How To Register
- You only need to register one time to establish your SchoolNotes.com account.
- Go to the SchoolNotes.com Home Page.
- Click on "Registration" in the left hand margin.
- Complete the registration form to set up your notes account using the ZIPCODE OF YOUR SCHOOL.
- Remember your school zipcode, account, and password.
- Click on the "SUBMIT REGISTRATION INFORMATION" button at the bottom of the form.
- If your requested account name has not been taken and you supplied all the required information, you will receive a
message stating you are now registered. If your requested account name is already taken or you are missing
some information you will receive a list of what is needed to complete the registration.
- If registered, continue on to Creating/Updating Your Notes.
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Creating/Updating Your Notes
- Go to the SchoolNotes.com Home Page.
- Click on "Create Notes" in the left hand margin.
- Enter your school zipcode, account, and password.
- Click on the "GO CREATE NOTES" button.
- Enter your school information (homework etc.) into the text input box. Move your mouse
over the text input box and click once. Then you will be able to type your notes by hand or
you can copy and paste TEXT from a word processor into the notes input box. You can add and
delete characters/words/sentences just like a simple word processor such as the
NotePad program in Windows.
- Once you have finished entering your notes, re-enter your password in the left hand margin of the screen and
click on the "SAVE" button.
- If your notes were saved, you can then View your notes to see if they look good.
- If you need to make changes to your notes, repeat the steps from the beginning.
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If you save your notes and the new notes don't show up, you may need to Refresh or Reload
your browser. Your school network may also use a server which stores the old page and
so you may need to check your new notes page the following day.
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Adding Links To Other Websites
- Go to the SchoolNotes.com Home Page.
- Click on "Create Notes" in the left hand margin.
- Enter your school zipcode, account, and password.
- Click on the "GO CREATE NOTES" button.
- Click on "LINKS" at the top of the notes update form
just above the notes text input box.
- This will bring you down the page to the "Add Your Favorite Web Links" section.
- Select with your mouse whether you want the list of links to appear at the top of your notes or at the bottom.
- You can add up to 10 different links to other web sites of interest. For each link you must enter the web address
and then you can also add a comment. Use your mouse to move to each new link by clicking on the form and then typing
your information.
- When you are done adding the link information, use the arrow keys on your browser to go back up to the top of the
page.
- Once you have finished entering your notes, re-enter your password in the left hand margin of the screen and
click on the "SAVE" button.
- If your notes were saved, you can then View your notes to see if they look good.
- If you need to make changes to your notes, repeat the steps from the beginning.
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Changing Your Email Address
- Go to the SchoolNotes.com Home Page.
- Click on "Create Notes" in the left hand margin.
- Enter your school zipcode, account, and password.
- Click on the "GO CREATE NOTES" button.
- Click on "EMAIL" at the top of the notes update form just above the
notes text input box.
- This will bring you down the page to the "Edit Your Email Address Here" section.
- Check to see if your email address is correct.
- If you need to make changes, click on the field with your mouse and then type
your correct email address, using the delete key to delete characters that are not needed.
- When you are done editing your email address information, use the arrow keys on your browser to go back up to the top of the
page.
- Once you have finished entering your notes, re-enter your password in the left hand margin of the screen and
click on the "SAVE" button.
- If your notes were saved, you can then View your notes to see if they look good.
- If you need to make changes to your notes, repeat the steps from the beginning.
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Making Corrections To Your Name and Other Info
- Go to the SchoolNotes.com Home Page.
- Click on "Create Notes" in the left hand margin.
- Enter your school zipcode, account, and password.
- Click on the "GO CREATE NOTES" button.
- Click on "NAME" at the top of the notes update form just above the
notes text input box.
- This will bring you down the page to the "Edit Your Name Here" section.
- Check to see if your name information is correct.
- If you need to make changes, click on each field with your mouse and then type
your desired name information, using the delete key to delete characters that are not needed.
- When you are done editing your name information, use the arrow keys on your browser to go back up to the top of the
page.
- Once you have finished entering your notes, re-enter your password in the left hand margin of the screen and
click on the "SAVE" button.
- If your notes were saved, you can then View your notes to see if they look good.
- If you need to make changes to your notes, repeat the steps from the beginning.
