4/3/2023 0 Comments Omnioutliner pro styles![]() ![]() Its versatility and complicated nature make it an app that has to be learned with an overcoming of a steep learning curve, that is, if you want to use the more advanced features of the applications. ![]() But there are almost endless options for font styles, line heights, tab spaces, etc. OmniOutliner is one of the best apps I know for creating a simple, nested list, but also templates for creating budgets, keeping an inventory of things, planning projects, etc. “If you can think it, it is possible with OmniOutliner 3 Pro.” There is a good quote on the Omni Group’s site for OmniOutliner, Two dimensional outlines coupled with the next point make OmniOutliner very powerful. This opens up a whole new dimension to your outlines allowing for almost any type of data to be stored like a check register, task list, budget, contact list, time log, or any other type of small “database” data. OmniOutliner gives you the option of adding multiple columns. You can even share with your Microsoft Word using friends or create a quick HTML page that you can open and view with any web browser. Also, with OMPL I can open up my outline in Scrivener and then sync different sections of text with Dropbox and have access to it with any text editing app I use.Įxporting options in OmniOutliner are superb. This is much easier than organizing in a traditional mindmapping application because organizing tends to be a more linear process than actual brainstorming. I could then easily organize my outline once in OmniOutliner. I have taken mindmaps from iPad or Mac, exported them to OMPL, and then opened them in OmniOutliner. Something else of note is that OmniOutliner accepts the growing in popularity outline format OPML (Outline Processor Markup Language) making it pretty darn versatile. This is probably the main reason that OmniOutliner is so good. You can easily drag and drop items, reorder them, indent and outdent them, sort them, etc. What OmniOutliner gets right is that it uses the same type of list creation interface that OF uses that makes creating a parented list of items dead simple and super fast to do. OmniFocus is awesome because of how easy it is to use and organize things, that is once you get over the small learning curve. The first Omni Group product that I had the pleasure to use was OmniFocus. Let’s first take a look at what OmniOutliner does the best. Below is my accounting of that experience. I have been using OmniOutliner 3 a little over 30 days now. In doing a quick search of the Mac App Store there are a few other outlining applications, but OmniOutliner is the one that wins with its feature set, ease of use, excellent interface, and design decisions. The outlining tool for the Mac is OmniOutliner Professional, plain and simple. This was several years ago before I switched to Mac and ever since then my use of the Microsoft Office suite (at least for personal use) has slowly been diminishing with the availability of excellent replacement apps on Mac as well as Google Docs. For many years I have used the Outline mode in Microsoft Word and then in Microsoft OneNote to make my outlines, take notes, create plans, and plan projects. I love to be able to quickly make a list, add children to certain topics or ideas and then easily sort that list. ![]() We want to provide our readers with an in depth view of tools and products that they are interested in and provide them our thoughts as well as ways to use these products faster and better. Editor’s note: This is a featured post in our ongoing series “30 Days With” which outlines the use of a productivity tool, service, or product that we have used for the past 30 days. ![]()
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