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| Introduction |
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Welcome to Text Tree! Text Tree is a different sort of text editor. It is designed to help grow ideas and design content for various types of projects. It is outline based for ease and clarity. Here are some of the things I use Text Tree to do:
- Lesson Plans
- FAQs
- Novel and Story writing
- Manuals (like this one)
- Biographies
I hope you'll find this little tool as useful as I do.
New Version 1.3Released 2/19/2007
- New Feature: Filename appears in program bar.
- New Feature: File save status also appears in program bar.
- New Feature: Ability to Save/Load scratches to/from a seperate file.
- New Template: Article
- Bugfix: fixed a bug in handling html tags in the text.
- Bugfix: fixed a bug in handling quotation marks in the titles.
- Bugfix: spellchaecker should work when opening a Text Tree file by doubleclicking.
- New Demo Paradigm: Rather than restricting features, demo now has all features, but a set number of uses before registration is necessary. |
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| System Requirements |
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| Text Tree requires that you have a Java virtual machine installed, at least version 1.4.2. If your system has that, you should be OK. |
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| Installation |
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| Simply unzip the setuptexttree.exe file if you received it in a zip file, then run it. The installation wizard will guide you through the rest of the process. |
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| Quick Start Tutorial |
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| Welcome to the quick start. This tutorial will help you get to know your way around Text Tree. You will use Text Tree to plan activities for a saturday. |
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| Step One - Install |
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| The fact that you're reading this means you have already installed Text Tree. If you are reading this online and have not yet installed the program, do so now. |
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| Step Two - make/edit a list |
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Start Text Tree. The main screen will come up and you will see three areas labeled with "Tree", "Title" and "Text".
In the box labeled "Tree" click on the words "Project title". It should now be highlighted and the words "Project title should now appear in the box labeled "Title". In this title box, change the words to read "Saturday's Plan".
We are now going to add some activities.
Click the "add" button. Type "mow lawn" in the box. Now hit the Enter key or click Enter.The activity is then added to your list.
Click the "add" button again, and add a "put gas in car" activity.
In the same manner, add four more activities: "go grocery shopping", "take a shower", "wash the car", and "get ready for date".
You now have a list. We are going to edit it.
You have decided not to wash your car, select "wash the car" by clicking on it in the tree. Click the remove button and a confirmation dialog box will appear. Click on the remove button of this dialog and the activity will be removed.
You have decided that you should go grocery shopping first. Select "go grocery shopping" again. Now click the "Move Up" button until "go grocery shopping" is at the top of the list. You can rearrange the items in the list by using the "Move Up" and "Move Down" commands. |
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| Step Three - add details |
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Select "get ready for date" from your list. Now add two sub-activities (by using the "Add" button as we have done): "make reservations" and "do laundry".
Now we decide that "do laundry" should not be under "get ready for date", but that "take a shower" should.
Select "do laundry" in the tree, then click the "Up a Level" button. Now select "take a shower" and move it up or down the list using the "Move Up" and "Move Down" buttons until it is directly above the item labeled "get ready for date". Now click "Down a Level" to put it under "get ready for date".
If at any time a sub list is hidden, just click on the plus sign next to the list header.
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| Step Four - make some notes |
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Select "mow lawn" from the tree. In the box labeled "text" enter "remember to trim shrubbery".
Select "make reservation" from the tree. In the box labeled "text" enter "Luigi's Restaurant: 555-5555".
Select "go grocery shopping" from the tree. In the box labeled "text" enter a short grocery list.
There is also a scratch pad for ideas you don't know where to put yet. Select "Show Scratch Pad" from the "Scratch Pad" menu on the Menu Bar. Play with the controls until you are familiar with them. |
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| Step Five - check your spelling |
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| Select "Spell Check Entire Tree" from the Spell Check menu in the menu bar. |
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| Step Six - save your work |
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Select the "Save" option from the File menu on the menu bar. Choose a file name. Text Tree will automatically make sure the file has the correct extension (".tet").
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| Step Seven - print/export your work |
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Now let's print our to do list.
Select "Print" from the File menu in the menu bar. The print dialog will be displayed.
Make sure "Root Node" is selected in the "Starting Node" box and "Titles
& Texts" is selected in the "Print Options" box.
Click on the "Print" button.
Exporting is locked in the unregistered version of text tree, although it works much the same as printing does, with options to export to plain text files or html. |
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| Step Eight - experiment |
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| Don't be afraid to try things out as you use this program. Especially while you have this testing file open, experiment. I hope that using Text Tree is clear and straightforward for you. If you like it, please consider registering. |
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| Using Text Tree |
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| This section tells how to use Text Tree and its various tools. |
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| Editing a project |
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| These are the most essential operations in Text Tree. There are two basic actions that are taken: adding/removing things and moving stuff. |
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| Adding/Removing things |
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Adding text
Text can be added to any item in the tree. Simply select an item by clicking on it in the tree, then write the text you want in the box labeled "text".
Adding Items
To add a subitem to any other item in the tree, simply select what will be the "parent" item, click the "Add" button, then enter in a title for the new "child" subitem. If no item is selected when you click the "Add" button, the item will be added as a child of the root item (the top-level item that originally says "Project title").
