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A sample WhizFolder document to keep track of your events (or calendar) for 2007 is available at the bottom of the Calendar page. Thanks to Steve Jarjoura who made up this document.

The fact that Steve could generate the hyperlinks based on topic names shows that our design of the simple name-based hyperlinking in WhizFolders was right. Time and again, we have debated whether to change the hyperlinking to use internal hidden fields using some kind of object number. While this might simplify some of the user interface issues, it will break the capability of generating hyperlinks easily. Currently, you can simply make a link just by typing [~jump topic-name]. No hidden fields and no hidden numbers. That means a programmer can make a script to make the linked content of an entire WhizFolder document in a text file and then import it using Insert Topics from Text File. The above event file was created in this manner.

Switching back and forth between Word and WhizFolders for Copy and Paste can be painful.

Instead, better use the Watch clipboard operation. Just switch ON “Watch Clipboard” on the Tools menu. Then Go on copying in Word. WhizFolders will automatically present you with a paste dialog where you can change the automatically created topic name. Other than that, WhizFolders will work in background. This will make the process much faster and easier.

After all the topics have been added, go to WhizFolders and rearrange your topic list by the outlining buttons or by drag and drop.