Drag & Drop
Inserting files into projects is very easy. Simply just open up that project, then drag the files on your computer into the Pagico window, and they will be imported into the database.
Images files (bmp, jpg, tiff, gif) will be recognized and their thumbnail preview will be displayed. Other type of documents will be displayed as files with their icons.
Linking to a file
Normally when you’re importing files, a copy of the files will be made and stored in your current database. However, some times you may want to link to an external file rather than duplicating it for various reasons. In order to do so, just press and hold “Option” key (on Mac) or “Ctrl” key (on Windows and Linux systems) while dropping the file into Pagico. By doing so, an alias will be created and stored in the database, without duplicating the original file.
Opening (launching) the file in a project
Just double-click on the file icon (or the thumbnail image)! It’s that simple.
Creating blank documents right in the project
If you need to just create a blank Word document, or Keynote presentation, or anything like this, you may not need to launch the application at all. Pagico has tons of popular file templates built in. Learn more about this feature.
Tips & Hints
Not all documents are recognized by Pagico. So you might see a generic file icon displayed for files that are not recognized. But you’ll still be able to open and use it, as long as your operating system recognizes them and knows which application is associated with them.
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3 Notes
Two requests on getting files into Pagico:
1) I’d like an option in the Preferences to reverse the Drag and Option-Drag meanings. Keep the default as it is, but make it easier for people like me who want nearly always to link files rather than copy them.
2) Offer a file navigation dialogue as an alternative to drag and drop. I know that drag and drop is supposed to be the archetypal example of how easy the Mac GUI is, but I find it really tiresome to have to switch to the Finder and prepare a suitable window in a suitable place where Pagico won’t obscure it, and then switch back to Pagico and then drag and drop. I know Expose is supposed to make that easier, but it’s still a fiddly operation. A file dialogue doesn’t require any dexterity with the mouse and for me is much more straightforward.
I’ve only just purchased, by the way, but from what I’ve seen so far this is mighty impressive software.
Hi Rick,
@1: That makes sense. I’ll see what we can do in the near future.
@2: It’s actually very easy to implement on a programming standpoint. And probably you didn’t know that we actually removed this feature to reduce interface clutters. But again, it is definitely more convenient in some occasions. And I’ll see if we can find a perfect way to add this feature without making the UI too heavy or less efficient.
Thanks again for your ideas!!
Thanks, Ryo. For number 2, the “zero option” if you want to avoid clutter in the Pagico window might be a menu command (perhaps in File-New), which would allow people to use a keyboard shortcut. But perhaps the most obvious is to use the Add menu: Text Paragraph, List, Choose File.