Removing items
Just select the item you want to remove by clicking on its title in the tree. Next, click the "Remove" button you will be prompted to make sure you really want to remove the item.
Warning! All items that are under the item being deleted (all of its children, and their children...) will also be deleted. |
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| Moving Stuff |
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Up and down in a list
Select the item you want to move by clicking on its title in the tree. Click the "Move Up" and "Move Down" buttons to position the item in the list.
Up and down levels
Select the item you want to move by clicking on its title in the tree. Click the "Up a Level" button. The item will be moved to be on the list of its parent. When the "Down a Level" button is pressed, the item is moved to be a child of whatever item is next in the same list.
Limitations
- No item can be moved up to the same level as the root item (the one that starts out as "Project title")
- If there is no next item in the list when you click "Down a Level", nothing happens.
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| Right click menu |
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The right click menu in the tree editor is new for version 1.1.
It allows for two new types of operations: Expanding/Collapsing and Cut/Copy/Paste of nodes.
Expanding/Collapsing
You can expand or collapse all decendants of a node by right clicking on the node in the tree window and selecting "Expand Completely" or "Collapse Completely" as desired.
Cut/Copy/Paste
These editing commands work on the selected node in the tree view. |
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| Saving/opening saved projects |
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Save
Select "save" from the File menu. If your current project has been saved before, it will simply save your current changes to the same file. If you have not saved yet, the "Save As" dialog will be brought up for you to choose a file name.
Save As
If you want to save the project you are working on under a different file name, click the "Save As" option from the File menu.
Open
Simply choose the "Open" option in the file menu then navigate to your saved file. |
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| Printing |
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There are only two options you need to set when you print. First the "Starting Node" function. You have two choices there:
- Root node - include everything in your project.
- Currently selected node - print the information from the currently selected node and its branch as if it were the "root" node.
The other option to set is how you would like the output formatted. Your choices are listed under "Print Options". As you select an option, an example is shown of the selected formatting. |
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| Exporting |
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Exporting is handled through a wizard. You start choose a node to start from (root or currently selected), then you just contine answering the questions an clicking "next" until you can click finish. Text Tree will then display a message telling you the export went ok.
There are currently four types of files Text Tree can export standard text files (.txt), html files, Noterrific .ntn files, and Treepad .hjt files. |
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| Templates |
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Templates trees that are meant to be used a guide to producing some kind of document.
Using templates is easy. Just choose the a template from the "Templates" menu and a new document will be created for you.
Creating templates is another function that is locked for unregistered users. It is easy to accomplish, though. When you have a tree you want to save as a template, choose "Save Current Tree as Template" from the "Templates" menu. You will be prompted to enter a name for the tree. The next time you start Text Tree, the template you just saved will appear on the "Templates" list. Warning: be aware that no information from the scratch pad is saved in the template. |
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| Spell Checker |
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| You can use the spell checker to check your entire tree, or just the currently selected node by selecting the appropriate option from the Spell Checker menu. |
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| Scratch Pad |
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The scratch pad is simply a place to keep notes about your project. To add a scratch to the list, type your note or idea into the box next to the label "New Scratch:", then click the "Add Scratch" button.
Scratches can be moved up and down the list by selecting the scratch you wish to move by clicking on it, then clicking the "Up" and "Down" buttons until it is moved to the intended place in the list.
Scratches can be deleted by selecting the scratch you wish to delete, then clicking the "Remove Selected Scratch" button.
Scratches can be saved to a seperate file. Just click the "Save Scratches File" button.
When loading scratches from a file, the scratches in the file are added to your current list of scratches. You don't lose anything.
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| Contact |
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Website - http://www.BabyKatieMedia.com
Email - support_AT_babykatiemedia.com
Thank you for using Text Tree
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| Update Log |
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Version 1.3Released 2/19/2007
- New Feature: Filename appears in program bar.
- New Feature: File save status also appears in program bar.
- New Feature: Ability to Save/Load scratches to/from a seperate file.
- New Template: Article
- Bugfix: fixed a bug in handling html tags in the text.
- Bugfix: fixed a bug in handling quotation marks in the titles.
- Bugfix: spellchaecker should work when opening a Text Tree file by doubleclicking.
- New Demo Paradigm: Rather than restricting features, demo now has all features, but a set number of uses before registration is necessary.
Version 1.21Released 4/22/2006
- Bugfix: fixed a bug with the installer that crippled the spellchecker.
Version 1.2Released 4/19/2006
- New Feature: Treepad .hjt import/export
- New Template: Simple FAQ
U - pdate: Export Wizard changed. User now has much more control over exported file.
- Update: Print Wizard changed. Changed to match new export wizard.
- Update: Text Tree file format changed to be more human readable. Old Text Tree files will still open correctly.
Version 1.1 released 2/23/06
- New Feature: Right click menu. opens when you right click in the tree view.
- New Feature: Expand Completely/Collapse Completely in the right click menu.
- New Feature: Cut/Copy/Paste of nodes in the right click menu.
- New Feature: noterrific .ntn file import/export
- bugfix: now prompts for save everywhere it should.
Version 1.01 released 12/05/05
- bugfix: fixed bug wherein editor would occationally drop text on a node. information.
Version 1.0
- initial release.
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