If you have absolutely no idea how to work with plain text files, or if you have an idea but have never done this before so you feel like a quick introductory lesson might help, you are at the right place.

The following set of lessons, in the order in which they are listed, should help you get started with using plain text files.

• How to write in plain text
• How to write further in plain text
• How to save plain text
• How to work with multimedia

After you have read these, explore the major sections of this website – guides for instructions suited to various levels of expertise, philosophies that help you appreciate why you might find some approaches more beneficial than others, applications to help you find your comfort zone, academics if you work with lots of information, knowledge-production etc., and resources if you want to read even more about this subject, written by a host of other knowledgeable and talented individuals.

You can also jump across thematically rather than hierarchically using tags. Now get started with the first lesson.