Take Notes allows students to make study notes by annotating pages of course content.

What do you want to do?

• add notes
• delete notes
• edit notes
• edit an equation in notes
• view all notes
• display a list of all notes

Adding notes | Top

1. From the Action Menu, click Take Notes. The Notes screen appears.
2. Click Add. A text box appears.
3. Type your notes.
   • To add an equation
     1. Select Create new equation from the Equation list box (see About Equation Editor and Viewer for an overview of this tool).
     2. Click Equation Editor. The Equation Editor screen appears. Note: The Equation Editor screens display differently for Macintosh users. For more information, see overview of tool for Macintosh.
        • Create an equation using the icons in the toolbar together with keyboard numeric elements. Click the ? icon to view Help specific to creating an equation. Important: Do not enter spaces between elements in your equation, as spaces appear as boxes when displayed in the Viewer.
        • Under Settings in the Title text box, enter the title of the equation. A default title is provided by the Equation Editor.
        • Under Settings in the Font Size list box, choose a font size.
        • If you want to to return to the question edit screen without inserting the equation into the question, click Cancel, or to attach the equation to your question, click Insert. The Add Notes screen will appear with a reference to the equation in the text box, specifying the Equation id and title. The equation will also now appear in the Equation drop-down box, so you may select it for editing. See Editing an equation if required.
4. When you are finished, click Update.
5. Click Close.

Deleting notes | Top

1. From the Action Menu, click Take Notes. The Notes screen appears.
2. Click Delete. A confirmation window appears.
3. To confirm, click OK.

Editing notes | Top

1. From the Action Menu, click Take Notes. The Notes screen appears.
2. Click Edit. A text box appears.
3. Edit your notes.
4. When you are finished, click Update.
5. Click Close.

Editing an equation in notes | Top

Equations are never actually edited. Each time you access an equation and save changes made to it, a new equation is created, and the Editor assigns a new Equation id number to the equation.

Note: The Equation Editor screens display differently for Macintosh users. For more information, see overview of tool for Macintosh.

1. From the Action Menu, click Take Notes. The Notes screen appears.
2. Click Edit. The Add Notes screen appears, containing a text box. If the notes contain an equation, an Equation id and tile reference appears in the text box.
3. From the Equation list box, select the Equation id number matching the Equation id in the text box of the equation you wish to edit.
4. Click Equation Editor. The Equation Editor screen appears with the equation in the editing area.
5. Edit the equation. Important: Do not enter spaces between elements in your equation, as spaces appear as boxes when displayed in the Viewer.
6. Enter a new title for the equation if desired. Note: You cannot change the id number assigned by the Equation Editor.
7. Click Cancel to discard the changes, or Insert to include the equation with your message. The Add Notes screen reappears, displaying the id and title of the original and the edited equation in the text box. Important: Remove the original equation if desired. If you choose not to, your message will contain two equations, the original and the edited.
8. When you are finished, click Update.
9. Click Close.

Viewing notes | Top

1. From the Action Menu, click Take Notes. The Notes screen appears.
2. Click View All. Your notes are displayed.

Displaying a list of all notes | Top

1. From the Action Menu, click Take Notes. The Notes screen appears.
2. Click Page List. A list of all your notes is displayed.

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