Pathagoras makes it easy to keep your favorite Pathagoras commands handy and in a single location. The tool is called Quick Picks, and you access it simply by pressing <Alt-Q>.

  With Quick Picks, you can assign up to 15 Pathagoras functions to buttons. To activate Quick Picks, press Alt-Q. At the resulting screen, select a button and then a command

 

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   By default, Pathagoras has pre-assigned a few popular commands. The above image shows a practically full array.

   You can re-assign any assignments or keep them and add new ones to the remaining unassigned buttons.

To set an unassigned button, just click on it and follow the prompts.

To re-assign a button, shift-click on it and follow the prompts.

You make assignments 'in-bulk' using the button at the far left/bottom.

You can even change a label (the text to the right of the button) if you don't like the label we created. (Click the More button and then click the Edit text button that appears. Follow the instructions.

 

   These are some of the choices you can place into your MyButtons collection:

 

All Settings

Show All Settings Screen

Check Variables

Compare variables in underlying document to set list of variables in a mask

Conversion Tools

Convert a folder to a glossary, a glossary to a folder, etc.

Convert HotDocs

Convert HotDocs fields to Pathagoras variables

Create DDL

Create a new DropDown List

Document Assembly

Initiate a document assembly session via Library & Books (same as clicking the Document Assembly button in the Pathagoras toolbar)

External database settings

Display settings to external database links

Glossary Toolbar

Show the floating Glossary Toolbar

IDB Settings

Instant Database Settings & Tools screen

Instant Database

Display Instant Database screen (Same as Alt-D)

Mail Merge

Perform Mail Merge on underlying 'plain text' document with database or Instant Database records.

Mask Maker

Scan document or all documents in folder to create intake form ('Mask')

*Alias* Edit

Edit your *Alias* collection

Name & Subjects Editor

Quickly modify names and/or subjects of files in selected folder. (Add sorting prefixes, convert to prefix/suffix style, etc.)

Options Wizard

Display 'Create Options' Wizard

Paint Markers

Paint Pathagorizing markers in vivid colors to make them more visible

PathSmart

Document management feature: Quickly access your favorite folders

Prefix Table

Show Prefix Table

Process (test)

Test Options, Optional and Repeat blocks (Same as <Alt-P>)

SaveSmart

Document management: Quick save to favorite folders

Structure Checker

Check Structure of document elements (variables, options blocks, etc.)

TermWorks

Show 'Term Works' screen

Toggle Bookmarks

Display/Hide bookmarks

Variables Wizard

Display 'Create Variables' Wizard

Web Browser

Show Web browser

The list that ships with Pathagoras is augmented on a fairly regular basis, and your installed version of
Pathagoras likely has more choices than those listed above.

   If you have a 'favorite' button that you wish for us to add to our list so you can add it to your Quick Picks collection, just ask.

   You can add just about any Pathagoras command to your QAT. And we encourage you to do so. Read more about that here.