ThinkTank Manual
FILES | Switch or create outlines |
Command key: F
Command prefix: No
Locations: | Main Command Menu; Startup |
ThinkTank outlines are stored in files on disks. You can use the FILES command to change outlines or create new ones. You can also use it to select an outline when you first load ThinkTank if the last one you worked with is not available.
An outline must fit on a single disk. You can store as many outlines on a hard disk as will fit, but only one on a floppy disk. (See Chapter 5 for a way of circumventing this limit.)
Before changing to a new or different outline, you must close the current outline from the CLOSE Command Menu. The op-
tions are:
*CLOSE: Closes the current outline file and displays
the FILES Command Menu, where you can select another file to work with. (Command key C)
*RETURN:Cancels the FILES command and returns to the Top Level of ThinkTank, where you can continue to work with the current outline. (Command key R)
Don’t switch data disks until ThinkTank closes your current outline. Once it’s closed (or when you first load Think— Tank) the program displays the FILES Command Menu. The options are:
*EXISTS: Tells ThinkTank that you want to examine an outline that already exists. (Command key E)
*NEW: Tells ThinkTank that you want to create a new outline. (Command key N)
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