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Contents

Overview ................................................................................................................ 4

Teacher Content ..................................................................................................... 5

Teacher Content – Where Am I? ................................................................................ 5 Show/Hide Table of Contents .................................................................................... 6 Table of Contents .................................................................................................... 6 Resource Column (Left column)................................................................................. 9 Teacher Content (Right Column) ............................................................................... 9 Toolbar ................................................................................................................ 10 Bookmark ............................................................................................................. 10 Notes ................................................................................................................... 11 Highlight .............................................................................................................. 12 Resources............................................................................................................. 13 Adjust Text Size .................................................................................................... 14 Links .................................................................................................................... 14 Search ................................................................................................................. 14

ACTIVe-book ........................................................................................................ 15

Opening ACTIVe-book ............................................................................................ 15 Reviewing Student Work ........................................................................................ 16 Drawpad .............................................................................................................. 17

Draw ................................................................................................................. 17 Text Box ............................................................................................................ 17 Line .................................................................................................................. 17 Undo ................................................................................................................. 17 Redo ................................................................................................................. 18 Delete ............................................................................................................... 18 Save ................................................................................................................. 18

Chat Tool ............................................................................................................. 18 ACTIVe-book Toolbar ............................................................................................. 19

Students ........................................................................................................... 19 Chat ................................................................................................................. 19 Bookmark .......................................................................................................... 19 Links ................................................................................................................. 20

Students ............................................................................................................... 21

To Add Classes ...................................................................................................... 22 To Add Student Information .................................................................................... 23 Student Roster Views ............................................................................................. 25

Copyright © 2013 Pearson, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved Page 2 of 37 Document last updated – 6/28/13

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Student Portfolio Views .......................................................................................... 25 Adding a Note to a Student ..................................................................................... 26 Students Toolbar ................................................................................................... 28 Toolbar - Notes Icon .............................................................................................. 28 To Export Notes .................................................................................................... 30 Toolbar - Search Icon ............................................................................................ 31

Planner ................................................................................................................ 33

Month view ........................................................................................................... 33 Weekly view with weekends .................................................................................... 34 Weekly view without weekends ............................................................................... 34 Daily View with Month ............................................................................................ 34 Toolbar - Adding Dash Events (+ Button) ................................................................. 34 To Add a Note to an Event ...................................................................................... 36 Toolbar – Search Icon ............................................................................................ 37


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Overview

Dash includes three core functions: (1) Teacher Content, (2) Students, and (3) Planner. Launch any of these features by selecting the Dash logo in the upper-left corner of the screen and selecting the feature you want from the drop-down menu.

In addition to Teacher Content, Students, and Planner, other features found here include Help and Sign Out.

Teacher Content displays all of your instructional materials for planning and teaching. On the left, a resource panel provides ancillary materials, such as student worksheets, that support your instruction. On the right, you will find all the information you need to skillfully instruct the class.

The Students section allows you to create classes, add students, place students in classes, and assign notes to students.

The Planning function provides a calendar where you can add and save new events, such as lesson plans and assessment. These events can be linked to a specific class or course.

Sign Out At the end of your prep session or instruction, tap Sign Out to be taken out of Dash and returned to a welcome screen.

The Sign In page has links to help you activate your subscription and get started using Dash. There are also links to Pearson’s Technical Support web site and to contact your Pearson Account Executive.


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Teacher Content Select Teacher Content to view a list of courses that you can access.

Selecting a title takes you to the first section of that course. You can move around within a course by tapping on the Table of Contents “tiles” at the top of the page.

Teacher Content – Where Am I? To the right of the Dash drop down menu is a blue listing that shows where you are now within the Teacher Content section. Hovering over the blue listing will pop up an outline of your location in the Teacher Content starting from the beginning of the course and moving down through units, chapters, and lessons to your current folder and page.


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Show/Hide Table of Contents The up arrow next to the blue listing allows you to hide or show the table of contents tiles. If the Table of Contents tiles are displayed, selecting the up arrow once will hide them. Selecting the arrow again will reveal the Table of Contents tiles.

Table of Contents Teacher content is organized according to the lesson structure of your course, including units and chapters. Use the Table of Contents tiles to move through your course.

There are two types of tiles in the Table of Contents:

• Folders – These can contain additional folders or pages and are identified by tileswithout a curled edge. Folders usually correspond to a unit, chapter, or section.

• Pages – These have a curled edge. Pages correspond to a student or teacher pageor activity.


