For the first year, I opened a Memo document (YEAR1.DOC) and entered all the questions sequentially, organized by units, titles and question numbers. At the beginning of each unit I would put references for the required and optional readings (course pamphlets, books, and other reference material). The screen for the beginning of a unit looked something like the one shown here:
I kept a pamphlet, book, or other reference material with me. When I had some spare time during the day, I'd pull out the Palmtop and press Memo. I usually kept YEAR1.DOC open in Memo, the cursor resting on the question I was working on. I'd review where I was, and start answering the question (or read from the reference material as needed).
I tended to look at the questions first, and then read the reference material with the question in mind, taking notes on the Palmtop in Memo. I would eventually get to a point where I felt I could answer the question completely, or partially. I would then answer the question, cutting and pasting material from the notes. When I was finished with the question, I would delete any leftover notes and go on to the next question.
If the home study document was not open in Memo, I used an Fn-key System Macro that would open Memo, load the home study document, and do an F4 (Find) on xx to take me to where I left off. I leave the xx characters in the document next to the question I'm working on so I can use the Find feature to quickly go to the question. I'll also leave xx in the middle of partially answered questions, with notes reminding me what I have to do to complete the question. For example, I had the following note embedded in an unfinished question: xx read pamphlet 140.001 for information on St. Thomas Aquinas xx. When I had completed an entire year I'd do an xx search to find any holes I'd left in the document.