# Polywick StoryServer — Documentation

> Polywick StoryServer — Documentation documentation

- [StoryServer Developer Resources](/api/developerresources) - Developer resources for StoryServer including links for Python, Perl, Visual Basic, AutoHotKey, and general outliner discussions.
- [StoryServer Development Environment](/api/environment) - Glossary of EccoPro and EccoExt terms, regex expressions, functions, auto assign rules, and operators.
- [Scripting & Automation API](/api/scripting-api) - Complete reference for the StoryServer Lua scripting API, rule-builder operations, and legacy DDE API.
- [Support/Contact](/contactus) - How to contact StoryServer — support, corporate sales, and social channels.
- [Core Concepts](/core-concepts) - Glossary and conceptual overview — items, folders, notepads, columns, hoist, ticklers, forms, lookups, and more.
- [Getting Started](/getting-started) - Your first ten minutes with StoryServer — create a database, add items, use folders and columns, save and reopen.
- [How-To Recipes](/how-to) - Task-oriented walkthroughs for common StoryServer workflows — GTD, CRM, writing, project planning, migration and more.
- [StoryServer](/) - Modern one-pane organizer. Outlining, Scheduling, Contact Management, Notepads, Cross tabs, Gantt charts, Phonebook and scripting in a single package.
- [Windows - Stage 2 - StoryServer Configuration, Diagnostic and Uninstall Wizard](/install/configurationwizard) - Configure StoryServer after installation, including desktop shortcuts, start menu entries, file associations, and diagnostics.
- [Enterprise Deployment](/install/enterprisedeployment) - Guide to enterprise and silent installation of StoryServer using automated deployment tools like Microsoft SMS.
- [Deployment](/install/installation) - Learn about the different kinds of deployment and installation methods for StoryServer on Windows and macOS.
- [macOS Install](/install/osxinstall) - How to install and run StoryServer natively on macOS.
- [Performance Notes](/install/performance) - Practical guidance on StoryServer scaling — when to compact, archive, split or tune.
- [Privacy & Telemetry](/install/privacy) - What data leaves your machine when you use StoryServer — update checks, Google Calendar sync, crash reports, Online APIs.
- [Security Issues](/install/security-issues) - Information about code-signing, anti-virus detection, and reporting security issues for StoryServer.
- [System Requirements](/install/system-requirements) - System requirements for running StoryServer on Windows and macOS, including minimum and recommended specifications.
- [Windows - Stage 4 - Uninstallation](/install/uninstall) - How to uninstall StoryServer from Windows using the installer or Control Panel.
- [USB Mode](/install/usbmode) - Learn about StoryServer USB Mode, how to enable it, and the differences between Application Mode and USB Mode.
- [Windows - Stage 3 - Using StoryServer](/install/usingstoryserver) - Learn how to launch StoryServer on Windows and configure it to start automatically.
- [Windows - Stage 1 - Setup](/install/wininstall) - Step-by-step guide to installing StoryServer on Windows, including installation options for Admin, Non-Admin, and USB modes.
- [Year 2038 Notice](/install/y2038notice) - Information about the Year 2038 issue and how StoryServer stores date and time using Qt's 64-bit date/time types.
- [Introduction to StoryServer](/introduction) - Learn what StoryServer is, its core views, scripting, task management, content exchange, customization, and data safety.
- [Keyboard Shortcuts](/keyboard-shortcuts) - Complete keyboard shortcut reference for StoryServer v2 — generated from the canonical menu definition.
- [StoryServer Versions](/legal/briefhistory) - StoryServer Versions.
- [Inspired by EccoPro](/legal/inspiredby) - How StoryServer is inspired by EccoPro — the origin story, the technical challenge, and the legal basis for an independent reimplementation.
- [Legal Notices, Trademarks & Acknowledgments](/legal/legalnotices) - Copyright, trademark notices, and third-party acknowledgments for StoryServer.
- [Public Beta](/roadmap-beta) - Information about StoryServer public beta testing, how to obtain the latest build, and how to report bugs.
- [Roadmap](/roadmap) - StoryServer roadmap and future wish-list items.
