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What is a notecard pile?
A pile is a group of notecards that share a common theme, support an idea, or center on a particular topic. A notecard may only belong to a single notecard pile. On the **Notecards** screen, a pile is represented as a stack of notecards with a number on the front that indicates how many notecards are contained in the pile (see the //Viewing and modifying a notecard pile// section in this chapter for how to view those individual notecards).

Printing notecards
To print notecards → On the **Notecards** screen, click the **Print** button above the Notecard Tabletop. → Choose “Export as Web page (HTML file)” or “Export to Word (RTF file)” from the options window, depending on your needs. **Important**: Exporting and printing from a Web page will keep all of the images and formatting in your notecards intact. Exporting to an RTF file will eliminate all graphics and formatting (the result is just plain text). **Expert tip**: If you would like to maintain some of the formatting when you export to Word, you can try choosing the “Export as Web page” option, then simply copy and paste the resulting Web page into a Word document. → Choose from three print options: → On the **Notecard items to print** window, choose the elements from the notecards that you wish to include in the exported file (quotation, paraphrase, my ideas, page numbers, etc.). By default, they will all be included. Unmark the checkboxes next to any elements that you wish to omit. Click the **Submit** button. → If you are exporting as a Web page, the Web page will open and you can use your browser’s File > Print mechanism to print the notecards. → If you are exporting to an RTF file then depending on the browser you are using, the file download will either start automatically, or you will be prompted to click a link to start the file download. Save the RTF file to your computer and then open it in Word (or other word processor that supports the RTF file type).
 * o **Export all notecards**
 * o **Export selected notecards only** (use control-click to select individual notecards on the tabletop, or search by keyword, tag, etc. to select notecards matching specific criteria)
 * o **Export notecards from pile…** (choose a pile name from the dropdown list)

**Why use an outline?**
An outline organizes your information in complimentary ways because it shows both: Sometimes you will create a working outline of your topic before you have gathered all your information, then will modify and rearrange the components as understand your subject better and think about the best presentation to your audience. At other times you may wait until you have gathered most or all of your information before you are able to develop an outline. The ultimate purpose of an outline is to help you write or present ideas in an organized manner that your audience can follow. The most important ideas are labeled with Roman numerals I, II, III, etc. which are relatively of the same importance to each other. The indented subheadings A, B, C, etc., are subordinate to the Roman numeral but equally significant to other alphabetical letters.
 * 1) The logical **progression** from your introduction/beginning through a conclusion/end in support of your overarching thesis.
 * 2) The hierarchical **relationships** between topics and subtopics, main points and supporting evidence, abstract ideas and concrete details.
 * 1) I. Introduction/Thesis
 * 2) II. Background of the problem
 * 3) A. History
 * 4) i. Pre 1900
 * 5) ii. From 1900 - 2000
 * 6) iii. From 2000 - present
 * 7) B. Current data
 * 8) III. The scope of the problem
 * 9) IV. First solution
 * 10) A. Advantages
 * 11) i. Case one
 * 12) ii. Case two
 * 13) B. Disadvantages
 * 14) V. Second solution
 * 15) A. Advantages
 * 16) B. Disadvantages
 * 17) VI. My solution
 * 18) A. Advantages
 * 19) B. Unresolved problems and disadvantages
 * 20) VII. Future possibilities

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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Printing the outline
<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Printing the outline

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">→ Click the **Print** button in the outline toolbar.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">→ Choose from three print options:

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">→ **Print outline with notecards**: Export as an HTML file, including the content of your notecards in line with the topics and subtopics of your outline. Outline numbering and HTML formatting in your notecards will be retained.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">→ **Print outline without notecards**: Export just your outline as an HTML file, retaining your outline numbering.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">→ **Convert outline to RTF**: Export as an RTF file that can be opened directly in Word.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">**Important**: With the RTF option, notecards will be exported as plain text and images will be omitted.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">→ If you chose to include the notecards in the export, choose the elements from the notecards that you wish to include in the exported file (quotation, paraphrase, my ideas, page numbers, etc.). By default, they will all be included. Unmark the checkboxes next to any elements that you wish to omit.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">→ If you are exporting as a Web page, the Web page will open and you can use your browser’s File > Print mechanism to print the outline.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">→ If you are exporting to an RTF file then depending on the browser you are using, the file download will either start automatically, or you will be prompted to click a link to start the file download. Save the RTF file to your computer and then open it in Word (or other word processor that supports the RTF file type).

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