Notes

Collaborate with others no matter where you are

With the MangoApps mobile app, you can collaborate in real time with other users, from any mobile device.

Accessing Notes

From the MangoApps mobile app, select Notes

  1. All: See all the notes that you have access to. To open a note, simply tap on it.

  2. Pinned by Me: Notes you have pinned for easy access can be found here

  3. Created by Me: All notes that you have created can be found here

  4. List Order: Change the list order of the notes:

    1. Last Accessed by Me

    2. Recently Modified

    3. Title (A-z)

  5. Quick Find: Quickly find a note. This search is only searching the titles. It is not searching the content of a note.

  6. People: The people icon will only appear if the note is shared with any other user

  7. Dropdown Menu: Further action items with the note. The options shown are dependent based upon whether or not you were the note creator.

    1. Pin it: Pin the note to easily find it in the future

    2. Link Sharing: Enable sharing the note via a link. If link sharing has been enabled, you will also see a Copy Link option

    3. Rename: If you are the note creator, you have the option to rename the note at any time

    4. Duplicate: Duplicate the note. If you duplicate the note, the new version will NOT have the same share settings as the original version. You will need to share it with any applicable users.

    5. View as PDF: View a PDF version of the note

    6. Delete: If you are the note creator, you have the option to delete a note. If you were not the note creator you will not see this option.

Viewing a Note

When you open a note, you have a wide breadth of functionality available to you.

  1. See who is currently in the note. Multiple can be in the note, working at the same time.

  2. See current comments and respond to any comments

  3. See the document outline that show the different sections of the note. You can click a section in the outline to jump to it.

  4. Share the note with other users and see who it is currently shared with

  5. Three Dot Menu:The options shown are dependent based upon whether or not you were the note creator.

    1. Pin it: Pin the note to easily find it in the future

    2. Link Sharing: Enable sharing the note via a link. If link sharing has been enabled, you will also see a Copy Link option

    3. Rename: If you are the note creator, you have the option to rename the note at any time

    4. Duplicate: Duplicate the note. If you duplicate the note, the new version will NOT have the same share settings as the original version. You will need to share it with any applicable users.

    5. View as PDF: View a PDF version of the note

    6. Delete: If you are the note creator, you have the option to delete a note. If you were not the note creator you will not see this option.

Create a New Note

It minutes you can begin creating a new note to share and collaborate on with others.

From the Notes screen, click on the Pencil icon in the lower right hand side of the screen.

Then, select Create a Note.

Type in the name for you note. Then, select Add.

Begin typing your note. When you are done, click on Done. This will close the WYSIWYG editor and keyboard. Your text will automatically save for you, even if you do not select Done.

Add a Comment from the Comment Button

Click on the comment button. You can type a response comment to any in place comment.

Share Your Note

Clicking the share icon will bring up the share screen. Click in the search bar to search for the users you wish to share the note with.

Then, tap Permission to change the permission level. You can select: Editor, Viewer, or Viewer(No Download). Then, if desired, enter a subject line and message. The user you want to share the note with will get a private message letting them know the note has been shared with them.

You will get a confirmation message that the note was shared successfully.

Granting Extra Permissions

Users who have a note shared with them with only viewing permissions, have the ability to request additional permissions. When this happens, you will get a private message.

Select the request message from your private messages.

You will see the request, the note they are requesting additional access for, and their current permissions. You can then decide to Approve or Decline the request.

Then, Confirm your request.

The system will then send a message to the user letting them know if their request was approved or declined.

Adding to a Note

Click on the note you want to work on.

Then, to add to the note, click on the pencil.

This is will bring up the WYSIWYG editor and keyboard. You can add to your note, just like you would on the full desktop version.

If you highlight a passage in a note, a menu will popup. Here, you can:

  1. Select All: This will select the entire note

  2. Copy: Copy the highlighted passage

  3. Paste: Paste a copied passage in place of the highlighted text

  4. Add Comment: Add a comment that will be tied to the passage. Comments added here can be seen by clicking on the highlighted text or by clicking on the comment box at the top of the screen.

Real Time Collaboration

With Notes in MangoApps you can collaborate in real time with other users.

While you are in a note, someone else can be in it editing. You will see in real time as they work. Click the play button to see it in action.

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