become visible:
"Undo last edit"
This command erases the last change.
"Cut"
This command copies the selected text onto the Windows clipboard, then deletes it from the article.
Please note that if nothing is selected, the entire article is cut to clipboard.
"Copy"
Copies the selected text onto the Windows clipboard. If nothing is selected, the entire article is copied.
"Paste"
Pastes the text from the Windows clipboard into the article (at the current cursor position).
If a block of text is selected, then "Paste" replaces the selected text block.
"Delete"
Deletes the selected block of text.
If nothing is selected, then the entire article text is deleted. But not before a confirmation message pops up allowing you to cancel the action.
The items in the "Edit" menu can also be found inside the article popup menu (which can be opened by right-clicking on the article).
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The "Insert" menu
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The "Insert" menu.
The following items are available inside the "Insert" menu:
"Date"
This inserts the current date into the article (at the position of the text cursor).
"Time"
This inserts the current time into the article (at the position of the text cursor).
"Date and time"
This inserts the current date followed by the current time into the article
"Hyperlink/To a file"
This opens a standard file selection dialog. After selecting a file and pressing 'OK' a text-hyperlink to the file is inserted at the current cursor position. For hyperlinks, see also [node://TreePad Lite Manual/TreePad Lite reference/The article/Hyperlinks].
"Hyperlink/To a directory"
A directory selection dialog is shown. After a selection has been made, a hyperlink to the selected directory is inserted at the current cursor position.
"Text from a file"
This function imports a text file into the article. First it opens a standard file selection dialog, after which the entire context of the selected text file is inserted at the current cursor position.
The items in the "Insert" menu can also be found inside the article popup menu (which can be opened by right-clicking on the article).
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The "Format" menu
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The "Format" menu
The following items can be found inside the "Format" menu:
"Menu: Format/Convert/To uppercase"
The selected block of text is converted to upper case, e.g., "IT'S A NICE DAY".
"Menu: Format/Convert/To lowercase"
The selected block of text is converted to lower case, e.g., "it's a nice day".
"Menu: Format/Remove/Leading spaces"
When you paste texts into the article, the lines are often formatted with undesirable characters such as leading spaces, hard carriage returns and leading symbols such as ">", often seen in e-mails. Using this function you can remove leading spaces and '>' characters from a selected block of text.
"Menu: Format/Remove/Spaces and returns"
This function does the same as the previous function, except that now also the carriage returns (or 'enter' or 'end of line' characters) are removed from the selected block of text.
"Menu: Format/Undo last format"
This function undoes the last formatting action.
The items in the "Format" menu can also be found inside the article popup menu (just right-click on the article top open the article popup menu).
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The article popup menu
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The article popup menu
You can activate the article popup menu by right-clicking inside the article.
The article popup menu contains all the functions of the main edit, insert and format menus, as well as "Article search", "Find next", and article "Navigate".
The "Navigate" functions inside the article popup menu
Two of the "Navigate" menu-items are unique to the article popup menu. These functions can be useful e.g. for moving around the article when the text is larger than the article pane.
"Article popup menu: Navigate/Goto start"
This function will move the text cursor to the beginning of the article.
"Article popup menu: Navigate/Goto end"
This will move the text cursor to the end of the article.
"Article popup menu: Navigate/Follow hyperlink"
This activates/opens a text-based hyperlink. It does the same as "Menu: Navigate/Follow hyperlink". Please see the node "Hyperlinks"[node://TreePad Lite Manual/TreePad Lite reference/The article/Hyperlinks] inside this manual for a detailed description.
The other functions inside the article popup menu
* The popup-menu items "Undo last edit", "Cut", "Copy", "Paste", "Delete", "Select all" perform the same function as their corresponding items in the main-menu "Edit". For more information, please see the node [node://TreePad Lite Manual/TreePad Lite reference/The article/The "Edit" menu].
* The items inside the "Insert" popup menu-entry correspond to the main-menu "Insert". For more information, please see the node [node://TreePad Lite Manual/TreePad Lite reference/The article/The "Insert" menu]
* The items inside the "Format" popup menu-entry correspond to the main-menu "Format". For further reading, please see the node [node://TreePad Lite Manual/TreePad Lite reference/The article/The "Format" menu]
* The "Search article" popup menu-entry corresponds to the main-menu "Menu: Search/Article". More information can be found in the node [node://TreePad Lite Manual/TreePad Lite reference/Searching]
* The "Find next" menu item is also explained in this node.
