3. Creating a Notebook

Creating a notebook in Springnote can be done from many different locations within Springnote after you have signed in.

1. Springnote's Homepage (after signing in).
    Click the Create a notebook link on the right side of the screen.

2. My Dashboard

    Click the Create a notebook link on the right side of the screen.

3. Global Navigation Bar   
    Hover over My Notebooks, then select Create a notebook located at the bottom of the drop down menu.

Choosing a Notebook Type

Once you have clicked the link to create a new notebook, you will be asked various options depending on the selected notebook type. Before we go any further, let's learn a little about the differences between each notebook type. Click here to learn more on notebook types.

• Personal Notebook

  • A Personal Notebook is a notebook for one person to use for, obviously, personal usage. This notebook is the most flexible type out of the three in terms of sharing options allowing you to share pages individually giving other Springnote users write or read access to specified pages.

• Group Notebook

  • A Group Notebook is a notebook type that is especially useful for notebooks that require collaboration and group communication. In order for other Springnote users to participate and contribute to your Group Notebook, they must become members of the group.

Setting Up Your Notebook

Available settings change depending on what notebook type you have chosen.

Personal Notebook

• Notebook Domain

  • A notebook domain is the web address that is used to access your created notebook.

• Notebook Title

  • The title of your Personal Notebook. This can later be modified in Notebook Settings.

• Notebook Tags

  • Notebook tags are used to categorize your notebook. This can later be modified in Notebook Settings.

Group Notebook

• Notebook Domain

  • A notebook domain is the web address that is used to access your created notebook.

• Notebook Title

  • The title of your Group Notebook. This can later be modified in Notebook Settings.

• Privacy

  • Settings to either have your notebook completely private, accessible to only members, or public, allowing anyone to view the notebook.
    

• Member Approval

  • Settings on how other Springnote users can join and become a member of the group. Setting this to automatic will automatically approve users to become members while setting this to manual will ask you if you want to approve a user to become a member.
    

• Notebook Tags

  • Notebook tags are used to categorize your notebook. This can later be modified in Notebook Settings.