Strands are a quick way to collect small bits of text without immediately writing an entry. There are several ways to write strands. The collected strands to a notebook are located directly below the entry-list.
A new strand can be created directly in the main program using the "+"-button on the right side of the strands area.
A convenient way to write strands without switching to Note-C is via the status bar.
In order to be able to write a strand even faster and without the help of the mouse, a special keyboard shortcut can be defined in the preferences under the item "General" to display the strand window in the status bar.
Note: Note-C can not overwrite OSX keyboard shortcuts. Therefore, the keyboard shortcut should be tested as soon as it is set.
Keyboard shortcut recommendation: CMD+CTRL+N
A particularly elegant way to add strands is to use the Note-C bookmarklet for web browsers. The bookmarklet for browsers is available on the Note-C website at www.xelaton.com. Once inserted in the browser, marked text from web pages can be sent as a strand to Note-C. It will also include the URL of the current page and add it to the strand text.
If strands are to be added to entries, this can be done simply by selecting the strand and drag it over to the text field.
For strands, extended actions are available when right-clicking on the strands list.