Printing Notes?
I want to be able to see the note information without having to scroll through it in a little box on the screen. It isn't convenient for me to grab each one - cutting/pasting into another doc, reformatting it, then printing it - especially when I have multiple notes for a particular project, or need to be able to look back at a prior/next step set of notes.
I don't want to have to go to multiple sources, and I work best when I can print things out and lay them on a table; it's a side-effect of the OOSOOM of ADHD...
Outlook has had the ability to do this for years; ical can do it.
Do I have to use iCal to do this?
I'm not a script person, and have a big task ahead of me to get my stuff into LB, organize my life (read out of control mess), then start and finish a grad thesis in the next 10 weeks. Do I need to learn scripting to do this?
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There is another way to handle Notes...
Life Balance doesn't currently print notes. We do understand why you want that.
There is another way to do that which may be helpful in your particular case, where you are trying to do a thesis in a short amount of time.
What I recommend for you is that you set up the project with a structure that mirrors the structure of the document, with sections for the research, analysis and chapters.
Then, for handling the notes, you can use a different technique - you put a file system URL (a link) in the notes to access a real word processing document that you can format and print however you want to.
You can even point that link TO the actual thesis!
Depending on the nature of the thesis topic, you may also want links to a source file that becomes your bibliography of references, or to a file that is a less formal document with ideas for what you intend to write with your preliminary thoughts and analysis.
The only tricky thing about this is getting the URL syntax right. Once you have it, you just copy and paste that into the notes field.
There is more than one way to get the file system link, though. I'll offer up a couple of alternatives here, and you can think about which ones would work for you.
- One way to get that created for you is to drag the icon for the file to the location bar in Firefox, and it will construct the link for you.
- Or you can do it manually... the basic idea is to use "File:///" plus the path to the file which you can get in "get info" with spaces changed to "%20" and avoid other punctuation in your filenames.
It also sounds like you may be in a stressful situation right now anticipating all you have to do to complete your thesis. I've been there. It is a big project. Even so, you won't have to do it ALL in one sitting. It is time to break it down into things you can do. Think about the next simple step. Calm down that worried energy and prepare to be steady and consistent. :-)
Remember too, that there's a lot of valuable experience available here in the user forums to draw upon to help you organize and break that project down too. There's probably more than one way to do it, depending on the specifics of what you need to do. The clearer you can be about that... the easier it will be for folks here to offer suggestions.
Please know too, that we are wishing you every happiness and success!
--Catherine--*
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Thanks Catherine. I'll give this a try.
I appreciate the prompt feedback...
Joyce
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