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Arranger is a program for Palm
handhelds that helps you plan and organize your ideas.
Here's an example showing a film fan's most important categories:

The black box at the start of the line shows which list is selected.
Tap the "Open" button
to see the contents.

The plus in the box at the left of "Groceries"
indicates that more details are available, but hidden. . Touch it
to see them:

These details can in turn have more details, and so on as necessary:
The shows when the details
are visible. When there are no details at all, the box is empty.
Each of the items is a multi-line note. Touching the text shows
all of the note:

When you have added all the items you want, tap the "Done" button
to take you back to the list of outlines.
First go to the list of outlines by tapping the "Done" button if
necessary. Touch the "New" button to add a new outline.
It brings up an editor in which you can type as much as needed:

Touch "OK" when done. The new outline is added underneath
the active one, which is the one with the black box.
First go to the list of outlines by tapping the "Done" button if
necessary. To delete an outline, first select it by tapping it, then
choose Outline | Delete outline from the menu.
First go to the list of outlines by tapping the "Done" button if
necessary. Simply touch the box at the left of the item and drag
it to the new location. A hint shows while dragging.
First open an outline by tapping the "Open" button if necessary.
Tap the "New" button, then pick "Item" from the popup list.

It brings up an
editor in which you can type as much as needed, up to a limit of 32K:

Touch "OK" when done. The item is added underneath the
active item, which is the one with the black box.
First open an outline by tapping the "Open" button if necessary.
To delete an item, first select it by tapping it, then choose Item |
Delete Item from the menu. If the item has others hidden below it,
Arranger will ask for confirmation.
If the item is a Address, Date
Book, Expense, MemoPad
or To Do item:
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Deleting it in Arranger only removes the link; the original item
remains in your PalmPilot.
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Deleting the original MemoPad/To Do/Address/Expense item will delete the
Arranger
entry.
First open an outline by tapping the "Open" button if necessary.
Simply touch the box at the left of the item and drag it to the new location.
You can place it either level with or to the right of the item before it
by moving the pen to the left or right at the new location. A hint
shows while dragging; for instance, moving Popcorn after HDTV:
Moving to the same level as HDTV |
Moving to the right of HDTV |
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View and edit the current item by simply tapping on the text.
You can preview the text in a smaller window by tapping at the extreme right of the line:

First open an outline by tapping the "Open" button if necessary.
You can copy, cut and paste items to a Clipboard, a hidden area
that can hold items. This helps you in changing the order of items
in your outlines. Use the menu to select the operation you want to
perform. It operates on the selected item, the one with the black
box at the left.
For Cut and Copy, if the item has other items hidden underneath it (i.e.
if the box has a plus in it, )
these items are also placed in the clipboard. Any previous items
in the clipboard are over-written.
For Paste, the items in the clipboard are copied in front of the selected
item. The items also remain in the clipboard, so more than one Paste
can be done.
The same Cut, Copy and Paste operations are available for outlines.
Note that the clipboard is shared between outlines and items. It
is possible to paste an outline as an item and vice versa.
Changing
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Simply touch the box at the left of the item and drag it left or right
as needed. A hint shows while dragging; for instance, moving HDTV
underneath Popcorn:

Arranger can number the lists and items or not, at your choice.
Items can be shown with either just the number for their level, or all
the numbers that represent their position in the document.

First open an outline by tapping the "Open" button if necessary.
Choose Options | Outline from the menu:

and pick the number format you would like to use.
It will only apply to the outline you are working on.
Arranger can link to Address List entries.
Tap the "New" button, then pick "Address" from the popup list.
(The last item selected from the popup list is repeated at the end, making it easy to double-tap.)

A dialog appears listing all the address entries:

Select the address you want to use, then tap "Add". The address
is removed from the list to signify that it has been selected. Of
course, it still remains in your PalmPilot. You can continue to add
more addresses from the list. After tapping "Done", the chosen address(es)
appear in Arranger with an address icon at the right:

Tapping on the entry allows you to view the entry in the Address book.
Use the Calculator or Applications icon to return to Arranger.
Arranger can link to Date Book entries.
Tap the "New" button, then pick "Date" from the popup list.

A dialog appears listing all the date book entries:

Select the appointment you want to use, then tap "Add". The appointment
is removed from the list to signify that it has been selected. Of
course, it still remains in your PalmPilot. You can continue to add
more appointments from the list. After tapping "Done", the chosen
appointment(s) appear in Arranger with an appointment icon at the
right:

Tapping on the entry allows you to view the entry in the Date Book.
Use the Calculator or Applications icon to return to Arranger.
Arranger can link to items in the built-in Expense application.
Tap the "New" button, then pick "Expense" from the popup list.