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Hyperlinks
3
TreePad Lite articles can contain hyperlinks that let you jump to:
- Other TreePad nodes
- Files on your computer
- Websites
- Local network addresses
- Email addresses
- FTP sites
- Newsgroups
Because TreePad is a pure-text program (meaning that it does not support text formatting such as underlining and bold), hyperlinks in TreePad do not appear blue and underlined (as in Web browser). Instead, a TreePad pure-text hyperlink appears as a URL (hyperlink address) between square brackets.
For example, this is a pure-text hyperlink to the Freebyte.com Website:
[http://www.freebyte.com] .
To open this operlink:
(1) just click inside the square brackets of the hyperlink with your left mouse button, so that the text cursor is inside the link;
(2) then click "Menu: Navigate/Follow hyperlink"
Instead of using the "Navigate" menu as in step (2) you can also press "Ctrl H" on your keyboard or use the article popup menu.
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Inserting hyperlinks
4
You can insert hyperlinks
(1) to other nodes inside the current file, please see the child node "..to nodes"
Link: [node://TreePad Lite Manual/TreePad Lite reference/The article/Hyperlinks/Inserting hyperlinks/...to nodes]
(2) to files on your harddisk, please see the child node "...to files"
Link: [node://TreePad Lite Manual/TreePad Lite reference/The article/Hyperlinks/Inserting hyperlinks/...to files]
(3) to directories on your harddisk, please see the child node "...to directories"
Link: [node://TreePad Lite Manual/TreePad Lite reference/The article/Hyperlinks/Inserting hyperlinks/...to directories]
(4) to Websites, see the child node "...to Websites"
Link: [node://TreePad Lite Manual/TreePad Lite reference/The article/Hyperlinks/Inserting hyperlinks/...to Websites]
(5) to eMail addresses, see the child node "...to eMail addresses".
Link: [node://TreePad Lite Manual/TreePad Lite reference/The article/Hyperlinks/Inserting hyperlinks/...to eMail addresses]
(6) to FTP addresses, see the child node "..to FTP addresses"
Link: [node://TreePad Lite Manual/TreePad Lite reference/The article/Hyperlinks/Inserting hyperlinks/...to FTP addresses]
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...to nodes
5
Inserting hyperlinks to nodes
(1) First, to insert a hyperlink which points to a node, you need to obtain the hyperlink address of the target node.
The 'target node' is the node to which the hyperlink points.
The 'target node' is the node which gets selected when you activate the hyperlink.
To do this, click on the target node to select it, then click:
"Menu: Tree/Copy/Node hyperlink address"
This copies the hyperlink address of the node onto the Windows clipboard.
You can also use "Shift Ctrl H" or the tree popup menu.
(2) Second, open the article in which you want to insert the link.
(3) Finally paste the link into the article using
"Menu: Edit/Paste"
or
"Ctrl V"
or
"Article popup menu: Paste"
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...to files
5
Inserting hyperlinks to files
(1) Click inside the article where you want to create the link
(2) Click "Menu: Insert/Hyperlink/To a file" (you can also use the article popup menu)
(3) A file dialog opens. Select the file you want to link to, then press the button "Open".
(4) The hyperlink appears in your article.
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...to directories
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Inserting hyperlinks to directories
(1) Click inside the article where you want to create the link
(2) Click "Menu: Insert/Hyperlink/To a directory" (you can also use the article popup menu).
(3) A directory selection dialog opens. Select the directory you want to link to, then press the button "Open".
(4) The hyperlink appears in your article.
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...to Websites
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Inserting hyperlinks to Websites
You can use copy/paste to enter a hyperlink or you can manually type it in as explained in more detail below.
(1) First copy the link to the Windows clipboard from another program. This can be a Webbrowser, email program, chat program, word processor or some another type of software.
(2) then inside TreePad, use "Menu: Edit/Paste" (or "Ctrl V" or the article popup menu) to insert the link into the article.
(3) Finally, place square brackets around the link.
