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1. Copying Cutting Pasting Folders and notes can be copied or cut i e moved and then pasted into another folder Simply select the items you want to copy or cut and choose the copy or cut method from the menu system or toolbar Navigate to the folder where you want to copy or move the items and select Paste item s from the menu system There are some restrictions to moving certain items the app will alert you to these should they occur Formatting your text The various formatting tools available to you are accessed from the main menu under Text or by right clicking on the editor area for a popup menu Finding amp Replacing text You can search a note by pressing CMD F which displays a search window To find text type the text in the Find edit box Select whether you want to find whole words and or do a case sensitive search Click the OK button To replace text follow the above instructions and provide the replacement text in the Replace edit box You can opt to be prompted for each change by marking the check box Click OK when ready To find the next occurrence press CMD G instead of re opening the Find window Searching all notes for text There is also a global search feature CMD which will search all notes and or note and folder titles or just note and folder titles Any items which match will be listed by last modified date You can then choose to go to that item if you wish If you want t2. A Jot J User Manual eOr UT AS O x Cut Copy Paste Import Find Print Library Home B About this app gt D Addresses Amenities gt D Business Buy Dobermann Downloads F1 dates v D Food amp Drink Cooking green beans Fizzy drink recipe Healthy food gt D Recipes gt D Health House to do gt B Life gt B Mac gt B Miscellaneous Mountain bike project gt A MTB Opening times gt B Other gt D Programming Sandhoyvinn Created Thu 15 Mar 2012 18 01 03pm Modified Sun 27 Jan 2013 20 25 30pm Folder Note Delete Original A History Favourites Preferences A place to store all your notes ideas recipes whatever you want Create as many note databases as you want Each database contains as many folders and notes as you want Drag and drop pictures directly into a note Mark text with coloured underlines change text foreground and change paragraph colours There are plenty of other formatting options bold italic underline superscret line spacing and alignments left center right subscript Navigate around your note library using the various methods such as history list and a favourites list Copy and move notes around the library Easy to use find and replace feature Export notes to files folders or import files and complete folder structures file types plain text RTF and XML which is the native format for this app You can import by dra
3. e you can import them from other known locations via the Library window Any previous Favourites will not be compatible with this new version of the app You are encouraged to use Clear all from the Favourites menu the first time you use EACH older notes database You can create more libraries and swap between libraries via the Library window Library l Use Import to use a library created with a previous version of this app or a previous backup 6 Diary Open Homework Create Original Delete Pee i Rename Programming code snippets z Recipes Backup Import Close Folders Inside each note database you can create folders to categorise your notes and you can re order notes and folders in the list by cutting copying and pasting them To create a folder use the buttons on the toolbar additionally on a Mac press SHIFT CMD N to create a folder and CMD N to create a note You can also do these by using the toolbar and main menu and even a popup menu available when you right mouse click on the folder note list Deleting To delete a folder select it or select multiple ones then choose Delete from the toolbar Renaming You can also rename a selected folder by using the menu system Exporting See Exporting section under Notes below Copying Cutting Pasting See Copying Cutting Pasting section under Notes below Notes Create a note by using the menu system toolbar or pr
4. essing CMD N Mac You will be asked to provide a name for the note the default being the current date and time What you type in the editor the content of your note is saved automatically whenever you view another folder note or quit the app You can manually save at any time using the menu system or the short cut CMD S Mac Ctrl S Windows Attachments You can add references to files called attachments to any note Use the Attach button on the toolbar to display a menu which displays your attachments Click on one to open it The menu also allows you to manage your attachments A new window will open where you can add files open attachments or remove them Any files which no longer exist because they have been moved deleted renamed or reside on an external drive which is turned off will appear in red they will also appear on the afore mentioned menu as disabled You may remove them from the list by clicking the Remove non existent button If a note has any attachments a small paperclip icon will appear top right of the note Deleting To delete a note select it or multiple notes and choose Delete from the toolbar Renaming You can rename a selected note by using the menu system shortcut is CMD R for Mac Duplicating Select the notes you want to duplicate and select Duplicate note s from the menu system Folders cannot be duplicated by this method but you can use the Copy Paste met
5. g drop for example from Finder Print notes Have your deleted notes saved so that you can restore them later if necessary Securely protect your note database with a password Words 165 This manual will be using screenshots from the Mac version Introduction Jot is designed to help you store organize and protect any text information or pictures you desire Your data is stored in databases called note databases which in turn are stored in the app s container folder a special folder because the app is sandboxed This is referred to as the Library In the Library you can manage your note databases rename delete open create duplicate backup and import Each note database can be password protected by a password which means the data will be encrypted kept private A slight drawback is that large note bases which are encrypted will take slightly longer to open You can change or remove the password any time in Preferences Note If you forget your password you will not be able to access your information When you first use the app a new note database will be created for you If you have previously used MacAppStuff Notes discontinued your notes will all now be contained in one location the app s sandbox container folder This folder stores your note databases and you can manage them via the Library window accessible from the toolbar Your previous notes should available in the Library window otherwis
