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A BETTER WAY OF STORING PLOT NOTES/OUTLINE?
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GreatRedSpirit
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CloseAlright, here's my dilemma. I've got a single OpenOffice document that I use that holds my setting, characters, mechanics, plot outline, and all other notes about my game. The single document worked at first when it was small, but its ballooning into a monster that takes a while just to get anywhere that isn't at the top of the document and it takes more and more time to find what I'm looking for.
I'm planning on breaking up the document into multiple files, each with a component of the original document (one for characters, one for outline, ect.), but I'd like to know if there's any better methods or programs better suited for huge documents such as these.
I'm planning on breaking up the document into multiple files, each with a component of the original document (one for characters, one for outline, ect.), but I'd like to know if there's any better methods or programs better suited for huge documents such as these.
I, too, would like to know of any such software. I usually have 4 or 5 text files per game, one being general info, and others being dedicated to plot/story, equipment, and characters/classes/spells. I open them all at once in TextPad. Eventually, once a game progresses far enough, I make an excel document with multiple spreadsheets. It's convenient to have only one document for everything, and excel suits my development style.
http://www.netcipia.net/xwiki/bin/view/MyNetcipia/ is a free wiki - you might find it useful to group your ideas into separate pages, and create hyperlinks between sections/pages. You can also attach files.
http://www.netcipia.net/xwiki/bin/view/MyNetcipia/ is a free wiki - you might find it useful to group your ideas into separate pages, and create hyperlinks between sections/pages. You can also attach files.
Euphorian
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Kentona, that's genius. Especially for someone like me who has like 70 characters in his game and can't remember half their names. >.>
ZPE
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I just use a notepad coupled with Notepad ++ (freeware alternative to MS Notepad with tabbed browsing).
If you have a Mac (for you true nerds out there with both major OS's), I suggest Macjournal... pretty sure that it comes with the system. It seems to be like Notepad ++ from Chemist's description, and it has some neat features like background opacity so that you can see through the note-taking area and read a document underneat.
Hooray for run-on sentences.
*Craze checks out Notepad ++.
Hooray for run-on sentences.
*Craze checks out Notepad ++.
Notepad++ doesn't sound too bad, I'm going to give that a spin.
(I did try the Wiki, but figuring it out was a pain and I wasn't too sure of an online source anyways considering that my wireless network loves to be a bitch at times, plus it doesn't support edit-time formatting), but I did like its sidebars
(I did try the Wiki, but figuring it out was a pain and I wasn't too sure of an online source anyways considering that my wireless network loves to be a bitch at times, plus it doesn't support edit-time formatting), but I did like its sidebars
Shadowtext
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I hate to support Microsoft products, but credit where it's due--Office OneNote is an excellent little program for this sort of thing. It's like a computerized binder, where you can set up several different notebooks with multiple sections in each, and multiple pages in each section. Fairly small footprint, but it could be smaller (I use the 2007 version--I imagine 2003 is a lot lighter-weight). It also makes synching between a desktop and a laptop (or any other computer on your network, I imagine) easy, which is handy.
Unfortunately, I don't think OpenOffice has any similar program. Google Notebook does some of the same stuff, but I like OneNote a lot more. Not being dependant on an internet connection and potentially slow servers might be a big part of that.
Unfortunately, I don't think OpenOffice has any similar program. Google Notebook does some of the same stuff, but I like OneNote a lot more. Not being dependant on an internet connection and potentially slow servers might be a big part of that.
Shadowtext, I could kiss you. This is exactly what I was looking for (well, not quite. I'd like another layer of organization, but its close enough)
demondestiny
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Never heard of it but i will try it. Sounds good to store all my files which i have plenty containing plot twists and everything so i don't forget.
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