<s>
Planz	B-Application
is	O
an	O
open	O
source	O
personal	B-Application
information	I-Application
manager	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Keeping	O
Found	O
Things	O
Found	O
group	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Washington	O
Information	O
School	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planz	B-Application
is	O
a	O
research	O
prototype	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
commercial	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planz	B-Application
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
research	O
conducted	O
by	O
the	O
Keeping	O
Found	O
Things	O
Found	O
(	O
KFTF	O
)	O
group	O
and	O
elsewhere	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
personal	B-Application
information	I-Application
management	I-Application
(	O
PIM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planz	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
between	O
2008	O
and	O
2010	O
under	O
the	O
leadership	O
of	O
William	O
Paul	O
Jones	O
,	O
head	O
of	O
the	O
KFTF	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
has	O
progressed	O
through	O
several	O
development	O
versions	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
2010	O
Planz	B-Application
is	O
not	O
in	O
commercial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planz	B-Application
is	O
meant	O
to	O
help	O
people	O
better	O
organize	O
their	O
digital	O
personal	O
information	O
by	O
providing	O
a	O
central	O
document	O
linking	O
related	O
personal	O
information	O
around	O
a	O
conceptual	O
theme	O
,	O
usually	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
a	O
project	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
home	O
remodel	O
or	O
a	O
trip	O
to	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
working	O
from	O
within	O
the	O
Planz	B-Application
document	O
,	O
sending	O
e-mails	O
and	O
creating	O
documents	O
without	O
leaving	O
Planz	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
case	O
Planz	B-Application
dynamically	O
links	O
these	O
new	O
information	O
items	O
into	O
the	O
document	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
working	O
from	O
outside	O
the	O
document	O
by	O
dragging	O
and	O
copying	O
files	O
,	O
e-mails	O
,	O
hyperlinks	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
items	O
into	O
Planz	B-Application
in	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
using	O
other	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
efficient	O
transfer	O
of	O
information	O
between	O
applications	O
was	O
a	O
key	O
objective	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
Planz	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
interface	O
provides	O
users	O
with	O
specialized	O
tools	O
to	O
facilitate	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planz	B-Application
works	O
in	O
many	O
ways	O
like	O
a	O
word	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
a	O
design	O
standpoint	O
,	O
the	O
document	O
overlay	O
of	O
Planz	B-Application
makes	O
the	O
realization	O
of	O
additional	O
features	O
straightforward	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
an	O
important	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
,	O
Planz	B-Application
presents	O
a	O
document	O
that	O
is	O
anchored	O
at	O
a	O
"	O
Projects	O
"	O
folder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
for	O
any	O
folder	O
selected	O
in	O
the	O
file	O
manager	O
,	O
Planz	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
invoked	O
as	O
a	O
right-click	O
option	O
to	O
present	O
a	O
document	O
anchored	O
at	O
this	O
folder	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
document	O
presented	O
in	O
a	O
Planz	B-Application
window	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
as	O
an	O
HTML	B-Language
file	I-Language
to	O
be	O
viewed	O
in	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
or	O
edited	O
in	O
a	O
word	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
structure	O
of	O
a	O
Planz	B-Application
document	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
exported	O
for	O
re-use	O
either	O
as	O
a	O
project	O
template	O
or	O
for	O
immediate	O
use	O
in	O
another	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Links	O
within	O
Planz	B-Application
correspond	O
either	O
to	O
local	O
files	O
within	O
these	O
folders	O
or	O
to	O
shortcuts	O
which	O
,	O
in	O
turn	O
,	O
can	O
point	O
to	O
files	O
,	O
web	O
pages	O
or	O
e-mail	O
messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
Planz	B-Application
works	O
with	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
,	O
the	O
file	O
manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
create	O
,	O
modify	O
or	O
delete	O
folders	O
and	O
files	O
through	O
operations	O
initiated	O
within	O
Planz	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
other	O
direction	O
,	O
a	O
process	O
of	O
synchronization	O
works	O
to	O
ensure	O
the	O
document	O
views	O
of	O
Planz	B-Application
are	O
current	O
with	O
respect	O
to	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
file	O
system	O
made	O
outside	O
of	O
