## FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

Here are a set of questions that seem to get asked a bit. They are asked often enough to warrant their own entry on this page- maybe you will find an answer here.

### How can I open a single page in a new window?

Hold down the command key while clicking on a link.

### I don't like a certain menu shortcut, or it doesn't have one. How do I make/change it?

If you are running 10.3 or later, you can assign or change a menu shortcut in the "Keyboard Shortcuts" tab of the Keyboard & Mouse system preference pane.

### Does VoodooPad work with Spotlight?

VoodooPad 2.1 comes with a bundled Spotlight plugin. So yes, VoodooPad will work with Spotlight in version 2.1.

### Can VoodooPad resize images when they are pasted?

Currently this is not possible.

### I lost my registration number. How can I get it back?

Visit our handy serial number page and we'll send it to you.

### Does VoodooPad support page anchors / can I link to a particular paragraph in a page?

Currently this is not possible, but it is something we are investigating.

### Can I pay with PayPal?

Yes.

### Does VoodooPad support versioning?

Not at this time.

### Does VoodooPad support Textile / Markdown formatting?

VoodooPad does not support Textile or Markdown formatting.

The primary reason for this is because things are supposed to be easy in VoodooPad. Command-b makes text bold, command-i italicizes text, etc… just like every other writing application you use on your Macintosh. While textile/markdown do offer some interesting features, they are not in line with what VoodooPad is about.

### Can I "unlink" a word?

Yes, VoodooPad 2.1 now supports the ability to unlink a single instance of a page link.

### Where can I get an old version of VoodooPad?

As of this writing, VoodooPad 1.1.4 if considered the best "old" version of VoodooPad. You can download the full and lite versions from these links:

VoodooPad: http://flyingmeat.com/x/VoodooPad1.1.4.dmg

VoodooPad Lite: http://flyingmeat.com/x/VoodooPadLite1.1.4.dmg

### Can I rename a page?

Yes, you can. Navigate to the page you want to rename, and then choose "Page Info" from the Page menu. A sheet appears where you can change properties about the page, including the page name. (The one exception is when you are trying to rename your default page (normally "index"). You can't currently change the name of that one)

### How do I open a page in a new window, when I'm in browser mode?

Hold down the command key when you click on a link.

### What type of encryption does VoodooPad use?

The Blowfish Encryption Algorithm.

### How do I stop words from linking on just one page?

Click on the info toolbar button of the page you want links to go away on, and then uncheck the button "Highlight linked words"

### What's the difference between a page and a pad? What is considered a "document"?

A page is a single entry- a single window that you can type in. Multiple pages go in a pad, like a notebook. A pad and a document are the same thing- a collection of pages. A pad can also contain file links that you dropped in from the Finder. The document is stored in a file like a world processing application would, and it usually ends with the extension .vdoc

### Do I have to mash words together to make a link?

No, you do not. You can link a single word, with or without capitalization just as easily as a mashed word, it just doesn't appear underlined before you make it a link. To make a new page with the word (or phrase), just select the text and choose "Make Link" from the Edit menu, or type Command-L.

### Why can't I underline or change the font color?

VoodooPad uses colorized and underlined text to denote a link, so it would be confusing if you came across underlined text that does not function as a link. However you can change this behavior by opening up the Preferences and under the Appearance section turn on the option "Allow manual underlining and font color changes".

### Is there any revision control in VoodooPad like a full history of changes?

No, there is not.

### What is the difference between VoodooPad and VoodooPad Lite?

Feature | VoodooPad Lite | VoodooPad
Inline editing and realtime linking of pages | • | •
Unicode, Rich Text support, and image embedding | • | •
Auto-complete page opening | • | •
Save / Export to iPod | • | •
Links to pages in another document |  | •
Spotlight support |  | •
Categories/tag support |  | •
AppleScript support |  | •
Encryption |  | •
Sketch |  | •
Plug-In Support |  | •
Export as HTML or RTFD |  | •
Save pages as Microsoft Word documents |  | •
View recently updated pages |  | •
Clippings folder for frequently used bits of text |  | •

### What are the valid options for the date format field in the Preferences?

Specifier | Description
%% | A '%' character
%a | Abbreviated weekday name
%A | Full weekday name
%b | Abbreviated month name
%B | Full month name
%c | Shorthand for “%X %x", the locale format for date and time
%d | Day of the month as a decimal number (01–31)
%e | Same as %d but does not print the leading 0 for days 1 through 9 (unlike strftime(), does not print a leading space)
%F | Milliseconds as a decimal number (000–999)
%H | Hour based on a 24-hour clock as a decimal number (00–23)
%I | Hour based on a 12-hour clock as a decimal number (01–12)
%j | Day of the year as a decimal number (001–366)
%m | Month as a decimal number (01–12)
%M | Minute as a decimal number (00–59)
%p | AM/PM designation for the locale
%S | Second as a decimal number (00–59)
%w | Weekday as a decimal number (0–6), where Sunday is 0
%x | Date using the date representation for the locale, including the time zone (produces different results from strftime())
%X | Time using the time representation for the locale (produces different results from strftime())
%y | Year without century (00–99)
%Y | Year with century (such as 1990)
%Z | Time zone name (such as Pacific Daylight Time; produces different results from strftime())
%z | Time zone offset in hours and minutes from GMT (HHMM)