6. hod to duplicate them Importing You can import text files txt rich text rtf and rtfd and xml files which are native to this app that is were previously exported as xml from this app Note that rtfd format will only import the text Importing can be achieved using the Import file s and Import folder options Importing a folder will cause the app to search that folder structure for all importable file types and add them to the app in a newly created matching folder structure You can also import via drag drop for example from Finder Drag the folder files to the note folder list Exporting Select the folders notes you want to export To export all the content of your note database press CMD A while inside the folder note list window Select Export item s from the menu system The following dialog window appears Export to folder Administrator Desktop exported Choose M Overwrite any files of the same name as the note being exported Export as XML native to this app Rich text Format RTF some formatting will be lost Plain text all formatting will be lost Export Close Choose a destination folder and decide whether you want to overwrite files which may already exist Choose which export format you want XML RTF or plain text TXT Anything other than XML may result in losing some formatting but all text will be exported nevertheless When ready click on the Export button
7. ing to the note folder list Other features Keep window on top Available from the Window menu this feature will allow you to keep the app window above other windows Contact If you have any questions about this product please contact us Email support codeinventors com Or visit our website http www codeinventors com
8. n t be available in the Windows version Database password optional _ Set Remove A _ Require password when restoring app window _ Confirm deletions M Save deleted notes Managed deleted notes Empty _ Clicking on a note places cursor inside note _ Place cursor at the end of the text v Display word count _ Play sound effects M Save history between sessions Editor font Helvetica Neue 14 7 _ Use alternate line colours for note folder list OK Cancel Database password optional Allows you to set change remove the password which protects the database Simply enter the current password or leave blank if there isn t one and supply a new one Note If you forget your master password you will not be able to access the database and obviously your notes contained in it Require password when restoring app window Will prompt for a password if one is set when you restore the app window from a hidden or minimized state This is an added form of privacy Confirm deletions Prompts you to confirm the deletion of folders notes Save deleted notes When checked any notes you delete will be saved and not permanently deleted They will be stored in a separate part of the database and can be accessed by clicking the Manage deleted notes button on the Preferences window Naturally storing these records will increase the size of the database and it is your responsibility to maintain this list b
9. o restrict the search to just the current folder check the option Current folder and its subfolders only This feature is not available from the root home folder Search for beans Search Stop Case sensitive Whole words M Current folder and it s subfolders only Search in Content note and folder names Created m Modified Where 7 Fri 16 Mar 2012 07 56p Fri 16 Mar 2012 07 56p Food amp Drink Cooking Healthy food Thu 15 Mar 2012 05 16p Thu 15 Mar 2012 05 16p Food amp Drink Healthy f Go to Clear Close the global search window Favourites Remove favouties we Select which ones you don t want as favourites and click Remove as favourite Business Miscellaneous Mountain bike project Sandboxing D Xcode Remove as favourite Close You can add a folder or a note to your favourites list at any time by right clicking on it and choosing Add to favourites You then access your favourites via the toolbar which displays a menu of your favourites You can also remove favourites from this menu individually or all at once Selecting a favourite from the menu will take you to that folder or note if it still exists History The history of which folders and notes you have visited is available via the toolbar Selecting an item from the resulting menu will take you to that folder or note if it still exists History can be saved between sessions see Preferences Preferences Some options wo
10. y permanently deleting records from it when you re sure you no longer need them If this option is left unchecked any notes you delete from the database will be permanently deleted and not recoverable Clicking the Manage button displays any notes which were saved instead of deleted From here you can permanently delete them or restore them If the original folder where the note came from no longer exists the note will be stored in a new folder with todays date and time This will be true for any orphaned notes The Empty button is a quick way to delete all deleted notes Clicking on a note places cursor inside note Place cursor at end of text When displaying a note the cursor will be placed in the note editor area and optionally at the end of the text otherwise the list remains focused instead of the editor try it and see Display word count This displays the number of words in the current note If you notice a performance decrease simply uncheck this option Play sound effects Plays a sound when deleting moving copying dropping notes folders Save history between sessions If unchecked the history will be clear each time you use the library Otherwise the history is saved with the library and available next time you use that library Editor font size and colour Specify a default font size and text colour for new notes Use alternate line colours for note folder list Simply adds alternate line colour
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