Example:
[http://www.harddisksearch.com]
Another method to create a hyperlink is to manually type in the address of the hyperlink, then place square brackets around the link.
You can omit the 'http://' part, but only when the remainder of the URL starts with 'www'. Otherwise TreePad will not know that this is a link to a Website.
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...to eMail addresses
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Inserting hyperlinks to email addresses.
One method to create an email hyperlink is to type in 'mailto:', then the email address, and finally enclose the entire URL in square brackets.
For example:
[mailto:support@microsoft.com]
The "mailto:" part tells TreePad that this URL points to an email address.
You can also use copy/paste from an external program to paste the link into TreePad's article. After this you still need to add 'mailto:' and the square brackets.
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...to FTP addresses
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Inserting hyperlinks to FTP addresses:
An FTP hyperlink should start with 'ftp://' . This is to tell TreePad that the link points to an FTP resource, and that the default FTP program needs to be started upon hyperlink activation.
For example:
[ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/]
Just type in the hyperlink (including 'ftp://' and the square brackets).
You can also use copy/paste from an external program after which you need to add the square brackets.
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Opening hyperlinks
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Opening hyperlinks
A hyperlink inside a TreePad Lite article appears as a regular URL (hyperlink address) placed inside square brackets, like:
[http://www.freebyte.com]
This will also work:
[www.freebyte.com]
An example of a hyperlink pointing to a TreePad node inside the current file:
[node://TreePad Lite Manual/What is TreePad?]
To open a TreePad Lite hyperlink:
(1) just click anywhere inside the square brackets with your left mouse button, so that the text cursor is inside the link;
(2) then click "Menu: Navigate/Follow hyperlink"
Instead of using the "Navigate" menu as in step (2) you can also press "Ctrl H" on your keyboard or use the article popup menu.
More information on opening hyperlinks (using various methods) can be found inside the child nodes of this node.
* On how to open a hyperlink using the main menu, please see:
[node://TreePad Lite Manual/TreePad Lite reference/The article/Hyperlinks/Opening hyperlinks/Using the main menu]
* How to open a hyperlink using the keyboard:
[node://TreePad Lite Manual/TreePad Lite reference/The article/Hyperlinks/Opening hyperlinks/Using the keyboard]
* On opening hyperlinks with the article pop-up menu:
[node://TreePad Lite Manual/TreePad Lite reference/The article/Hyperlinks/Opening hyperlinks/Using the popup menu]
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Using the main menu
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To activate a hyperlink using the main menu:
(1) First click anywhere inside the link with your left mouse button,
or move the text cursor inside the link using your keyboard,
or select/highlight the entire text of the link with your mouse,
(2) then click "Menu: Navigate/Follow hyperlink"
To give you some practice, directly below is an example hyperlink to a page on Freebyte.com:
[http://www.freebyte.com/filediskutils/]
First select this link using any of the three methods described in point (1) above, then click "Menu: Navigate/Follow hyperlink"
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Using the keyboard
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To activate a hyperlink using the keyboard:
(1) First click inside the link with your left mouse button,
or move the text cursor inside the link using your keyboard,
or select/highlight the entire link-text with your mouse,
(2) then press "Ctrl H" on your keyboard
Here is an example hyperlink to the TreePad.com home page:
[http://www.treepad.com]
First select this link using any of the three methods described in point (1) above, then press "Ctrl H" on your keyboard.
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Using the popup menu
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To activate a hyperlink using the article popup menu:
(1) First click inside the link with your left mouse button,
or move the text cursor to the link using your keyboard,
or select/highlight the entire link with your mouse,
(2) then right-click on the article, point to "Navigate" and click "Follow hyperlink".
Directly below is an example hyperlink to the TreePad Lite home page:
[http://www.treepad.com/treepadfreeware/]
First select this link using any of the three methods described in point (1) above, then click "Popup menu article: Navigate/Follow hyperlink".
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Some hyperlink examples
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Hyperlink examples
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To a file:
[file://c:\windows\notepad.exe]
To a website:
[http://www.harddisksearch.com]
To an email address:
[mailto:support@microsoft.com]
To an FTP location:
[ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/]
To another TreePad node:
[node://TreePad Lite Manual/Quick Start guide]
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Hyperlinks without brackets
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Hyperlinks without brackets
It can happen - for instance - that you have imported or pasted quite a lot of information from external sources and the text contains a lot of URLs which are not enclosed in brackets. No need to despair, it is still possible to make these URLs function as hyperlinks without needing to format the entire text.
