UberNote Help

 

• New How do I change the notes view?
• General Layout
• Note Navigation
• Note Usage
• Tag Management
• Shortcut Keys
• Bookmarks
• Image Insertion
• Important Notes
• UberClip
• UberMark
• UberSnap
• UberMail
• AIM Messaging
• Sharing Notes
• iGoogle Gadget
• Backup Notes
• Twitter
• Attachments
• Public Pages

 

How do I change the notes view?

Click on the drop down menu "View" on the top right hand corner of the interface. Your preferences will be saved.

General Layout

1.  Header - Main high level actions.  (Log out, Account Settings, Administrative Messages)

2.  Note Navigation - Controls what displays in the Notes List area.

3.  Tags Management / Viewing - Manage the tags (add new tags, tag notes, rename, remove).  View notes based on tags selected in Notes List area.

4.  Notes List - Where the magic happens. 

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Note Navigation

The menus on the left hand side will help you control what notes show up in your application.   The numbers next to the options indicate the number of notes in that category.  You will know you are in a specific category by the visible notch that will point to the category.  The newest notes will be on the top of your note list. 

Built in Navigation:

• All Notes - Lists all your notes ordered by created date in the Notes List area.
• Last Modified - Lists all your notes ordered by modified date in the Notes List area.
• Important - This is a built in category where you can view any notes that have been marked important.  The results are display in the Notes List area.
• Untagged - Returns all the notes that do not have any tags in the Notes List area.
• Bookmarks - This is a built in category where you can view any notes that have hyperlinks from the note text.  The results display in the Notes List area.
• Open Tasks - This is a built in category where you can view any notes that have any open task item (not checked off).  The results display in the Notes List area.
• Trash - Once a note is trashed it shows up in the trash.  You can view what's in the trash and individually untrash or permanently delete the notes.  A note in the trash will retain its tags but not show up in the counts for number of notes in each tag.  A note in the trash can not be edited while it is in the trash.
• Search - Enter text in the search box to search for notes.  The search will return matching notes in the Notes List area.

Tag Navigation:

• View Notes By Tag -  Left mouse clicking a tag will display only the notes that use the tag.
  
  
  

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Note Usage

How to:

• Add a note - To add a note you can click on the "Add Note" button in header area of the application.  This note will show up in your Notes List.
• Edit note text - Just click and type. When a note is selected, an editor bar will be displayed when a note is selected.
• Edit note title - Single click where the Title is displayed to edit the title.
• Mark a note important - Single click the lightning icon in the top left corner of the note to mark it as important. 
• Save a note - Notes are saved automatically.  While notes are being edited, you will see their save status in Modifed Date area.
• Trash a note - In the top right hand corner of each note there is a trash button.  Trashing a note will place it in the Trash list. You can view which notes are in the trash by clicking on "Trash" in the Note Navigation area.
• Untrash a note - For a note to be untrashed, "Trash" must first be selected in the Note Navigation area. From there, click on the untrash icon in the upper right hand corner of note.
• Delete a note (This is PERMANENT) - To delete a note, you have to remove them from the trash.  The first way is to click on the "Empty" text next to the "Trash" in the Note Navigation area.  This removes all notes from the trash.  The second way is to view the notes in the trash and individually remove them using the icon in the top right hand corner of each note in the trash.

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Tag Management

This is like putting stickynotes or labels on pages of your notebook, so you can look up things easily. A note can be tagged with as many tags as you want.

How to:

• Create a Tag - In the Tag Management area, there is a "New Tag" input box.  Use that box to enter the name of the tag you want to add.
• Tag a Note - Drag and drop a tag to the note you wish to tag or on a note there is a tag menu to add or remove tags.
• Edit a Tag / Rename -  Right mouse clicking on a tag will bring up a context menu where you can rename the tag or use the management button that displays by putting your mouse cursor on the tag.
• Delete a Tag - Right mouse clicking on a tag will bring up a context menu where you can delete  the tag.
• View Notes By Tag -  Left mouse clicking a tag will display only the notes that use the tag.

 

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Check Boxes In Any Note:

How to use check boxes

1. Write notes on anything you want
2. Click the check box in the editor to add task items right into your notes
3. Use the "Open Tasks" link to find any note that has undone tasks (unchecked boxes)

You never have to worry about aggregating tasks or flipping through your notes trying to figure out what isn't done.