- [Bitmaps & Layout](/storyserver/bitmap-listing) - List of images used to make the folder and implementation decisions.
- [Goto Date](/storyserver/calendar/goto-dialog) - How to select dates and holiday dates in StoryServer.
- [Calendar Menu & View](/storyserver/calendar/menu) - Date-specific tasks and calendar navigation in StoryServer.
- [Columns Editor](/storyserver/columns/columns-editor) - Column editor interface in StoryServer.
- [Column Menu](/storyserver/columns/columns-menu) - Manage columns — insert, remove, reorder, alignment, width and the column grid.
- [New Columns](/storyserver/columns/columns-new) - Creating new columns in StoryServer.
- [Caption and Widths](/storyserver/columns/columns-widths) - Column caption and width settings in StoryServer.
- [Command-Line Parameters](/storyserver/command-line) - Command-line invocation for StoryServer, derived from main.cpp.
- [Edit Menu](/storyserver/edit/edit-menu) - Editing facilities for items and notepad text in StoryServer — cut/copy/paste (including RTF, HTML, Markdown, OPML, CSV), find & replace, and insert.
- [Find](/storyserver/edit/find) - Find and Replace functionality in StoryServer.
- [Goto Pane](/storyserver/edit/gotopane) - Goto Pane navigation in StoryServer.
- [Insert Symbol, Insert Date](/storyserver/edit/insert) - Insert Symbol and Insert Date functionality in StoryServer.
- [File Extensions](/storyserver/file-extensions) - File extensions used by StoryServer.
- [Backup & Restore](/storyserver/file/file-backup) - How StoryServer backs up your .plw databases automatically and how to restore from backup.
- [Database](/storyserver/file/file-database) - How to import, export, archive, compact, and scramble StoryServer documents.
- [Import / Export](/storyserver/file/file-import-export) - Supported formats for getting data into and out of StoryServer — OPML, CSV, Markdown, RTF, HTML, EccoPro.
- [File Menu](/storyserver/file/file-menu) - Create, open, synchronize, archive and manage StoryServer documents.
- [MRU](/storyserver/file/file-mru) - What is a MRU and Favorite, how to open and manage files on the MRU list.
- [New](/storyserver/file/file-new) - How to create a new file, create a file based on a template, or import an EccoPro file.
- [Open](/storyserver/file/file-open) - How to use the Open dialog and what files to select.
- [Print](/storyserver/file/file-print) - Print or execute options in StoryServer.
- [Properties](/storyserver/file/file-properties) - File properties settings including auto-save, colors, calendar, day-of-week, tickler, and phone options.
- [Save As...](/storyserver/file/file-saveas) - How to save StoryServer documents and where to find folders you previously opened.
- [Sync](/storyserver/file/file-sync) - PKCS, version-control, and how PKCS works in StoryServer.
- [Import from EccoPro](/storyserver/file/import-ecco) - How to import from EccoPro, common workarounds, and limitations of importing.
- [Auto-Assignment](/storyserver/folder/folder-autoassignment) - Auto-assignment rules for folders in StoryServer.
- [Folder Menu](/storyserver/folder/folder-menu) - The Folder dropdown and right-click context menu — assign, edit, find, create, type, delete and view folders.
- [Folder Properties](/storyserver/folder/folder-properties) - Folder and column properties settings in StoryServer.
- [Color](/storyserver/format/format-color) - How to change notepad colors in StoryServer.
- [Font](/storyserver/format/format-font) - How to change fonts in StoryServer.
- [Format Menu](/storyserver/format/format-menu) - Character formatting, outline styles, outline labels, and text touch-ups.
- [Outline Sequence](/storyserver/format/format-outline-sequence) - How to change outliner sequences in StoryServer.
- [Text Touch-ups](/storyserver/format/format-touchups) - How to make text touch-ups in StoryServer.
- [About](/storyserver/help/help-about) - The purpose of the About dialog box and vendor contact information.
- [Find Menus and Shortcut Keys](/storyserver/help/help-findmenu) - How to find labels and hotkeys and how to set hotkeys in StoryServer.