By default hyperlinks should be enclosed in square brackets: [hyperlink_address]. However, when certain conditions are met, the brackets can be omitted. Omitting brackets makes a hyperlink less distinctive, and when the hyperlink address contains one or more spaces, TreePad will not be able to determine where the hyperlink begins and where it ends.
However, there are various methods of circumventing these issues as explained below.
(1) when a URL (hyperlink address) does not contain any spaces, it will function even without the brackets.
For example, the URL:
www.freebyte.com
will function, even without being enclosed in square brackets.
For testing purposes, if you want to open this URL, just place the text-cursor anywhere inside the URL and press "Ctrl H" (or use the "Navigate" menu or the article popup menu).
(2) Even if a URL (hyperlink address) contains one or more spaces, you can also make it function without brackets.
First select/highlight the entire URL using your left mouse button or the cursor keys on your keyboard, then press "Ctrl H" (or use the "Navigate" menu or the article popup menu).
Example:
file://C:\Program Files\Common Files
This URL points to a directory on your c: drive and contains two spaces. This directory exists by default on most Windows systems, but on some systems it might be located elsewhere; therefore you might get an error message "File or directory does not exist".
If you think that the directory "Common Files" exists on your computer inside "c:\Program Files", then just select/highlight the entire line of the example above, the line starting with "file" and ending in "Common Files". Finally press "Ctrl H" to open the hyperlink (or use the "Navigate" menu or the article popup menu).
Explanation: when you highlight the entire URL, you are making clear to TreePad where the URL begins and where it ends. This way even URL's containing spaces and no brackets, can open correctly.
(3) An alternative to square bracket is double quotes. A hyperlink enclosed with double quotes will also function, even if the URL contains spaces.
Example:
"file://C:\Program Files\Common Files"
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Exporting an article
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To export (save) articles as standard text files or HTML files:
(1) On the File menu, point to Export.
(2) Point to Article, then click "As text file" or "As HTML file."
(3) A dialog box appears. Go to the folder where you want to save the file.
(4) If you want to use a different file name, type it in the File Name box.
(5) Click Save.
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Importing an article
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You can import a text file into a TreePad article. The text file's contents replace the article's text (if any).
To import a text file:
(1) On the File menu, point to Into Article, then click "Text file."
(2) A dialog box appears. Select the text file you want to import.
(3) Click Open.
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Automatic formatting
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Do you ever copy text from email or a webpage, paste it into your text editor, and find that it looks something like this?:
____________________________________
Dear support,
I really love your new TreePad program. It makes it so
easy to organize my information. I have found many
ways to use it. Thanks very much!
____________________________________
TreePad's Format feature lets you fix badly-formatted text instantly:
(1) Select the text you want to reformat. (If you want to reformat the entire article, don't select anything.)
(2) Right-click the article, point to Format, point to Remove then click:
Spaces And Returns (to remove leading spaces and extra linebreaks)
- or -
Leading Spaces (to remove leading spaces only).
After using Spaces And Returns, our text looks like this:
____________________________________
Dear support,
I really love your new TreePad program. It makes it so easy to organize my information. I have found many ways to use it. Thanks very much!
____________________________________
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Selecting words and paragraphs
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To quickly select a word, double-click it. To select more words, hold Shift, then click the words.
To quickly select a paragraph, triple-click it. To select more paragraphs, hold Shift, then click the paragraphs.
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Keyboard shortcuts
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Keyboard Shortcuts in Articles
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When the cursor is in the article area, you can use these keyboard shortcuts.
(Note: Up, Down, Right, and Left refer to your keyboard's arrow keys.)
Show the pop-up menu: "Shift F10"
Undo the last editing action: "Ctrl Z"
Copy the selected text: "Ctrl Insert"
Paste text from the clipboard: "Shift Insert"
Move to the end of the article: "Ctrl End"
Move to the top of the article: "Ctrl Home"
Select the text from the cursor to the end of the article: "Ctrl Shift End
Select the text from the cursor to the top of the article: "Ctrl Shift Home"
Move the scrollbar down: "Ctrl Down"
Move the scrollbar up: "Ctrl Up"
Shift focus to the tree: "Ctrl Tab"
Tip: These (and more) keyboard shortcuts appear next to the menu commands that perform the same actions.
