Strands

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.



Creating strands in Note-C

A new strand can be created directly in the main program using the "+"-button on the right side of the strands area.

Add strands via the status bar

A convenient way to write strands without switching to Note-C is via the status bar.


Entering strands from the status bar popover

For this, you must click on the Note-C icon in the status bar. A popover window will appear, with the text field input. The input is saved by clicking on the button "Add" or by using the keyboard shortcut "Command+Enter".

Defining the keyboard command for the entry 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

Creating strands from a browser using the bookmarklet

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.


Notes area with a webnote and a normal note

These strands are especially declared as "webnotes". If such a "webnote" is selected in the strand list, an additional button appears next to the edit-button. Pressing that button opens the source web page of this "webnote" in the standard web browser.

Adding strand to entries

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.

Extended actions for strands

For strands, extended actions are available when right-clicking on the strands list.


Strands right-click menu

The following actions are available: