ThinkTank Manual

ADDING A NEW HEADLINE

To see how this menu system works, let’s enter a new head- line. You can’t just move the bar cursor where you want a new headline and start typing. That’s because:

UNLESS YOU TELL IT OTHERWISE, THINKTANK INTERPRETS YOUR KEYSTROKES AS COMMANDS, NOT TEXT.

You tell it otherwise by giving the NEW command.

First move the bar cursor to PRODUCT PLAN and then press N to select NEW. ThinkTank now displays a submenu called the NEW Command Menu shown in Figure 3—5. From it you can choose what kind of material to add and where. This menu is described fully in the reference guide; for now simply move the menu cursor to RIGHT. The explanation line reads MAKE NEW HEADLINE AT DEEPER LEVEL.

Press R (its command key) to select this option. Think— Tank opens up a space for the new headline just below PRODUCT PLAN and to the right, as shown in Figure 3—6. It displays a “?“ in the leader position indicating that it is ready for your new headline. In addition, ThinkTank displays a new

Figure 3—5: NEW Command Menu

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