Notes (P)

A note is a basic component of a brainstorm diagram. It is just a colored rectangle with a text inside. It can be positioned in any place in the diagram. Every new note gets its own unique number that is shown in its top left corner. The user can edit the text of the note and change its graphical properties (but cannot change the number).

To create a new note press one of the Note buttons in the Insert group of the Home tab.

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The new note will be placed in the top left corner of the diagram or on top of the currently selected note. It will be switched automatically to the edit mode. Thus, you can immediately start typing the text. In order to leave the edit mode it is enough to click somewhere outside the note. In order to enter the edit mode again double click the note. You can format parts of the note text independently. Use the bar above the note box to choose for font family, size, style and to decide on the style of a list.

In order to move or to resize the note click on it and then drag it to the desired place or move its border holding one of the small circles on the edge.

The note has also its properties. They consists of graphical component properties (that you can use to set its font, text and shape properties) and of two properties specific for a note: Category and Author.

There are four categories of a note:

Initially, the Category property is Unknown. If you change it to one of the other three then a small icon representing the category will be seen in the top right corner of the note. Categories are used to convert a brainstorm diagram to a process.

If you enter the Author property it will appear on top of the note, next to its number.

You can Delete, Cut, Copy and Paste selected notes using the corresponding buttons in the Actions group.

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You can bring a note to front, move it to back or change the color of the note to one of the standard colors. Just right mouse click a note and select the proper item.