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Changing School Web Address
- Go to the SchoolNotes.com Home Page.
- Click on "Create Notes" in the left hand margin.
- Enter your school zipcode, account, and password.
- Click on the "GO CREATE NOTES" button.
- Click on "SCHOOL WEB" at the top of the notes update form just above the
notes text input box.
- This will bring you down the page to the "Edit Your School's Web Address Here" section.
- Check to see if your school web address information is correct.
- If you need to make changes, click on the field with your mouse and then type
the correct school web address, using the delete key to delete characters that are not needed.
- When you are done editing the school web address, use the arrow keys on your browser to go back up to the top of the
page.
- Once you have finished entering your notes, re-enter your password in the left hand margin of the screen and
click on the "SAVE" button.
- If your notes were saved, you can then View your notes to see if they look good.
- If you need to make changes to your notes, repeat the steps from the beginning.
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Changing School Info
- Go to the SchoolNotes.com Home Page.
- Click on "Create Notes" in the left hand margin.
- Enter your school zipcode, account, and password.
- Click on the "GO CREATE NOTES" button.
- Click on "SCHOOL INFO" at the top of the notes update form just above the
notes text input box.
- This will bring you down the page to the "Edit Your School Information Here" section.
- Check to see if your school information is correct.
- If you need to make changes, click on each field with your mouse and then type
the correct school information, using the delete key to delete characters that are not needed.
- When you are done editing the school information, use the arrow keys on your
browser to go back up to the top of the page.
- Once you have finished entering your notes, re-enter your password in the left hand margin of the screen and
click on the "SAVE" button.
- If your notes were saved, you can then View your notes to see if they look good.
- If you need to make changes to your notes, repeat the steps from the beginning.
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Adding Color To Your Notes
- Go to the SchoolNotes.com Home Page.
- Click on "Create Notes" in the left hand margin.
- Enter your school zipcode, account, and password.
- Click on the "GO CREATE NOTES" button.
- Click on "COLORS" at the top of the notes update form just above the
notes text input box.
- This will bring you down the page to the "Select Colors Here" section.
- Click on each field with your mouse to select the desired color for text and background.
- DO NOT SELECT THE SAME COLOR FOR BOTH TEXT AND BACKGROUND OR YOUR
TEXT WILL BE INVISIBLE.
- When you are done selecting your notes colors, use the arrow keys on your
browser to go back up to the top of the page.
- Once you have finished entering your notes, re-enter your password in the left hand margin of the screen and
click on the "SAVE" button.
- If your notes were saved, you can then View your notes to see if they look good.
- If you need to make changes to your notes, repeat the steps from the beginning.
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Flashcards
- Go to the SchoolNotes.com Home Page.
- Click on "Create Notes" in the left hand margin.
- Enter your school zipcode, account, and password.
- Click on the "GO CREATE NOTES" button.
- Click on "FLASHCARDS" at the top of the notes update
form just above the notes text input box.
- This will bring you down the page to the "Enter Flashcard Here" section.
- Click on the text input box with your mouse and type one flashcard per line.
You can also copy and paste a text list from your word processor if desired.
- If you enter flashcards, a "Flashcards" link will be automatically added to
your notes page in the top header section.
- Flashcards are displayed in order.
- When you are done selecting your flashcards, use the arrow keys on your
browser to go back up to the top of the page.
- Once you have finished entering your notes, re-enter your password in the left hand margin of the screen and
click on the "SAVE" button.
- If your notes were saved, you can then View your notes to see if they look good.
- If you need to make changes to your notes, repeat the steps from the beginning.
- If a notes page has Flashcards, you will see a "Flashcards" link on the individual
notes page in the header of the notes just above the date/timestamp of the notes page.
- To use the Flashcards, simply click on the "Flashcards" link as indicated above.
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How To Change Your Password
- Go to the SchoolNotes.com Home Page.
- Click on "Account Administration" in the left hand margin.
- Enter your school zipcode, account, and password.
- Click on the "LOGIN" button.
- If you would like to change your password, simply click on the "New Password" section
and enter your desired new password. Then re-enter your new password.
If you wish to change your "Password Reminder", click on box to the right of Password
Reminder and enter a reminder that can be displayed should you forget your password.