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Navigating between tree and article
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Navigating between tree and article
"Having focus" for the tree pane means that any key that you press on your keyboard will be sent to that pane. Another way of saying this is that the tree pane "is active". Similarly, when the article pane "is active" or "has focus", anything that you type on your keyboard will be inserted into the article.
In general, "Changing focus" means that some other element than the currently active element will become active (responsive to keyboard input).
Using the mouse to change focus.
An obvious way of "setting focus to" the tree pane is to click on it with your left mouse button. After the tree pane has received focus, it will respond to your keyboard input. Similarly, clicking on the article will make the article pane "active" and anything you type on your keyboard will be inserted into the article.
Using "Ctrl Tab" to change focus
By default, you can press "Ctrl Tab" while the tree is active, and focus will shift from the tree to the article.
And when you press "Ctrl Tab" inside the article, focus will shift to the tree.
Using the "Tab" key to change focus
It is also possible to use the "Tab" key to change focus, but you need to specify this in the options screen. By default the "Tab" key inserts a tab character into the article, and "Ctrl Tab" switches focus between the tree and article. If you open the options screen, category "Shortcut keys" and enable the option "Use TAB to switch between the tree and article". pressing "Tab" inside the article will set focus to the tree and vice versa. Consequently, for inserting a tab character into the article now you need to use the combination "Ctrl Tab" instead of "Tab".
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The toolbars
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You can use TreePad's standard menus, pop-up menus, and keyboard shortcuts to issue commands.
But wait, there's a fourth way---TreePad's five toolbars:
- File
- Article Edit
- Tree Edit
- View
- Navigate
To see what any toolbar button does, point to it without clicking, and a "tool tip" appears.
You can show or hide any (or all) of the toolbars, and arrange them as you like. You can leave them "docked" (attached to TreePad) or "undock" them (make them free-floating).
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Showing & hiding
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To show or hide the toolbars:
(1) Right-click a toolbar
- or -
On the View menu, point to Toolbars.
(2) Check or uncheck the toolbar(s) you wish to show or hide.
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Moving, docking, & undocking
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You can place TreePad's toolbars anywhere you wish. You can leave them "docked" (in TreePad's toolbar area), or you can "undock" them (make them free-floating).
To move a toolbar:
(1) Click and hold the toolbar's handle (the two vertical lines to the left of its buttons).
(2) Drag the toolbar where you want it, then release it.
When you drag a toolbar away from TreePad, it undocks.
When you drag a toolbar back onto TreePad's toolbar area, it re-docks.
Similarly, you can change the order of the toolbars in TreePad's toolbar area: Simply drag them around.
Tip: You can make TreePad's toolbar area larger by dragging and docking a toolbar to the bottom of the toolbar area.
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Searching
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TreePad's powerful Search feature lets you search:
* The current article
* The articles and/or node titles of all nodes in the selected subtree
* The articles and/or node titles of all nodes in the entire file
You can also perform a 'search and replace' inside the current article.
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Searching the article
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To search the current article:
(1) On the Search menu, click Article. (You can also press Shift+11; or, if the cursor is in the article, you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+F.)
(2) The Search Article box appears. In the text box, type the text you want to find.
(3) Press Enter, or click Find First.
(4) To search for more occurrences of the text, click Find Next.
(5) To close the Search Article box, click Close, or press Esc.
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Searching the tree
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To search the selected node (and its child nodes), the entire tree, or the entire document:
(1) On the Search menu, click Tree. (You can also press Shift+F12; or, if the cursor is in the tree, you can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+F.)
(2) The Tree Search box appears. Select the options you want; then in the text box, type the text you want to find.
(3) Press Enter, or click Find.
(4) The search results appear in the grid. To jump to the article containing a result, double-click the result.
(5) To close the Search Tree box, click Close, or press Esc.
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Resizing TreePad
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You can change the size of TreePad's tree and article areas by:
Dragging the vertical bar between them
- and -
Dragging the sides or corners of TreePad itself.
