Basic Concepts
Drag & Drop

One of the most important Mac OS X concepts is Drag & Drop. Merlin uses the Drag & Drop concept for many of its operations. To open or import files you can drag them from the Finder onto the Merlin application icon.

Here is an overview of just a few ways you can use the Drag & Drop functionality in Merlin:

  • Importing files
  • Expanding on existing projects
  • Working with the Library
  • Exporting entire or parts of specific projects
  • Grouping activities
  • Sorting activities
  • Attaching Elements
  • and much moreā€¦
Top-Down and Bottom-Up

Another very special feature of Merlin is its versatility. With Merlin you can choose different directions in planning your projects. You can plan your projects from top to bottom (starting from the project down to the individual activities) or you can plan them from the bottom up (from the activities to the project). This process applies to the following sections

Elements

From the first "project vision" through the last "post-mortem meeting," Merlin offers you practical methods of attaching several types of information to a specific activity, a phase or to the entire project. It is analogous to using e-mail. Following the same principal, Merlin attaches Elements to an activity or to other information in your project. The attached Elements are always available to you whenever required. The following Elements have been integrated:

Expandability

Merlin can be extended in several ways. Any project can be saved as a template, and the Library can be built into a valuable component for your documents. It is also possible to create your own reports.


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