NoodleTools

THE VIRTUAL TABLETOP

Organize your notecardsBuild your outline

The Taft School Library

You can open your virtual Tabletopfrom here…

Or from here

Your TabletopWith existing notecards

Use this side to organize your notecards

And this side to build your outline

Would you like more room to workwith your notecards?

Would you like more room to workwith your notecards?

Click here to collapse the Outline pane(Click again to expand it)

The Tabletop Navigation Box helps you keep track of all your notecards.

You can move it around to locate your cards.

Don’t panic if you open your tabletop and you can’t see all your notecards!

Check the position of your Navigation box,and move it around to bring all your cards into view.

You may also need to shift some cards.

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You can add Tags to your notecards:For instance, Colors and Visual Cues

Color-coded notecards show upin the Navigation box.

Click here to create a new notecard

Choose the source your notecardshould be linked to,

create your notecard andSAVE.

Your New Notecard will appear here

Drag your new notecard onto the Tabletop

Drag notecards on the same topic into Piles or select one and use the Add to Pile button

To select a card on a PC, Ctrl-Click

To select a card on a Mac, Command-Click

Name your new pile and click OK

These piles each contain 2 notecards

Print your notecards

Example of printed notecardAnd they’ll look like this

You can build your outline as you go

Or you can build it before you start taking notesand edit it as your research progresses

Drag Notecards and Piles into your outline

Notecards used in your outline will be checked offso you’ll know you used them

Add, manipulate, and delete the parts of your outline using these buttons

Print your outlinewith or without notecards

Questions?Please ask us or go to Help