How to use Notes

Requirements

This tutorial requires the installation of the following applications/modules:

Install Notes Module

Go to Viindoo Apps on the main interface.

Access Apps in Viindoo

Use the search tool as mentioned in Search to see the Notes module and then click the Install button:

Install Notes in Viindoo

Now the Notes will appear on the main interface. There’s no need to set user access rights for this module, every user can access and use it.

Notes in Viindoo

Notes Configuration

Notes in Viindoo can be personalized. By accessing Notes ‣ Configuration ‣ Stages you can change stages for individual intentions.

Stages of Notes in Viindoo

Note

  • In order to see the Configuration menu, you need to turn the developer mode on as mentioned in The developer mode.

Click Create to add a new Stage:

create a new stage in Notes Viindoo
  • Stage Name: to divide notes into different stages to serve different purposes, for example:

    • Types of notes:

      • Meeting notes;

      • Daily notes;

      • To do lists;

      • etc.

    • Steps in a process:

      • New;

      • Doing;

      • Done;

      • etc.

  • Folded by Default: if you check this box, the stage will be folded when being viewed in kanban.

Similarly, Tags is used to categorize notes to make them easier to search. To create a new tag, access Notes ‣ Configuration ‣ Tags, click Create then type the tag name.

Create tags in Notes Viindoo

Create a Note

To create a note, click the Create button:

Create notes in Viindoo

Now you can:

  • Use the existing tags,

  • Type in the note’s content by using the text-editing tools in the editing area.

edit notes in Viindoo

Note

  • The note’s stages are on the top right side of the note. By clicking on a stage, you can set the current stage of the note.

  • The stages will follow a pre-set sequence. Moving the stages backward and forward to change the note’s sequence.

Other features

When you want to share the notes with other users in the system, you can add them as followers by clicking on the human icon, then Add followers:

Add followers in Notes Viindoo

Read more about working-collaboration features in Viindoo at Log note or Send message and Scheduled activities.

See also

Related article:

Optional module: