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Documents aren’t only for reading and writing one at a time.
In Pensiv you can select multiple documents and
choose how to view that selection.
The point of this is not to organize documents.
It’s to think in groups, and switch between structure and flow to judge.

① What multi-select means

When you select several documents, Pensiv treats it as:
  • “I want to see these as one group
  • “I want to check structure or flow across them”
  • “I want to read / review / edit them as a continuous piece”
So multi-select is not just selecting files;
it’s choosing a unit of thought.

② Grid view: see the selected group at a glance

After multi-selecting documents, choose Grid view and
the selected documents appear as cards on one screen.
In grid view you can quickly see:
  • Which documents are selected
  • For each document:
    • Title
    • Status (draft / done, etc.)
    • Summary
    • Progress
This view is good for checking chapter layout, episode spread, and progress. Grid view is
the view for what structure this group has.

③ Multi-document view: read the selection as one flow

After multi-select, choose Document view and
the selected documents are shown as one continuous document.
In this view you can:
  • Read several documents in one continuous flow
  • Check flow between chapters, scene transitions, and paragraph rhythm
  • Review the full text from a reader’s perspective
Multi-document view is
the view for how these documents read in sequence.

④ Grid view vs. multi-document view

Grid viewMulti-document view
FocusStructureFlow
PurposeLayout and organizationReading and review
PerspectiveDesignerReader / editor
Question”What is where?""How does it connect?”

⑤ Summary

In Pensiv, document multi-select is:
  • Not a file-management feature
  • A way of working by grouping documents
  • A tool to switch between structure and flow by changing the view.
The moment you select multiple documents,
Pensiv switches from writing mode to composing mode.
Try selecting several documents.
From then on, Pensiv shows them as one context.
What you need may not be more documents but
a different way of looking.