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Changing views and options
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TreePad's View menu has many useful commands and options for how TreePad appears and functions. Most of them are self-explanatory.
Of particular interest:
- The top command group, which allows you to view Tree Only, Article Only, or both. (Article Only is handy when editing a large article.)
- The Options screen, where you can choose fonts, background colors, and other settings for TreePad's tree, articles, printing, and search boxes.
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Printing
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There are three ways to print from TreePad: the current article; the selected node and its child nodes, and the entire tree (all nodes and articles).
To print the current article:
- On the File menu, point to Print, then click Article.
To print the selected node and its child nodes:
- On the File menu, point to Print, point to Subtree, then click Article.
To print the entire tree (all nodes and their articles):
- On the File menu, point to Print, point to Subtree, then click Nodes And Articles.
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Printing in 'tree' format
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When printing, TreePad does not indent node names or articles the way they appear in the tree. To achieve this effect:
(1) Export the tree (or a node and its child nodes) as HTML.
(2) Open and print the file with your browser.
For more details, see "The tree / Importing and exporting"
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Advanced features
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This node describes TreePad's advanced features. That's why we called it... Advanced Features. (If it had contained cookie recipes, we might have called it Advanced Cookie Features.)
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Automatic Paste
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TreePad's Automatic Paste feature monitors the Windows clipboard. With Automatic Paste activated, when you copy text to the clipboard, TreePad pastes it into the current article.
To activate Automatic Paste, click
"Menu: Tools/Automatic Paste/On" (If the clipboard already contains text, the text is pasted into the current article.)
To deactivate Automatic Paste, click
"Menu: Tools/Automatic paste/Off"
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Read-only documents
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You can prevent a TreePad document from being changed by making it READ-ONLY.
When you open a TreePad document that is read-only, TreePad shows this message:
_________________________________
This file is opened in Read-Only mode.
_________________________________
All commands are then disabled which could be used to edit or change the document.
This option is useful for distributing TreePad documents which should be changed only by the author(s)ùor for documents that are accessed by multiple users.
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Making a document read-only
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To make a document read-only:
(1) Open My Computer or Windows Explorer.
(2) Right-click the document, then click Properties.
(3) On the Properties page, under Attributes, select the Read-Only checkbox.
(4) Click OK.
To make the document editable again:
Repeat steps 1-4, but unselect the Read-Only checkbox.
(Note: This works with all Windows files, not just TreePad document files.)
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Tray icon
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When you minimize TreePad, you can have it appear as a small icon in the Windows system tray (by the clock), rather than a long box in the taskbar. You can click the icon to restore the TreePad window.
To minimize TreePad as an icon:
On the File menu, click "Minimize to tray."
- or -
Press Ctrl+M.
To set TreePad to always minimize as an icon, use the 'tray settings' in options screen
On the View menu, point to Options. In the options screen, click 'tray'.
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File association
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It is possible to associate TreePad lite with TreePad .hjt files.
Do do this, you only need to click
"Menu: Tools/TreePad .hjt files/Associate TreePad Lite with .hjt files"
This will tell Windows that from now on TreePad Lite is the default program to open TreePad .hjt files.
You can now double-click on a TreePad .hjt file (in e.g. the Windows Explorer file manager), and Windows will know that TreePad Lite needs to be started to open it.
To do the reverse, i.e. to remove the file association with TreePad Lite, simply click
Try any of the higher TreePad editions available for download on "http://www.treepad.com".
For the extensive list of features, please see the comparison chart at
"http://www.treepad.com/featurechart/"
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Options
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TreePad options
The options screen can be opened through
"Menu: View/Options"
or by clicking on the 'Options' button inside the file toolbar.
The options screen allows you to customize TreePad by:
* adjusting the article font and color,
* adjusting the tree font and color
* changing the program startup options
* changing the program shutdown options
* enabling/disabling various minimize options
* specifying printer settings
* specifying the page setup
* etc. etc.
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Startup
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TreePad startup options
You can select one of the following startup options:
* Show the "Quick Start" dialog (default)
This is the default startup option. When this is enabled, TreePad will show you - at startup - a dialog where you can specify whether you want: open the last accessed file, open a recent file, create a new file or do none of these.
