Pathagoras Tip of the Week

Margin assembly:

    If you have a book of clauses that are named following the Prefix/Suffix Naming Convention, you can assemble a selection of those clauses by typing just the suffixes down the left side of the editing screen.

    After typing your suffix list, on the immediately next line, type the prefix.

    Follow that by a 'dot' and the word 'list'.

    Lastly, press <Alt-G>. Pathagoras will append the prefix to each of the suffixes and assemble the document in the order of the clauses that you typed. This is a really cool function.

    Here is an example of what a margin assembly list would look like (but see the References at the left for more information and examples):



(You can actually copy and paste the above sample text into a Word document and try it yourself. The default installation setup for Pathagoras links the 'wil' prefix to the appropriate folder containing the will clauses.)

    "But," you say, "I don't know by heart the names of the clauses I want! How am I supposed to create the list in the first place?"

    Not a problem. Just print out a checklist of the clauses and their subjects. Just go down the list to identify the ones you need.

    And lastly, "How can I rename the documents I have to ones bearing a prefix/suffix name? Piece of cake. Just follow the steps outlined in the Pathagoras Help Manual. Click the reference link at the left called "Names & Subjects Editor".