Add Items to the Outline

Outline Fundamentals > Actions > Add Items to the Outline

Bonsai is designed for quick data entry on both the handheld and your Windows desktop machine.  As you compose your outline and finish one item, type (or graffiti) a return to start the next item.  The new item will be inserted at a level that is appropriate for the current state of the outline. 

The handheld application has 2 toolbar icons for inserting new items.  One inserts a new sibling item, and the other a new child item.  The items are inserted based on the current location of the input caret.

On the desktop, Shift-Enter will give priority to inserting the new item one level below the current item. On the Palm device, the New Child menu command will create a new child item under the current item.

There is a preference that controls the type (Simple, To Do, Task) given to new items.  When starting a new outline, it is best to configure this preference for the most common type of item that will be added to the outline.

If you paste text from another application that is composed of several lines, Bonsai will create an item for each line of text.

Note:

If an active filter will hide a new item, the filter is cleared so the new item will be shown.