Our guide provides various methods to create notes, including using the menu, note tool or notes panel, with instructions tailored to different view options.
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Adding Notes
The following are several ways to create notes. Use whichever you find easiest.
Adding a Note: Using the Menu
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You can either create a note that starts off empty or you can convert some text on the page into a note as follows:
To create an empty note: With no text selected, go to Notes > New Note. To convert text into a note: Select some text and choose Notes > Convert to Note. -
The note will appear differently based on which view you are in. Follow the appropriate directions below.
If you are in the Galley or Story views:
The notes will look as shown below. Just enter your note inside the colored brackets.
If you are in Layout view:
After inserting a new note, the Notes panel will open for you to type in the note. A marker
will appear in the text indicating the location of the note.
Adding a Note: Using the Note Tool
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As shown below, select the Note tool
located at the top left of the screen.
Click in the text where you want to add a note.
Start typing the note.
Adding a Note: Using the Notes Panel
Switch to Layout view using the tab at the top of the window.
Click in the text where you’d like to leave a note.
Go to Window > Notes or press Command–F10 (Mac) or Control–F10 (Windows).
At the bottom right of the panel, click the New Note button
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Start typing the note.
Temporarily Using the Note Tool
When you are using the Type tool
and want to create a note, you can hold Option–Shift (Mac) or Alt–Shift (Windows) and click where you want to add a note.