All Snapshots are stored in the Snapshots list. This can be
opened by pressing F10 or going to the Snapshots
menu and selecting Snapshots List. The Snapshots list and the
notebooks alternate and occupy the same space to the left of the
word processor. Switching between the two is simply a case of
alternating between the F9 and F10
shortcut keys.
The structure of the list is very similar to the History list
in Internet Explorer, and contains a series of folders showing
either the day of the week or the date. Inside each folder is
a list of all snapshots you have taken for that particular day.
The list appears in reverse order, with today always appearing
at the bottom, and the most recent snapshot for each day at the
bottom of each day's list. Each snapshot is named with the name
of the page it was a snapshot of, and the time the snapshot was
taken. Example: "My Chapter - 1.17pm."
If you have two pages with the same name in different
folders, you can tell which one the snapshot corresponds to by
selecting it and looking at the expanded folder information on
the status bar.
Snapshots can be stored for up to twenty days
before they are flushed, though the default is only seven days.
You can easily extend the number of days they are stored by opening
the Options dialog on the Tools menu and selecting Snapshots.
If a snapshot exists of the current page you
are working on, a snapshot picture will appear at the bottom left
of the status bar, showing the time the snapshot was made. This
gives a very quick indication of whether it might be a good idea
to take another snapshot.
All snapshots are read only, so you cannot change
the snapshot itself once it is made. You can however, open it
for reading or copying. This is simply a case of double clicking
on the snapshot in the same way you would a normal page. The snapshot
will open into a read only word processor which will be shaded
a different colour. It is then very easy to switch backwards and
forwards between the current page and a snapshot to compare the
differences.
If you are doing important work, or making a lot of changes,
it is a good idea to take snapshots regularly in case you inadvertently
delete something important without realizing. There is
no limit to the number of snapshots you can take, and
as they are automatically flushed after the specified number of
days, you never need to concern yourself over the high number
of snapshots you may be storing.
When viewing the snapshots tree, the icon next to any snapshot
of the current page will show a green tick mark, making it easy
to zero in on the relevant snapshots.
