The Biblioscape note editor is a simple word processor. All the commonly used formatting buttons are available at the top. We will not go into detail about these features. Since the notes module is integrated with the references and categories modules, you can easily insert temporary citations, generate formatted citations and a bibliography, or categorize a note. Also, the link command allows you to link the current note to any references, notes, or tasks in your database.
Insert references as temporary citations
When you write or review a note, you are likely need to check some reference or insert some references as citations. You can do all this without leaving the note editor. Click the "References" tab on the right. You can then go to a references folder, collection, or smart collection. You can also run a Fast Search to find the references you want. The reference will be previewed at the bottom. If needed, double click it to open the reference in its own editor. To cite a reference, just drag and drop it to any place in your note.
Categorize a note
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When the number of your notes grows to thousands, categorizing will be very important. A full text search will not solve the whole problem, because you may not know the right words to use for your search. Categorizing will not only help you browse records, but it can also help build better queries. In the notes module, you can drag and drop selected notes to a category on the right. In the note editor, click the "Categories" tab; you can click a category to tag a note. All the tags are displayed at the bottom. |
Link to other records
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Besides tagging a note with categories, you can link a note to any other record. Linking lets you establish a relationship between two records. You can link a note to another note, a reference, a task, a chart, a project item (folder, collection, smart collection), a file, an URL, or just plain text. For example, if you take two notes, one of them is about an argument that could be used in your writing, and another note has some examples to support this argument, you can create a link between the two notes and assign "Supports" as their relationship.
See also: Assign categories as metadata |
Bookmark and hyperlink
In the notes module, Biblioscape supports the use of bookmarks and hyperlinks. This allows you to make selected text clickable and take you to a web site, a bookmark in the same note, a file, another record in the same database, etc.
Bookmark
To create a bookmark, select the text and go to menu command "Insert | Bookmark...". The selected text will be used as a bookmark name; you can type other names if you want. Click the OK button to create a bookmark. Bookmarked text will be marked with a green underline.
To edit or delete an existing bookmark, select the text marked as bookmark, and go to menu command "Insert | Bookmark". The existing bookmark name will be shown. You can type another name and click the OK button to rename it, or press the backspace key to erase the name to delete the bookmark.
Hyperlink
To add a hyperlink, select the text and go to menu command "Insert | Hyperlink...". The add hyperlink window will be shown. You can link to the following destinations:
| • | World Wide Web: Enter the URL in the address box. |
| • | File: Click the File button and select the file you want to link to. |
| • | Bookmark: After clicking the bookmark button, all the bookmarks in the current note will be listed. You can then select an existing bookmark to link to. |
| • | Reference: Click the Reference button and select the reference you want to link to. |
| • | Note: Click the Note button and select the note you want to link to. |
| • | Task: Click the Task button and select the task you want to link to. |
| • | Chart: Click the Chart button and select the chart you want to link to. |
| • | Category: Click the Category button and select the category you want to link to. |
| • | Folder: Click the Folder button and select the folder you want to link to. |
When creating a hyperlink to a reference, note, task, chart, category, or folder, you have the option to create a record to link to as well. Click the "Link to Record" button and add a record to record link by clicking the "Add Links" button. If you just want to create a hyperlink, please click the "Add Hyperlink" button.
After the hyperlink is created, the text will be shown with a blue underline. Double clicking the hyperlink will take you to the item linked. If it is linked to an WWW address, the web page will be opened in your default browser. When linked to a file, the file will be opened if there is an associated application with that file type. When linked to a bookmark, users can double click the hyperlink text, and the cursor will jump to the the linked bookmark. When linked to a reference, note, task, charts, category, or folder, the linked record will be opened in a separate window.
To edit or delete a hyperlink, select the text and go to menu command "Insert | Hyperlink...". Change the hyperlink address to edit it. If you make the address blank and click the OK button, the hyperlink will be deleted.