Step-by-Step Procedures: How to...  
 
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Complete List of Procedures  
 
If you're just getting started using Personal Knowbase and want a introduction to the basic features, see our Step-by-Step Tutorial.  
 
Entering Information  
Procedures for getting data into your data files.  
 
Creating New Information  
 
Creating a New Data File  
Entering New Information  
Assigning a Keyword to an Article  
Creating an Unassigned Keyword  
Saving a Data File  
 
Adding Details to Articles  
 
Tagging an Article  
Password-Protecting an Article  
Associating a Web Address with an Article  
Associating a File with an Article  
Linking to a Web Address from Inside an Article  
Linking to a File from Inside an Article  
Creating Links between Articles  
 
Bringing in Information from Other Sources  
 
Importing from a Text File  
Importing from a Cardfile File  
Importing from an HTML File  
Importing from an RTF File  
Importing Files from Windows Explorer  
Copying Text from Another Windows Application  
 
Advanced Importing  
 
Importing a List of Keywords  
Importing from a Delimited Text File  
Importing from a File with Fixed-Width Columns  
Importing from a Custom Format Text File  
Importing E-mail Message Text  
Using OCR Software with Personal Knowbase  
 

 
Retrieving Information  
Procedures for viewing and using article data.  
 
Finding Information  
 
Opening an Existing Data File  
Finding the Information You Need  
Retrieving Related Articles  
Retrieving Tagged Articles  
Searching for Text  
Locating Articles by Date  
Opening an Article's Attachment  
 
Advanced Retrieval  
 
Performing Logical Operations on Keywords  
Finding Articles Not Associated with a Keyword  
Finding Articles without Keywords Assigned to Them  
Finding Articles with One Keyword Or Another  
Finding Articles with Attachments  
 
Working with Information  
 
Listing Titles Associated with Specified Keywords  
Viewing Keywords Common to Several Articles  
Creating a Printed Index  
Listing the Number of Articles for Each Keyword  
Exporting Articles to a Text File  
Exporting Articles to a Cardfile File  
Exporting Articles to Web Pages  
Exporting Articles to an RTF File  
Printing Information  
 

 
Changing Information  
Procedures for modifying your articles, keywords, and data files.  
 
Modifying Information  
 
Modifying an Existing Article  
Replacing Text  
Copying Articles between Data Files  
Assigning a Keyword to Highlighted Articles  
Copying Keywords between Articles  
Renaming a Keyword  
Merging Keywords  
Editing a Hypertext Link  
Updating Article Dates Automatically  
Password Protecting a Data File  
Merging Data Files  
 
Removing Information  
 
Untagging an Article  
Deleting an Article  
Deleting a Keyword from an Article  
Deleting a Keyword from the Data File  
Removing an Article's Attachment  
Removing Duplicate Articles  
Removing a File's Password  
 
Formatting Information  
 
Formatting an Article  
Changing a File's Default Font  
Viewing Tabled Information in Proper Columns  
 

 
Customizing Personal Knowbase  
Procedures for changing the appearance of the windows and the behavior of the program.  
 
Customizing the Personal Knowbase Screen  
Customizing the Index Window  
Changing the Titles Displayed at Startup  
Sorting Titles by Date  
Customizing the Article Window  
Turning On (or Off) Active Links in Articles  
Displaying Years with 4 Digits  
Not Displaying the Save Article Warning Message  
Starting Personal Knowbase with a Data File Opened  
 

 
Managing Personal Knowbase  
Procedures for compacting and repairing.  
 
Compacting a Data File  
Repairing a Damaged Data File  
Repairing the Personal Knowbase System  
Reverting a Data File to Version 2 Format  
Backing Up and Restoring Data Files  
Moving Personal Knowbase to a New Computer  
Checking for Updates to Personal Knowbase  
Uninstalling Personal Knowbase  


 
 
Ordering Personal Knowbase  
Information about ordering.