Then enter your current password and click on the "Change Password/Reminder" button.
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How To Delete Your Account
- Go to the SchoolNotes.com Home Page.
- Click on "Account Administration" in the left hand margin.
- Enter your school zipcode, account, and password.
- Click on the "LOGIN" button.
- If you wish to Delete your account, click on "Delete Account".
You will then need to re-enter your password and confirm that you wish to delete
your account.
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How To Enter A School Passcode
Some accounts require a "School Passcode" be entered before the notes page
is listed under the View Notes directory of teachers. If your
teacher notes are not listed under the View Notes directory, and you
are a teacher, this is probably the case.
- Go to the SchoolNotes.com Home Page.
- Click on "Account Administration" in the left hand margin.
- Enter your school zipcode, your SchoolNotes.com account, and your SchoolNotes.com password.
- Click on the "LOGIN" button.
- Click on "Enter School Passcode"
- Enter the School Passcode
- Re-Enter your Account Password
- Click on the "Process Code" button.
** Note ** If you do not know your School Passcode,
check with your school principal. If your principal cannot direct you to
the school passcode information, please request that this information be mailed to your
principal using the online
School Passcode Request form.
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How To View Notify List For Your Notes
- Go to the SchoolNotes.com Home Page.
- Click on "Account Administration" in the left hand margin.
- Enter your school zipcode, account, and password.
- Click on the "LOGIN" button.
- If you wish to see the list of email addresses being notified each time you
update your school notes, click on "Show Notify List". The
list of email addresses that are being notified are then shown.
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Formatting Notes - Underline, Bold, Italics, Superscript
- Go to the SchoolNotes.com Home Page.
- Click on "Create Notes" in the left hand margin.
- Enter your school zipcode, account, and password.
- Click on the "GO CREATE NOTES" button.
- To underline some text in your notes, insert <U> before it and </U> after it.
To bold some text, insert <B> before it and </B> after it.
To italicize some text, insert <I> before it and </I> after it.
For example: To underline this sentence I would type it as follows:
<U>To underline this sentence I would type it as follows:</U>
To Subscript some text, insert <SUB> before it and </SUB> after it.
To Superscript some text, insert <SUP> before it and </SUP> after it.
The following sample will render like this:
(X1,Y1)
(X<SUB>1</SUB>,Y<SUB>1</SUB>)
- Once you have finished entering your notes, re-enter your password in the left hand margin of the screen and
click on the "SAVE" button.
- If your notes were saved, you can then View your notes to see if they look good.
- If you need to make changes to your notes, repeat the steps from the beginning.
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How To Copy And Paste From A Word Processor
You can copy and paste text right into your notes input box when you login to Create Notes.
This is
helpful if you want to spell-Check your notes first. Simply open your document in one window and
your school notes browser logged in to Create Notes in another window. High-light the
text from the document, click copy and then switch over to the browser window
and click inside the notes input box, then go up to the Edit function of the browser and select paste.
Clip-art and special
fonts will NOT be copied, only text. Also, some browsers, such as AOL, may
not support the paste function and you should try using CONTROL-V (holding down
the "Ctrl key and then pressing the "V" key) to paste.
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How To View Notes
- Go to the SchoolNotes.com Home Page.
- Click on "View Notes" in the left hand margin.
- Enter your school zipcode for Teachers or for Students and then click on
"View Notes".
- If notes pages exist for the zipcode entered, they will be listed by the last
name of the individual teacher or student. You can then click on any of the
notes pages to view those notes.
- If notes pages do not exist for the zipcode entered, let your teachers know
about this tool for communication.
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If you save your notes and the new notes don't show up, you may need to Refresh or Reload
your browser. Your school network may also use a server which stores the old page and
so you may need to check your new notes page the following day.
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How To Get Notified When Notes Change
- Go to the SchoolNotes.com Home Page.
- Click on "View Notes" in the left hand margin.
- Enter your school zipcode for Teachers and then click on
"View Notes".
- If notes pages exist for the zipcode entered, they will be listed by the last
name of the individual teacher. You can then click on any of the
notes pages to view those notes.
- When you arrive at the notes page you desire, you may be notified via email whenever
that page is changed by clicking on "Notify Me" in the left
had margin. Then enter your email address.
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help request.
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