* Ask at startup whether or not to load the last opened file
When this option is enabled TreePad will show you a dialog asking you whether or not to load the last file during startup. After you confirm, the last accessed file is loaded. Moreover, using this option, TreePad will also automatically open the selected node (i.e. the node that was selected when you closed the program).
* Automatically load the last opened file at startup
TreePad will load the last accessed file on startup without asking you. The last accessed node will be automatically opened.
* Do not load any file at startup
TreePad will start empty. To proceed using the program you need to use the "File" menu or file toolbar to open or create a file.
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Shutdown
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TreePad shutdown options
* Automatically save all data when TreePad closes
When you have edited the file, but not saved the last changes to harddisk, TreePad will automatically save the changes before program exit.
* Ask whether or not to save data when TreePad closes (default)
This option is enabled by default. When you have edited the file, but not saved the last changes to harddisk, and attempt to close the program, it will prompt you with a question whether or not to save the changes.
* Do not save any data when TreePad closes
TreePad will not save any changes on exit, nor will it prompt you for it. This option is not recommended! Perhaps it is only useful when you want to try out certain things you never intend to save.
* Ask whether or not to clear TreePad clipboard when TreePad closes
If you have used the tree copy operation at one point ("Menu: Tree/Copy/Subtree") the Windows "temp" directory contains the subtree or node you copied. On exit, and when you have enabled this option, TreePad prompts you whether or not to clear the TreePad clipboard.
* Automatically clear TreePad clipboard when TreePad closes
When this option is active, the TreePad clipboard will always be deleted upon program exit.
* Do not clear TreePad clipboard when TreePad closes
When this option is active, the TreePad clipboard will not be deleted when you exit the program. Consequently, the next time you start the program, clicking "Menu: Tree/Paste/Subtree" will insert the TreePad clipboard into the tree - unless Windows has cleared the entire "temp" directory.
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More information
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Acknowledgment & suggestions
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TreePad is forever indebted to its faithful users around the world, whose suggestions, requests, and support have invaluably contributed to its development and refinement.
If you have a suggestion for TreePad, please contact us at
"http://www.treepad.com/support/"
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Ways to use TreePad
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There are as many ways to use TreePad as there are ways to organize information.
Here are some of the many applications reported by TreePad users:
Distributing structured information
Managing a website
Managing a to-do list
Linguistics teaching
Brainstorming
Web site construction
HTML page generation
Diary
Developing books, tutorials, articles using the tree structure as a hierarchical ordering
Genealogy
Storing Notes
Storing programming code fragments
Storing technical information
Storing emails
Storing URLs
Database, storing all kinds of information
Helpdesk information system listing problems and their solution ordered by categories (subtrees) and searchable by keyword.
Tracking construction jobs in Building projects
Organizing and storing poetry
Database for customer contact information in car furnishing business
Database of technical data of different car models used by a car magazine
Structured and searchable documentation accessible by multiple users
Tool for construction, ordering and storage of sermons
Storing address information
Storing contact information
If you think of another use for TreePad, we'd be glad to hear about it. Please contact us at "support@treepad.com"
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How big can TreePad Lite files be?
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Although each TreePad article has a maximum size of 1 Mb (approximately one million characters), there is no set limit to the size of an entire Treepad file.
In general, TreePad Lite files of up to 20 Mb and/or 2000 nodes are safe to use. If your document exceeds these parameters, we recommend you split it by exporting a large node to a separate file, then deleting that node from your original document. See also "node://TreePad Lite Manual/TreePad Lite reference/The tree/Splitting and joining files"
Occasionally, the Windows operating system can limit the size of an article to about 16000 characters. This is caused by running certain 16-bit (Windows 3.x) programs before you run TreePad or some faulty dll's have been installed on your system by other applications.
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Visit the TreePad website
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We invite you to visit the TreePad website at "www.treepad.com", where you will find all versions of TreePad freeware and shareware.
The TreePad website is part of Freebyte.com, a great guide to free software, products, services, and information. Visit the Freebyte.com website at "www.freebyte.com"
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About TreePad
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TreePad Lite, TreePad Asia, TreePad PLUS and TreePad Viewer are created by Freebyte.com
