Split one item into two? Join two into one?

[Roger Barre]

If I import a few paragraphs from a document into an OOPro outline, how can I go through and make each paragraph its own item? In other words, can I put the cursor at the beginning of a paragraph - or line, or sentence - and hit a key combination that will split that item at that point into two items? I'm doing it now with cutting and pasting, and it's laborious.

Similarly, is there a easier way than cutting and pasting to select several items and join them into one?

[DerekM]

Paragraphs will go into their own row if you past out of row editing mode (the escape key will toggle row editing row).

You can also use control-return to split the row at the cursor and control-delete to join.

[Roger Barre]

Perfect. Thanks.

[nft]

Further to this, is there a key command to then split some of the imported text to become a note?

[DerekM]

Sorry no, maybe an AppleScript?

[revDuke]

Hi,

I've just started using outliner and found this tip useful. Am I missing it, or is this keyboard command missing from all the help-files? I can't find it (the ctrl-rtn and ctrl-del) anywhere in my mac omnioutliner v3.5 help files.

I'd like to find more such commands!

thanks,
tim

[DerekM]

They're listed under Help -> Keyboard Commands. However these two specific ones are a little tricky to locate. In the preferences there is an option to control the behavior of pushing the return key (either make a new row or splitting at the cursor). You will see in the preferences it lists that the control key reverses that setting. It's the same in the keyboard list, there's a note saying the control key reverses the split preference. So these two commands are listed as "Add row below selection" and "Add row above selection".

[revDuke]

got it!
tim

[DerekM]

Version 1.7.1? Are you using OmniFocus by chance?

I can't seem to split items using ctrl-return or join them with ctrl-delete. Ctrl-return just adds a new item under the one I am trying to split.

Also, I don't see Keyboard Commands menu under the Help menu item.

Is anyone else having this problem?

Thanks,
muski

[muski]

Yes. Sorry!