Inserting notes in Atlantis

[Eduardo]

I don't know if this tip was already submitted, but since I find it very handy I'll write it here.

Sometimes in long essays I need notes. In Atlantis is very easy to insert them following this method.

1 - Make a new document called Notes, save it and close it;
2 - Then start your new document. (When I need to insert notes I go to the beginning of the text, click on it to activate where I want to insert the Note reference and then go to:
3 - Insert, Hyperlink
4 - Click on file and select the file called Notes
5 - Click Open
6 - Before I click OK I write Notes on Text to Display and also on Screen Tip.
7 - Click OK.

From that point on those 2 files are linked when invoked from the working file.
When I access the Notes file by clink on the the word Notes at the top, I get back to my working document just by pressing Control F6.

I hope this is useful for some.

[admin]

Yes, you can have a hyperlink to another document, or to a bookmark in another document. But is there a reason why you do not want to use ordinary endnotes in your document?

[admin]

Note that Ctrl+F6 (or its equivalent Ctrl+Tab) would switch to the "main document" when you have only two documents open in Atlantis.

Plus clicking a hyperlink to another document would not always open that document in Atlantis. Atlantis should be your default application for the corresponding document type. Or the "Tools | Options... > Edit > Open hyperlinks to supported documents in Atlantis" option should be on.

[Eduardo]

Hi Admin:

Thanks for your replies.

The idea was to use a database like information, not insertion of endnotes. And yes, only to be used within Atlantis.

For example, if I am writing a short story (chapter of a novel, article, etc.), I write on my file Notes everything that I may need for the development of my story. Example: names of characters, ages, places, phrases, etc, etc. Factual details, in brief.

For essays, the concept is the same. It has been working for my very well. And it is always available from within Atlantis.

I hope I have clarified better my suggestion.

Cheers.

P.S. A Notes template would be even better. I didn't try it yet.

[andygrunt]

I may well not fully understand what you're trying to do but judging from the last post, it sounds like the 'Clippy Bank' (shudder - I hate that name), might be of use to you.

It's never quite worked as I would like (i.e. I'd like a seperate 'spare page' that's associated with each document so each would have their own notes) but even so, it might be worth looking at if you're not familiar with it.

[Eduardo]

Clippy Bank works very well and it is a clever idea. I'll be using it as well.

But since it is saved with the original document, either I have to empty the Clippy Bank or keep all the data stored. Since I submit my files elsewhere, I don't want them to have personal notes appended.

The method that I pointed out is file independent from the original document. You can invoke it by pressing the hiperlink. Once you have finished with your document, you can delete the hiperlink but the Notes files stays in your system unless you delete it. You can have as many notes files as you need.

Try and see if it works for you.

Note:

I'll give you a better explanation.

If, for example, I'm working on a article about Belgrade, I can create several Note files with different data, as follows:
- Notes-Belgrade night life.doc
- Notes-Belgrade historical buildings.doc
etc., etc.
After I have created the necessary data in separate files, I start the main document in Atlantis. Before I start writing, I create the hyperlinks pointing to those data files that I have created earlier. This way I have all the information I need a click away.

Basically it is a little "library" with data that I have collected during my research, separated by subjects.