- [Help Menu](/storyserver/help/help-menu) - Help menu — context help, contents, keyboard shortcuts, and version info.
- [Gantt](/storyserver/items/item-gantt) - Gantt chart functionality in StoryServer.
- [Story Level](/storyserver/items/item-level) - Story level item display in StoryServer.
- [Item Menu](/storyserver/items/items-menu) - Add, move, split, join, hoist, lock and mark outline items.
- [Magic Menu](/storyserver/magic/magic-menu) - Advanced features — Data Viewer, Script Workspace, Cross Tab, Customize Menu, Online APIs and Transparency.
- [Notepad Area](/storyserver/notepad/notepad-area) - Tasks you can do within a notepad in StoryServer.
- [Notepad Copy](/storyserver/notepad/notepad-copy) - How to copy an existing notepad to another notepad in StoryServer.
- [Notepad Overview](/storyserver/notepad/notepad-overview) - What a Notepad is in StoryServer, how it differs from the database, and how to use multiple notepads per file.
- [Phone Menu & Phone Book View](/storyserver/phone/phone-book-menu) - Rolodex-style PhoneBook — add, delete and show names, manage forms, dial and integrate with the Calendar.
- [Pointer Interface](/storyserver/pointer/pointer-interface) - What a pointer is and how to enable or disable the pointer interface in StoryServer.
- [Status Bar Region](/storyserver/statusbar/status-bar-menu) - What is a status bar and what you can do using the status bar in StoryServer.
- [Toolbar Colors](/storyserver/toolbar/colors) - Configure the behind-color for the menubars in StoryServer.
- [Toolbar Menu](/storyserver/toolbar/toolbar-menu) - How to configure the toolbar in StoryServer.
- [Alarms](/storyserver/tools/tools-alarms) - Alarms functionality in StoryServer.
- [Named Filters](/storyserver/tools/tools-filters) - Named filters functionality in StoryServer.
- [Phone Forms](/storyserver/tools/tools-forms) - Phone Forms and Magic Forms in StoryServer.
- [Launch](/storyserver/tools/tools-launch) - Launch menu and file format options in StoryServer.
- [Tools Menu](/storyserver/tools/tools-menu) - Sort, filter, forms, launch, alarms, ticklers, time tracking, toolbar and options.
- [Magic Named Alarms](/storyserver/tools/tools-named-alarms) - Named alarms functionality in StoryServer.
- [Options](/storyserver/tools/tools-options) - StoryBoard options for calendar, time zone, startup, and pointer settings.
- [Sort](/storyserver/tools/tools-sort) - Sort functionality in StoryServer.
- [Sum](/storyserver/tools/tools-sum) - Sum functionality in StoryServer.
- [System Tray](/storyserver/tray/tray-options) - How StoryServer uses the System Tray area in Windows.
- [Using StoryServer](/storyserver/ui-elements) - Menu hotkeys and how to access StoryServer functions.
- [Bookmarks](/storyserver/view/bookmarks) - How to set local and global bookmarks in StoryServer.
- [New Notebook](/storyserver/view/newnotebooks) - How to create a new Notebook in StoryServer.
- [View Menu](/storyserver/view/view-menu) - Manage views — Calendar, PhoneBook, Notepads, Folder Window, Bookmarks, and interface language.
- [Window Menu](/storyserver/window/windows-menu) - Arrange open StoryServer windows — cascade, tile horizontal, tile vertical — and switch between open files.
- [Templates](/templates) - Downloadable StoryServer starter databases (GTD, CRM, Project Planner, Writer's Outline, Time Tracker).
- [Word](/thirdparty/thd-word) - Learn how StoryServer integrates with Microsoft Word for exporting and importing data.
- [Third-Party Apps](/thirdparty/third-party) - Learn about third-party applications that integrate with StoryServer including email, file archivers, mind mapping, synchronization, and word processors.
- [Troubleshooting](/troubleshooting) - Diagnose and fix common StoryServer problems — database issues, crashes, sync conflicts, missing menus, performance.