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zmember · Joined: 20 May 2009 Posts: 42

In the list of topics we have at the left of the idea space, can we minimize a pdf title so each page isn't showing in the list, you know, with the little triangle next to the pdf name so we can expand all those pages or hide them?

george · Site Admin Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 1978

Do you mean the list of the idea spaces in the Organizer? You can right-rick in the Organizer panel and choose Previews > Small or Previews > None to make them smaller. You can also organize the idea spaces hierarchically, just select an idea space in the Organizer and press Tab to indent it (shift-tab to outdent it).

zmember · Joined: 20 May 2009 Posts: 42

George, when I "tabbed" each page of the PDF, then its Title page got a Triangle next to it, which let me hide or show all those pages. That's good news! But what if the PDF is 200 pages long, like the tutorial shows, is there a way to indent all those pages at once instead of having to tab each one? Thanks.

george · Site Admin Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 1978

You can click on one idea space in the Organizer, hold shift down, and click on the last one, then press tab.

zmember · Joined: 20 May 2009 Posts: 42

YES! Thanks, George.

I feel close to compelled to buy this program. Do we get a discount if we think we couldn't help but buy it, but were forced because it's so good?

george · Site Admin Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 1978

zmember · Joined: 20 May 2009 Posts: 42

OK, is a smile a yes? Or is it a "don't tempt me to slap you" smile?

I've got another question. I've successfully spread a PDF and put a box next to it to put notes into. On my first PDF, I can read the print so I can have both it and my notes on the same page w/o having to scroll. But my second PDF has a much smaller Font and I can't read it w/o enlarging it and having to scroll to see my notes....is there anything I can do about that (to enlarge the Font?) except for enlarging the box?

Also...if I do enlarge the pages, can I do that in one fell swoop and not have to do it one at a time?

george · Site Admin Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 1978

Sorry, no discounts for being uncontrollably drawn into purchasing Curio. Smile

I assume you enlarged the idea space by changing the zoom using the little popup in the bottom right corner of the window. That's why the other idea spaces weren't zoomed, too.

Before you spread the PDF you can stretch it out a bit bigger to make it more readable. Sadly there's no way to do that to all PDF figures within all idea spaces after doing the Spread PDF, without manually doing it one-by-one.

zmember · Joined: 20 May 2009 Posts: 42

Actually, I was dragging the PDF itself across the idea space to enlarge it. I'm using my Macbook so my screen is only 13 in. I'll try another PDF and try enlarging it 'before' spreading it. Thanks. This is one fun program. I had my one-to-one at Apple today and my instructor is looking at Curio. He likes what he sees so far. So do I.

The reason I'm belabouring the PDF stuff is because of what I'd like to use Curio for. I'll make the suggestion in the appropriate place, not as though it hasn't been done before, but I do Persuasive Essays (arguments) so it's important for me to be able to see the PDF's and respond to their points on various pages. I'd love to be able to split the screen and have the PDF on top and my notes right under it, for better visibility on my Laptop.

Of all the PIM's I've seen and tried, I've fallen in love with Scrivener, Circus Ponies Notebook, and now Curio. I feel so fortunate, and guilty that all the world can't have what I do.