ThoughtManager®

Welcome to ThoughtManager! Below you will find a quick start guide on how to install and use ThoughtManager. For a more detailed description of ThoughtManager, read the TM Manual.pdf file.

Important Information Before Installing

Before Installing, please read the enclosed license agreement. By using this software, you are agreeing to the terms of the license.

Also, please fill out the enclosed user survey. Your feedback is very important to us, and vital to our ability to create great products.

If you are upgrading from a previous version of ThoughtManager, DO NOT delete the old version before installing, or you will lose your ThoughtManager data. Install over it.

How to Register

This is the 15 day FREE trial version of ThoughtManager.

After 15 days, you may purchase a registered version from the Hands High Software Web site at http://www.handshigh.com/.

Complete directions for ordering by P.O., Web, mail or fax are available from http://www.handshigh.com/html/purchasing.html, or send a check for $19.95 to:

Hands High Software
1290 Cypress Street
East Palo Alto, CA 94303

Be sure to include your email address so we can email you directions for downloading the registered version of the product.

Registered users receive:

Installation

To install ThoughtManager, double-click on the ThoughtManager.prc file, and then HotSync.

You will now find ThoughtManager in your list of applications, and you are ready to go!

If you would like the German version of ThoughtManager, also install the TMLang-DE.prc file.

ThoughtManager also comes with some outlines that will help you get started using ThoughtManager. These outlines end in ".tmo.pdb". To load any of these into your Palm, double-click on the outline you want and HotSync.

FontBucket is included with ThoughtManager for FREE. To enable custom fonts, open the FontBucket folder and double-click on the FontBucket.prc file. Then, open the font folders and double-click on the fonts you would like to install. Also, see the Hands High Web site for more fonts (http://www.handshigh.com/).

If You Are Upgrading from ThoughtMill

Once you install ThoughtManager, tap on the ThoughtManager icon. Do not tap on the old ThoughtMill icon. Once ThoughtManager starts, it will automatically import your outlines into ThoughtManager and delete the old ThoughtMill from your Palm device.

If you do not see the ThoughtManager icon, and you are using a 3rd party launch program, temporarily turn off your 3rd party launcher and go tap on your Palm Applications icon to see the ThoughtManager icon. After you start ThoughtManager once, you can turn your 3rd party launcher back on.

Minimum Requirements

ThoughtManager requires Palm OS 3.0 or above. ThoughtManager will not run on the PalmPilot Professional or Personal.

User Manual

Included is a User Manual in Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 format, suitable for printing or online viewing. Adobe Acrobat Reader is a free program available on the Internet. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 installed, you can download it at:

http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html

If you are viewing the manual, you may want to do the following to help you navigate and view the files easier. Choose Preferences->General from the File menu and make sure that the checkbox titled "Smooth Text and Monochrome Bitmaps" is NOT checked. This will make the text more readable on the screen.

If you open the manual with an older version of Acrobat Reader, you will get an error message.

Beam to a Friend

If you ever want to let someone try your software, you can beam it to another Palm device, if both have infrared capability. You will be beaming the trial version of the software. Tap the Applications button and choose Beam from the menu.

Technical support

Should you have any difficulties with our products, please use the following resources:

  1. Please read the FAQs or Knowledgebase at http://www.handshigh.com/. They will often have the answer to your questions.
  2. If you do not find the answer to your problem there, please go to our technical support contact page and fill out the form there.

Other Hands High Software Products

Don't forget to see our web site for other software products for the Palm OS, including:

ThoughtManager® Desktop

Edit outlines on your desktop computer and synchronize with your Palm.

Trip® and Trip® Deluxe

Easily organize your automobile mileage for business, real estate, and non-profit use.

PhoneLog(tm)

Organize and track your phone calls, who you called, when, why and how long the call was. Great for contact management or to reconcile your phone bills.

AirMiles(tm)

Organize your frequent flyer miles. Make sure you get the awards you have earned!

ToDo PLUS(tm)

Organize your tasks with alarms, filters, repeating tasks, a summary view, and lots more!

Memo PLUS(tm)

Organize your memos. Includes alarms, drawings and templates!