You can insert two types of objects into ideas using the Insert menu.
Text Objects
Text Objects are editable strings of text which represent useful bits of information. Currently Idea Keeper supports four different Text Objects. The Date, the time, file and folder pathnames, and listings of folder contents. You can choose the format of the date and whether seconds are included with the time (see ).
Real Objects
Idea Keeper supports several types of objects you can call Real Objects. These include...
... File Links These are drawn as a file icon, along with the name of the file to the right of the icon. When you double-click on the file t launches the file. You can create a new File Link by dragging the icon of a file from the Finder into an idea window, or by selecting "File Link..." from the Insert menu. If you hold down the option key, Idea Keeper will open the parent folder of the item pointed to by the file link. File Links can be used with any file, folder, or disk.
... Sounds Sounds are drawn with an intuitive icon , and when double-clicked they play the sound they contain. When you insert a new sound manually (via the Insert menu) you can directly record a sound using your macs built in microphone or CD ROM. You can insert a Sound by pasting one into an idea window from the clipboard as well.
... Pictures Pictures show up within idea windows just as you'd expect. However, double-clicking on pictures has no effect. Pictures are added to Idea windows via the clipboard or dragging and dropping.
... Check Boxes These are simple objects which present a check box you can visually toggle on and off. This is what a check box in the off position looks like, . And this is what a check box in the on position looks like, . You can switch between the on and off positions by double-clicking a check box. Check Boxes can be inserted selecting "Checkbox" in the Insert menu.
... Idea Links These are drawn as a lightbulb icon, along with the name of the idea they point to. These are created by dragging an idea from the organizer window into an idea file, or using the "Idea Link" item in the "Insert" menu. Using the "Idea Link" command in the "Insert" menu has the advantage of allowing you to create links to ideas in topics other than the active topic. Double-clicking this object opens the idea it points to. This is an example of an Idea Link which points to the Shortcuts (). When you create an idea link which points to an idea in another Topic, the name of the other Topic is included in parentheses. For any Idea Link inserted into the Global Idea, the Topic name is always included.
