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THINKTANK’ S COMMAND SYSTEM
ThinkTank’s command system gives you “the best of both
worlds”; you can always choose to be prompted and guided or to
take a “fast path” to action. Let’s review the two different
ways to select a command, using NEW (again) for illustration.
We will contrast the most deliberate and the quickest way to
create a new headline.
The position of the bar cursor always determines where
the selected command will take effect. Press the ESC key to
return to Top Level (if necessary) and use the arrow keys to
move the bar cursor to PERSONNEL RECORDS.
The Deliberate Method
From Top Level, press “/” to display the Main Command
Menu and use the right arrow key to move the menu cursor to
NEW. On the bottom line of the Command Area you can see:
* the command key for NEW, N, on either end; and
* its brief explanation, ADD A HEADLINE OR PARAGRAPH,
in the middle
While a menu is displayed, pressing RETURN selects the high-
lighted option, in this case NEW. Do so; ThinkTank displays
the NEW Command Menu.
Suppose we want to create a new headline below the exist-
ing ones. Move the menu cursor to DOWN. Now, since we want
the new headline to be three lines down (rather than im-
mediately below the bar cursor headline), type the command
prefix “3” before selecting the DOWN option. A “3” appears on
the right side of the top line of the Command Area. The com-
mand prefix tells ThinkTank how far away it should create the
new headline. (You must enter it just before selecting DOWN;
if you enter it before selecting NEW or moving the menu cur-
sor, ThinkTank will “forget” it before creating the new head-
line.)
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