Pathagoras uses Word documents as the 'building blocks' for document assembly. Therefore,

'building block' = 'Word document.'

   Since a building block is a (any) Word document, it logically flows that if you save a useful Word document into a designated folder, that document automatically becomes part your document assembly system. That is the logic upon which the remainder of this pamphlet is based.

   Stated a bit differently:

Any document stored in any Word/Windows folder that you have previously designated (or intend to designate)
as a book or a DropDown List is part of the Pathagoras document assembly system.
Nothing more is required on your part to 'convert' that document for use by Pathagoras.

    Here are the 4 techniques that Pathagoras uses to create/manage those building blocks.

1.It's already there. Of course, this is not a technique, but it is reassuring to know that any document that currently resides in a folder to which you have pointed a book is automatically part of the book.

2.You copy/paste it there. Copy a document from one folder and paste it into the folder you designated as the book. The mere act of saving a document into a folder you have designated (or intend to designate) as a book makes that document part of the book.

3.'Save' or ''SaveAs' an on-screen document.  If you simply save previously unsaved text into a folder you have designated (or intend to designate) as a book, the document becomes part of the book.

4.Create a new document. Type (or paste) text onto your editing screen. Press Save and save the text as a document into the folder you have designated (or intend to designate) as a book. The mere act of saving a new document into the 'book's' folder makes the document part of the book.

   This is an important concept: Unlike the way that other programs operate (including Word, and its 'building block'), there is nothing 'unique' or 'special' about the building block document in Pathagoras.

   Other programs require specially coded and specially located text. That text is difficult to access and difficult to edit once saved. We don't. Indeed, the opposite is true with Pathagoras.

A building block to Pathagoras is simply any document in any folder.

   This abject simplicity is the heart of the Pathagoras system. Please be mindful of this as you proceed.

   So, you might ask "How can I confirm that the documents I saved in my folder are also part of my book? Simple. After you save your text, click File Open (a plain Word command) and navigate to that folder to confirm the document is really there. (That step is optional, but we just want you to see the document in 'native Word'.) Then return to a regular screen.

   Now click Pathagoras' document assembly button. Then click the radio button next to the book name that points to the folder and click 'Next'. All documents (including the new ones) are in the listing at the left. No magic. Pathagoras is simply reporting what is present in the folder at the time it reads the folder.  (If you are checking out the content of a DropDown List, you may have to click the 'refresh' element at the foot of the List.)