DeskNotes - Archive

DeskNotes Archive allows to save DeskNotes which no longer need to be on a desktop but their information is worth of storing. The Archive utilizes Categories that allows to sort DeskNotes into folders and help in navigation in tree structure of Archive. Archive window has three main parts

  1. Archive tab with a tree
  2. Search tab with search results list
  3. DeskNote editing area

How to archive DeskNote

  1. Select DeskNote which should be archived. Right click on it and from contect menu select Archive
  2. Archive operation is performed in 2 ways depending on Archive settings.
    1. If Settings | Archiving is set to "Archive desknote automaticaly into selected Archive node" then selected DeskNote is archived immediately and appears in Archive tree
    2. If Settings | Archiving is set to "Drag&Drop DeskNote into Archive tree" then
      1. Archive window is displayed
      2. Cursor in selected DeskNote changes to hand icon and DeskNote can be dragged into any Archive tree category

Search in Archive

Search box at the top serves for entering of search terms. It accepts  following syntax:

Search results are then displayed in the list below the search box. Selected DeskNotes can be edited. When Archive tab is selected then DeskNote selected in search results list is selected also in the Archive tree.

Getting DeskNote back to desktop

Any DeskNote can be moved back to Windows desktop. There are two options Move and Copy. Copy can be useful if DeskNote on desktop will serve as a template and will be modified while original one stays at Archive.

  1. Selecte DeskNote in Archive tree to be moved to Windows desktop and right click on it to display DeskNote popup menu.
    1. If DeskNote will be preserved in the Archive and will appear on desktop select "Copy" from popup menu
    2. If DeskNote has to be just on Windows desktop and not in Archive then select "Move"

Archive tab