Planz	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planz	B-Application
is	O
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
for	O
the	O
complete	O
life	O
cycle	O
of	O
personal	B-Application
information	I-Application
management	I-Application
from	O
initial	O
information	O
capture	O
,	O
to	O
information	O
's	O
timely	O
use	O
in	O
completing	O
tasks	O
,	O
to	O
its	O
eventual	O
archival	O
for	O
clutter	O
control	O
and	O
future	O
reference	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QuickCapture	O
is	O
a	O
pop-up	O
utility	O
associated	O
with	O
Planz	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Planz	B-Application
this	O
information	O
is	O
structured	O
as	O
a	O
note	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
shortcut	O
within	O
the	O
file	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QuickCapture	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
work	O
independently	O
from	O
Planz	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
flag	O
headings	O
in	O
Planz	B-Application
as	O
tasks	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortcuts	O
to	O
these	O
headings	O
can	O
appear	O
as	O
sub-headings	O
under	O
a	O
special	O
"	O
Today+	O
"	O
heading	O
in	O
Planz	B-Application
,	O
as	O
a	O
task	O
to	O
do	O
that	O
day	O
or	O
in	O
the	O
otherwise	O
immediate	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heading	O
or	O
note	O
no	O
longer	O
appears	O
in	O
the	O
Planz	B-Application
document	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
reappear	O
again	O
later	O
either	O
at	O
the	O
user	O
’s	O
request	O
or	O
automatically	O
when	O
a	O
deferred	O
date	O
comes	O
due	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
any	O
other	O
folder	O
,	O
the	O
journal	O
can	O
also	O
appear	O
as	O
a	O
single	O
integrated	O
document	O
in	O
Planz	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planz	B-Application
works	O
with	O
these	O
other	O
applications	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
:	O
Users	O
can	O
flag	O
a	O
heading	O
in	O
Planz	B-Application
to	O
create	O
a	O
task	O
or	O
calendar	O
appointment	O
in	O
Outlook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
The	O
Days	O
Ahead	O
"	O
allows	O
them	O
to	O
track	O
deadlines	O
and	O
appointments	O
through	O
dynamic	O
interaction	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
's	O
Calendar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
:	O
New	O
Word	O
,	O
Excel	O
,	O
Powerpoint	O
and	O
OneNote	O
documents	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
from	O
within	O
Planz	B-Application
,	O
or	O
existing	O
Office	O
documents	O
can	O
be	O
linked	O
to	O
Planz	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
:	O
Users	O
can	O
links	O
to	O
websites	O
in	O
Planz	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Twitter	B-Application
:	O
Users	O
can	O
tweet	O
directly	O
from	O
Planz	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planz	B-Application
creates	O
a	O
link	O
to	O
that	O
tweet	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
then	O
be	O
incorporated	O
into	O
a	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Planz	B-Application
and	O
QuickCapture	O
utilize	O
metadata	O
encoded	O
in	O
XML	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
Cross-Tool	O
Markup	O
Language	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
XooML	O
"	O
(	O
pronounced	O
"	O
zoomul	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
XooML-based	O
tool	O
such	O
as	O
Planz	B-Application
then	O
builds	O
a	O
view	O
as	O
follows	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
version	O
of	O
Planz	B-Application
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
places	O
XooML	O
fragments	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
file	O
folders	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
folder	O
structure	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
of	O
organizing	O
not	O
only	O
files	O
but	O
also	O
e-mail	O
messages	O
,	O
web	O
references	O
and	O
informal	O
notes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
the	O
top-level	O
synchronized	O
XooML	O
fragment	O
,	O
Planz	B-Application
builds	O
a	O
top-level	O
Plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Planz	B-Application
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
subfolders	O
and	O
folder	O
shortcuts	O
of	O
a	O
folder	O
appear	O
within	O
the	O
folder	O
's	O
Plan	O
as	O
document-like	O
heading	O
associations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
each	O
of	O
these	O
headings	O
that	O
were	O
last	O
shown	O
as	O
"	O
expanded	O
,	O
"	O
Planz	B-Application
retrieves	O
folder	O
content	O
information	O
and	O
an	O
associated	O
XooML	O
fragment	O
and	O
then	O
uses	O
the	O
results	O
of	O
their	O
synchronization	O
to	O
determine	O
the	O
display	O
of	O
a	O
sub-Plan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Planz	B-Application
,	O
the	O
process	O
completes	O
when	O
sub-plans	O
have	O
been	O
generated	O
for	O
each	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
expanded	O
associations	O
encountered	O
during	O
the	O
processing	O
of	O
XooML	O
fragments	O
.	O
</s>
