We are pleased to announce the release of Pathagoras 2020 and its many new features and improvements.
These are 'I didn't think that something like this could ever been done with plain-text document assembly" type features. We are very proud of these new tools. We have always emphasized that 'plain text is the way to go', and I am confident that this release will prove it definitively. Go to the end of this newsletter for upgrade information.
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In our last two newsletters we offered free 30-minute one-on-one training sessions to anyone who asked (newcomers, 'middle-agers' and 'old-timers', everyone) to answer questions they had about Pathagoras and to offer advice on 'best practices'. These sessions were well-received, highly requested, and helpful to those who took advantage. They were especially helpful to me by showing usage patterns among users that I never knew.
As a result of these interactions (most sessions lasted well in excess of the originally scheduled 30 minutes), I learned how far some people had stretched Pathagoras, well beyond even what I had conceived when I wrote the routine. I am so proud of you guys and gals.
But I also learned that some were unaware of some of Pathagoras' most basic tools, including DropDown Lists, options blocks and interviews. Many were not yet familiar with the new "QuickLinks" feature (which allows instant navigation to any designated folder). Of course, bringing users up to speed and teaching alternative ways to use Pathagoras was the main purpose of the training sessions. Those who participated left with a greatly expanded understanding of the program. They also left with some highly 'Pathagorized' documents, or new QuickLinks, and the like, and that immediately enhanced their office's document production.
Those sessions led me to compose a new series of articles which I am titling " . . . Let me count the ways" (with apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning). In these articles I pick a topic and list the Pathagoras tools available to accomplish those ends. Hopefully, seeing what is available will help you improve your office's efficiency. The first two articles are below:
No poetry. Just a recitation in each article on how to accomplish vital document automation tasks, with links to the Manual for more information and illustrations.
And for those who have read this far, and who wish to take advantage of our previous one-on-one training offer, we are offering it again. Just call on the toll-free number and ask for Julie. She will set you up a no-cost 30 minute Pathagoras 'refresher course' at a time convenient on your calendar. (Even if you called before, that okay.)
I want to remind you of our new Iorad tutorials (announced in the last newsletter). They are step-by-step, narrated, tutorials on very narrow topics that we think will be of interest to most of you. Check them out here.
Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks.
Roy
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