Creating QuickNotes

You can create mental notes from any application using global shortcut keys, or the status menu at the right of the Mac OS X menu bar. You can choose to make a new note, or you can go straight into screen capture mode.

To set the global shortcuts for QuickNotes:
  1. Choose Preferences from the Mental Case menu.
  2. Set a shortcut for a new mental note by clicking the first field and typing the shortcut you wish to use.
  3. Set a shortcut for a new screen capture note by clicking the corresponding field and typing the shortcut.
  4. Choose a note template to use for new notes, and for new screen capture notes.
To create a new mental note:
  1. Copy any data you want to use in your new note to the clipboard.
  2. Either press the key combination you set for making new notes, or…
  3. Choose New Mental Note… from the Mental Case status item in the menu bar on the right.
  4. Mental Case should come to the front, with a new note created in the Loose Notes stack.
  5. Edit the note.
To create a screen capture note:
  1. Press the key combination you set for making new notes using screen capture, or…
  2. Choose New Screenshot… from the status item in the menu bar.
  3. Drag over the part of the screen you wish to capture.

See also

Mental Note Topics
Editing Mental Notes