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Shortcut Keys

For ease of use shortcut keys are available for the note editing functionality in the application.

• Cut - Ctrl X
• Copy - Ctrl C
• Paste - Ctrl V
• Undo - Ctrl Z
• Redo - Ctrl Y
• Bold - Ctrl B
• Italics - Ctrl I
• Underline - Ctrl U
• Select All - Ctrl A

 

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Using Bookmarks

With the built-in bookmarks tool, you can quickly find all of your notes that contain web links.



How to use bookmarks:

1. Select the text you want to bookmark
2. Create a link by clicking on the "Insert/edit link" icon
3. Click on "Bookmarks" to list all notes that contain web links

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Image Insertion

With the image insertion tool, you can add images anywhere in your notes.


How to insert images:

1. Click on "Insert/edit image"
2. In the popup box that appears, specify the URL of the image to be inserted
3. Click on "Update" to add the image to your note

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Marking Important Notes

To mark notes as important, click on the lightning symbol next to the note name.



To list all your important notes at once, click on "Important" on the left.

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UberClip

UberClip is a bookmarklet that you can use to copy clips or entire web pages directly into your notes.

Installation: (if not using Firefox toolbar)

Using UberClip:

1. Log into UberNote, making sure the "Remember me" box is checked.
2. Navigate to a web page that you want to add to your notes.
3. Highlight the text you want to clip, and click on your UberClip button or link.
   
   If no text is selected, the whole web page is added to your note.
4. Clip as much and as often as you like. When you next check your notes in UberNote, all your clips will be there.
5. Remember, you will always get a verification message if you clip was successful!

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UberMark

UberMark is a bookmarklet that you can use to add bookmarks of web pages directly into your notes.

Installation: (if not using Firefox toolbar)

Using UberMark:

1. Log into UberNote, making sure the "Remember me" box is checked.
2. Navigate to a web page that you want to bookmark.
3. Click on your UberMark button or link.
4. Bookmark as much and as often as you like. When you next check your notes in UberNote, all your imported bookmarks will be there.
5. Remember, you will always get a verification message if you bookmark was successful!

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UberSnap

UberSnap is part of our Firefox toolbar, and allows you to take snapshots of web pages.



A complete picture of the webpage you're visiting will be sent to your notes, along with a link to download the image:

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UberMail

To get your UberMail address, log into your UberNote account, click on "Settings" in the top right corner, then "UberMail" to receive the following message:



Send an email to your UberMail address, and that email goes directly into your notes.

Mailto:  [username].[uniqueid]@ubernote.com From:    yournormal@emailaccount.com Subject: Michelle's Birthday Body:    October 17, don't forget!

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AIM Messaging

To link your AOL Instant Messenger screen name to your UberNote account, log into your UberNote account, click on "Settings" in the top right corner, then "AIM Screen Names."

Enter your AIM screen name, and click on "Add." You can now send an Instant Message to the UberNote bot, whose screen name is uberadd, and the message will be added to your notes.








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Sharing Notes

Sharing notes with UberNote is easy.

How to share notes:

1. From the top of a note, click on "Share" and then "Share With Others".
2. Enter the email addresses of people you want to share with and click "Next".
3. On the next page, fill out a personalized message (or leave it blank), and a notification email will be sent to each person you have shared the note with.

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iGoogle Gadget

Click on the image below to add an UberNote gadget to your iGoogle page:



Your UberNote gadget will now be available whenever you login to iGoogle, and will look like this:

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Backup Notes

By backing up your notes, you can save a copy of all of your notes on your local hard drive.

Just login to UberNote, click on "Settings", and then click on "Backup Notes".

Choose a location to save the file to, and your notes will be saved as a single HTML document:

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Twitter

Twitter users can send a tweet to their notes using a DM (Direct Message) to uberadd.

Make sure you add your username by logging into UberNote and going to the Twitter section of settings. Then follow uberadd so we know where to put the notes.

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Attachments

You can upload a file from your computer and attach it to a note.

Go to the note you want to add an attachment to, and click on "Actions" and then "Attach File".

After attaching the file, a download link will appear at the bottom of the note, like this:

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Public Pages

You can make a note public by clicking on "Share" and then "Make Public":



To view your public notes, go to http://www.ubernote.com/webnote/usersites/username, where username is your login name.

Attachments to a public note will also be available for anyone to download.

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