Many users already have documents containing curly braces surrounding blocks of text. More likely than not these preexisting braces to do not represent optional text. (Perhaps they have been used to mark out instructional or informational material in legacy documents.) If Pathagoras 'processed' {text} without warning, it would generate quite a bit of user confusion. Therefore, {Simple Optional} ships in the 'disabled' state.

   To enable (activate) the module, call up the Utilities/Settings screen. Click the <<*Options/Optional* Text Blocks>> tab under 'Settings at a Glance' section. Next to the 'Simplified Options' label, change the characters or uncheck the "Enabled" box .

   Note that, from this screen, you can also change the boundary characters to another character set.  If you have a lot of existing text already marked with {curly braces}, you can tell Pathagoras to use a different character set to indicate "simple optional text".