A dialog appears listing all the expenses:

Select the expense you want to use, then tap "Add". The item
is removed from the list to signify that it has been selected. Of
course, it still remains in your PalmPilot. You can continue to add
more expenses from the list. After tapping "Done", the chosen expense(s)
appear in Arranger with an expense icon at the right:

Tapping on the entry allows you to edit the entry in the Expense application.
Use the Calculator or Applications icon to return to Arranger.
Instead of writing the items in Arranger, you can use Memo Pad items
instead. Tap the "New" button, then pick "Memo" from the popup list.

A dialog appears listing all the memos:

Select the memo you want to use, then tap "Add". The memo is
removed from the list to signify that it has been selected. Of course,
it still remains in your PalmPilot. You can continue to add more
memos from the list. After tapping "Done", the chosen menu(s) appear
in Arranger with a Memo icon at the right:

If you wish, you can have more than one Arranger entry for the same
Memo Pad item.
Tapping on the entry allows you to edit the entry. Use the Calculator
or Applications icon to return to Arranger.
Arranger can display the built-in To Do entries in its outline.
Tap the "New" button, then pick "ToDo" from the popup list.

A dialog appears listing all the To Do items:

Select the To Do item you want to use, then tap "Add". Of course,
it still remains in your PalmPilot. You can continue to add more
items from the list. After choosing an item, it appears in Arranger
with a checkbox before it:

Checking or un-checking this item will change the value in the To Do
application accordingly. Tapping on the entry allows you to view
the entry in the To Do List. Use the Calculator or Applications icon
to return to Arranger.
Arranger can also add a "To Do" checkbox to all its entries.
Open an outline, then choose Options | Advanced Options, then check
"Show ToDo for all items".
Arranger can use other programs to display the built-in Address,
Datebook, Memopad and To Do entries.
From the menu, choose Options
| Global. A dialog appears showing the application that will
be used for each of the types.

Choose the application you wish to use. If it is not installed
on your PalmPilot, Arranger will use the built-in program.
Install Arranger
on your PalmPilot by using the PalmPilot Install Tool that comes with the
PalmPilot and runs on your desktop computer. The Windows 95 version is
shown at the right.
Macintosh users should
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Get a copy of SimpleInst from Olive
Branch Software.
Install it according to its directions.
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Use StuffIt Expander or UnZip to un-zip the file into a folder.
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You can read the help file(s) by dragging arranger.htm onto your favorite
browser.
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You can install Arranger by dragging it in top of SimpleInst.
It will be downloaded at the next hot-sync.
When it is installed on your PalmPilot, you will see the icon
in the list of applications. The first time you run Arranger, it will create
a small outline that you can use to practice on:

Arranger does not have a desktop component but its data is backed up automatically
by HotSync.
To restore your data, run the PalmPilot Install Tool and browse to find
the backup directory, which will be something like:
C:\Pilot\YourName\Backup
then select ArrangerDB.PDB from within it. The
data will be restored at the next HotSync. If you want, you can also
restore the clipboard by selecting ArrangerClipDB.PDB in
the same same way.
IMPORTANT: If you use Windows 95/98/NT, you
must be running at least HotSync Manager version 2.0.1 because version 2.0 has a
bug in it which fails to back up some data files. To find out which
version you have, right-click on the HotSync icon on the tool-bar and select
"About...". If the version is prior to 2.0.1 you can get an upgrade
free from 3Com at PalmPilot
Desktop 2.1 Upgrade
Arranger will work on your PalmPilot for 30 days. After that
time you must register it by completing the online registration
form. The cost is US$19. After completing the form, Kagi will
be sent an e-mail with a registration number that will unlock Arranger.
If your browser does not support SSL (Secure Sockets Layer, which encrypts
everything sent across the Internet), you can use the
unsecure version of this form.
To pay by mail, send USD $19, your Palm User Name and your email address to:
Olive Branch Software
223 E Victoria St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2020
USA
Technical support is available via e-mail. Please send a description
of the problem along with complete details of your PalmPilot and desk-top
machines to: support@olivebr.com
The latest version of this document is available at: http://www.olivebr.com/arranger/help/arranger.htm
ArrangerTM
and its documentation are Copyright © 1997-2002 Olive Branch Software.
All Rights Reserved.
Olive Branch Software
223 E Victoria St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2020
Internet: http://www.olivebr.com/
E-mail: info@olivebr.com
Document produced 2002.3.27
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