NoteTab Quick Reference

Using Clips

Task
Method(s)
Show/hide the Clipbook
 		Press F4.
Insert a clip
Do any of the following:
  • Double-click the name in the Clipbook pane.

  • Drag-and-drop the clip from the Clipbook to the document window.

  • Type the name and press F2.

  • Position the cursor, press Esc, and scroll through the dropdown list that appears at the insertion point.

  • Turn on Auto-replace (Tools menu) and type the name.
Create a new clip
  1. Right-click the clip below which you want to insert the header.

  2. Select Add New Clip.

  3. In the Clip Name dialog box, type the clip name, then click OK.

  4. In the Clip Editor, type or paste the desired clip text.

  5. Right-click in the Clipbook and select Save Now from the popup menu.
(Clip feature) Surround selected text with an HTML tag, or position cursor to type text within a tag Type ^& at the desired insertion point in the clip text.
(Clip feature) Display a dialog box to insert custom text in a clip Type ^?[label] at the desired location in the clip text.
Copy a clip from one Clipbook to another
  1. Right-click on the clip and select Copy to Clipboard from the popup menu.

  2. Display the new Clipbook.

  3. Right-click where you want to insert the new clip and select Add from Clipboard from the popup menu.
Create a header for organizing clips
  1. Right-click the clip below which you want to insert the header.

  2. Select Add New Clip.

  3. In the Clip Name dialog box, type the header name beginning with a semicolon, then click OK.
Create a new Clipbook Do one of the following:
  • Copy the .CLB file (\Libraries subdirectory) for an existing Clipbook, rename, the copy, and add/delete/rearrange the clips as needed.

  • Use Tools > Clipbook > New Library, save the new Clipbook, and create or copy clips as needed.

Customizing NoteTab
(View menu > Options)

Task
Tab in Options Dialog Box
Default directories for opening and saving files Files
Specify Web browser(s) for reviewing HTML documents. Internet
Customize the Toolbar Toolbar
Customize the document window's popup menu Shortcut Menu
Change the GUI colors or text color highlighting (Pro only) Colors

Keyboard Shortcuts

Category
Task
Keystroke
Menu > Command
Clips Auto-replace clips   Tools > Auto-replace Mode
Clipbook show/hide F4 Tools > Clipbook > Open Clipbook
Create new clip Ctrl+F2 popup menu > Add New Clip
Files NoteTab as default for text files   Help > Replace MS Notepad
Help > Restore MS Notepad
HTML tags Check for closing brackets (HTML tags) Ctrl+M Search > Match Brackets
Insert HTML code for a color Ctrl+F5 Document > Insert HTML Color
Make HTML all upper case or lower case   Modify > Change HTML Tags
Text Join separate lines into a paragraph Ctrl+J Modify > Lines > Join Lines
Separate a paragraph into separate lines Shift+Ctrl+J Modify > Lines > Split Lines
Case: lower case Ctrl+L Modify > Text Case > Lower Case
Case: Sentence case Shift+Ctrl+U Modify > Text Case > Sentence
Case: Title Case Shift+Ctrl+K Modify > Text Case > Capitalize
Case: UPPER CASE Ctrl+U Modify > Text Case > Upper Case
URLs Select file to insert name for link/image Shift+Ctrl+F5 Document > Insert HTML Link/Image
Open URL target page in browser Ctrl+H Search > Go to Hyperlink
Window Display document in Browser F8 Tools > View in Browser
File quick list show/hide F6 Tools > Quick List
Switch to next document window Ctrl+Tab (Click document title at top of window)
Word Wrap on/off in document window Ctrl+W Document > Word Wrap