> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# 3.2.6 Document multi-select and view modes (Grid / Multi-document view)

> Thinking in document groups, grid view and multi-document view

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**.

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## 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**.

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## 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**.

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## 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**.

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## ④ Grid view vs. multi-document view

|             | Grid view               | Multi-document view    |
| ----------- | ----------------------- | ---------------------- |
| Focus       | Structure               | Flow                   |
| Purpose     | Layout and organization | Reading and review     |
| Perspective | Designer                | Reader / editor        |
| Question    | "What is where?"        | "How does it connect?" |

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## 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**.