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lshirase

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Jan 7, 2008
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what program is best to take notes during class with a macbook?
 
what program is best to take notes during class with a macbook?

After "borrowing" a copy from a friend, I now use Word 08 which has a nice notebook view which kind of replicates OneNote. Admittedly, it is not too fantastic, and adding bullets gets a bit too complicated for what it is, since you have to keep the toolbox window open to add them in :(. For some classes, I still use OneNote which I installed on a bootcamp partition.
 
I swear by text edit... Command + B to Bold new headings...

That's all I ever need....one long file per class so I can search easily within the document. Plus it opens quickly...
 
i used to use google dox, but for really straight forward notes i like gmail as well.
 
I swear by text edit... Command + B to Bold new headings...

That's all I ever need....one long file per class so I can search easily within the document. Plus it opens quickly...

I do the same thing except with Pages.
 
Bad idea for a post. Read the Terms of Service. :mad:

On topic: The rare few times I take notes on a laptop in class I use TextEdit. I've found that most instructors get annoyed trying to talk over the clickety-clack of people typing unless it's a class in a computer lab or large lecture hall.
 
stealing software in canada is still illegal

its the music business thats different


meh the isps do nothing and no one i know has ever gotten caught but ffor the person with notes u can use open office if you have x11 i belive u need it in order to install open office its free
 
I use Word's notebook view.

Possible alternative is NeoOffice. I also very much enjoy WriteRoom when I have an "easily distracted" phase.
 
what is this "notebook view"
anyone care to post a screenshot? i have a pc atm with word2007 but cant figure out this view...thinking its a mac office 08 thing...
thanks in advance
 
I use VoodooPad. It's lightweight, and it can be as complex or as simple as I need it to be. Failing that, TextEdit would be my go-to app. I have Pages and I have NeoOffice, but I think they're overkill for class notes. For that purpose I want something that's quick to load, quick to save, stable, and not too distracting. VoodooPad is more like a wiki than a notebook, you put in little links to other pages of your notes. The coolest thing is that VoodooPad happily exports your notes to your iPod--and the links still work on the iPod! It's also very keyboard friendly.
 
nice [screenshot disappeared (maybe cuz of innapropriate language lol)]

i guess its a mac office thing cuz the pc version def doesnt have that...anyways another reason to look forward to my mac at the end of the month!
 
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