Re: State-of-the-art outlining/concept-mapping software

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Posted by stephenz
2005-03-16 09:49:32

Leo,

I don’t think you’re going to find exactly what you’re looking for in a single program. The only outliner that also offers a diagram function that I’m aware of is Inspiration. I don’t believe it offers the ability to link the same heading to multiple documents, but perhaps I am not interpreting your requirement properly.

I would recommend you take a look at some of the following programs to see if they may provide—in some combination—the functionality you’re looking for:

1. Inspiration (http://www.inspiration.com)

2. NoteMap (http://www.casesoft.com)—in my opinion, the best single-pane outliner for Windows.

3. Writer’s Blocks (http://www.writersblocks.com)—is not an outliner, but can function as one. Allows you to create blocks of text that can be arranged much like one would arrange items in an outline, but in a more visual way. Allows you to view and edit your “outline” as an assembled document. I am unsure if it offers linking to external documents, but would be surprised if it did not.

4. SuperNoteCard (http://www.mindola.com)—similar in some ways to Writer’s Blocks, but lower priced and provides a rudimentary outline.

I am sure that some others on this forum may be able to provide further choices and detail, but this is my recommendation.

Steve Z.

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