On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 12:10 PM, Mike Wickham<info at mikewickham.com> wrote:
> You can even have multiple FM documents open on > multiple monitors. Although FM still doesn't offer multiple window views of a single document in FM 9, it's always been possible to launch FM multiple times, and open additional copies of one document for viewing different parts of the same document at the same time. When you open an open document in another FM instance, FM displays a message that the document is open, and offers the options of opening an untitled editable copy, a view-only copy, or opening the document for editing again (with a caution.) The safest choice is to open a read-only copy, because you can copy content from it by pressing Ctrl (Shift+Ctrl if using FM in a Windows virtual environment on a Macintosh) and dragging to select text for copying. Working with only one editable window and one or more uneditable windows avoids the problem of saving the wrong version over the correct one. In FM 9, the Track Text Edits feature is very helpful to keep things straight; in earlier releases, you can apply condition tags, save progressive edited versions and use File > Utilities > Compare Documents to monitor changes. Multiple monitors make the process easier, but you can customize your working view on a single monitor by Right Clicking on the Windows task bar to present the option of tiling active (non-minimized) applications, similar to tiling document windows in a single application. HTH Regards, Peter __________________ Peter Gold KnowHow ProServices
