This instructional guide provides an overview of how to use the notebook feature in EasyBib to take and organize notes, create an outline, and receive comments. The notebook allows users to create virtual note cards, associate notes with sources and an outline, and manage notes in a list format or by groups. Notes can be organized using tags, colors, and groups, and the outline feature helps arrange notes to review a paper's structure. The commenting functionality permits instructors and students to provide feedback and interact.

1. Instructional Guide
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V. Santacroce for educational purposes following Fair
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2. Using the notebook

3. Notebook
Create virtual note cards, associate notes with
your outline, and manage your notes in list format
Access the notebook from the account
management page or by clicking the notebook tab

4. Notebook – Creating a New Note
Title your note
Associate the note
with a source in the
bibliography
Students can differentiate
between quotes,
Click the
paraphrasing and their own
“New note”
comments/thoughts
button or
double click
anywhere Add a page number,
within the paragraph number, or
note pane to URL, to better track
Organize notes by
add a note information
creating groups, adding
tags and/or color-coding

5. Notebook – Managing virtual notes
Use the
organize
button to
add colors to
your notes
or groups, Here you can create
and to virtual notes and
manage tags arrange them within
the space by dragging
Edit by and dropping
clicking the
edit button
or double With the bird’s-eye-view navigation, you
clicking on can look around the entire note space –
the note or so there’s plenty of room for all your
group information!

6. Notebook – Using groups
Group notes by
dragging notes, or
groups on top of one
another. Change the
group name by
double clicking it
Double click the
group to expand it.
You can add and
remove notes from
the expanded group

7. Notebook – List view
Click list view
to see notes
in a more
expanded,
scrolling
format. Create
and organize
new notes in
this view as
well
View and manage notes based on groups,
tags, sources associated with notes, or by
the date notes were created
Notes created in the list and visualize view are interchangeable

8. Notebook – Creating an outline
Create an outline of your paper
as you takes notes and
generate ideas
Use the navigation bar to
create and move bullets. You
can also drag and drop bullets
Drag notes or groups from the
notes pane to the outline to
associate notes with parts of
your paper. You can drag
notes and groups both from
the visualize and the list view

9. Notebook – Printing and backing up notes
You can choose how data will display.
Click Print to export and back up their
notebook.
Working from the
outline, you can
review your paper’s
flow, continuity, and
substance.

10. Notebook – Commenting
Click on Open Comments to
leave feedback
Students and teachers can
easily interact. Instructors can
provide feedback and answer
questions along side of student
work.

11. Works Cited
"EasyBib: Instructional Guides for School Edition." EasyBib: Free Bibliography Maker - MLA, APA,
Chicago Citation Styles. ImagineEasy Solutions, LLC. Web. 27 Jan. 2012.
<http://www.easybib.com/kb/index/view/id/121>.
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