An Overriding 'Pathagorean' Rule:

          Ultimately, you should never find yourself  'assembling' a document using an original document as the 'base.' So long as you abide by this rule, you will not accidentally overwrite the original by forgetting to do a 'SaveAs'.

Of course, there is one exception to the above rule. When you are intentionally editing the original with the goal of improving the source text itself, correcting spelling errors, etc., you must open and work on the original document.  But NEVER NEVER NEVER use the original of a document with the idea of editing it as a final document for a specific client or customer.

          When set-up following the guidelines in this Manual, Pathagoras automatically implements this rule for you. When a document is brought onto the screen using Pathagoras tools you will always be working on a copy. How do you know it is a copy? Look for the 'name' of the document in the upper left hand corner of the screen. It will be named "Document1", "Document5", etc.

  If you find yourself working on the original for other than source editing purposes, you should rethink your process, and implement the tools provided by the program. If you do nothing else in your early days with the program you should at least "Create your First Library" and "Shelve your First Book"