How to add and share notes?

On laptops and computers via a Chrome browser:

1. Click “select” in the menu
2. Select the text that you want to highlight
3. Choose “add note” from the hovering menu and the note will appear left to the page. If you cannot see it, zoom out until you do
4. Type your comment: a thought, insight, question, definition, etc.
5. Choose a colour to link between the note and the text visually
6. Click “save” to finish
7. Click on the note icon to open it
8. Click inside the note to edit or delete it
9. Teachers, you can push notes to your students’ textbooks:
   • Follow steps 7 and 8
   • Click “share”
   • Choose the groups that you want to share this note with (how do I create groups?)
   • Click “share” or “confirm” to send the note. It will be placed in the same place in your students’ textbooks
   • If you want to remove a note that you have shared with your students, choose “private” at the top of the group list and confirm

On iPads, iPhones and Android tablets and smartphones:

1. Press a word for a bit less than a second to select it and open the hovering menu
2. Use the bars to select sentences or paragraphs
3. Tap “add note” in the hovering menu
4. Type your comment: a thought, insight, question, definition, etc.
5. Choose a colour to link between the note and the text visually
6. Tap outside the note box to save and finish
7. Tap the note icon to view the note
8. Tap the note’s text to edit or delete the note
9. Teachers, you can push notes to your students’ textbooks:
   • Follow steps 7 and 8
   • Tap “share” or the arrow button
   • Choose the groups that you want to share this note with (how do I create groups?)
   • Tap “share” or “confirm” to send the note. It will be placed in the same place in your students’ textbooks
   • If you want to remove a note that you have shared with your students, choose “private” at the top of the group list and confirm

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