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The tile for the Teacher Content page you are currently viewing will be highlighted in the Table of Contents.

To move up in your course to a higher level, such as from a lesson up to a chapter or from a chapter up to a unit, select the back button appearing at the far left of the table of contents.

You can select this back button many times to back up to the very top level of the course. When you reach the top level of the course, the button will disappear.


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To move forward and deeper into your course, select a section folder (without curled edges) to reveal its contents. A section may contain additional subsections or individual pages.

Just below the table of contents, you will find two panels, left and right. These panels represent two convenient views that match your teaching instructions on the right with the student materials on the left.


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Resource Column (Left column) The left panel shows your student materials for this lesson.

Select the zoom in (+) or zoom out (-) buttons to magnify the student materials or shrink them. To view student materials in full screen mode, select the square icon with arrow at the far upper right of the left column.

If this page has more than one student resource, you can view those other resources using the menu to the right of the zoom buttons. Select the down arrow in the header to drop down a menu and select the resource you’d like to view. You can also scroll up and down to view other resources on the page.

Teacher Content (Right Column) Immediately to the right of the Resource column is all the information you need to prepare for and instruct the class. Some of the information found here includes course overviews, unit descriptions, lesson summaries, goals and standards, specific teaching points, resources and projects. This column also supports links to supplemental content.

You can reveal or hide parts of this column by tapping the arrows. When the arrow faces right, that section is collapsed and hidden from view. You can collapse sections that you do not need for your lesson or have completed to hide them. When the arrow faces downward, a section is expanded and all is visible. If the text continues beyond the page, scroll down to read more.


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Toolbar The toolbar can be found at the top right of the screen.

Tool Description

Bookmark You can bookmark a page in Dash, view pages you’ve already bookmarked, and jump to a bookmarked page.

Pushpin – Notes You can add, edit, and discard notes in the right side of the Teacher Content view.

Highlight You can use a highlighter tool to highlight text you select. Choose from four colors.

Folder – Resources You may view additional resources you have uploaded or which are part of your course. You can upload jpg, png, or gif files and link them to specific spots in the teacher materials.

A – Adjust Text Size You can choose small, standard, or large text size.

Chain – Links You can access additional Internet links associated with the course.

Magnifying Glass – Search You can search by keyword within Teacher Content and filter your results to show only notes, resources, teacher support content, or text you’ve highlighted.

Bookmark To add a bookmark, select the bookmark icon in the toolbar, and then select Add. The bookmarked page now appears in the list within the drop-down menu. A bookmark is added to the page’s tile in the Table of Contents.


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Bookmarks can also be removed. To remove a bookmark, select the bookmark icon and select the Edit button. Choose the bookmark you want to remove by selecting the circle next to its name, and then selecting the trash can at the top right of the menu.

Notes You can add a note within the right panel of Teacher Content by dragging the cursor or your finger across the text where you would like the note to appear. When you highlight, a popup menu appears that allows you to add a note, highlight, or resource.

Select Add Note to open a window where you can type your note. After you have finished your note, select Save to save your note. You can enter a title and description of your note.

You can view your Notes by selecting the Notes icon in the toolbar, and then selecting the note you want to see. From here you can edit the note and save it. Notes can be discarded by selecting the trash can. You will be asked to confirm that you want to remove the note before it will be discarded. Selecting Remove will discard the note.


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There is a second way to discard notes. Select the Notes icon in the toolbar, and then select the Edit button. Identify the notes you want to remove by selecting the circle next to those notes and then the trash can at the top right of the menu.

Highlight You can highlight text in the right panel by dragging the cursor or your finger across the text you want to highlight. A popup menu appears; select Add Highlight to highlight the text you’ve selected. The default highlighting color is yellow, but you can select from four colors.

All of your highlights are saved and can be reviewed. To jump to a selection you have highlighted in the past, select the highlight icon in the toolbar. Then, select the text you want to view from the list to jump to that page.

To remove a highlight, select the highlight icon in the toolbar and then select the Edit button. Identify the highlight you want to remove by selecting the circle next to the highlight and then selecting the trash can at the top right of the menu. Confirm that you want to remove the highlight by selecting Remove.


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Resources To open a list of Resource folders, select the Folder icon in the toolbar. The list includes resources that come with the course, as well as any resources you have added.

To view a resource from your course or that you have uploaded, select the Resource icon. Select the appropriate folder and then the resource itself. You can print the file, zoom in, or zoom out. A percentage appears to indicate the current size of the file.

You can also email a link to the resource by selecting the green button at the top right. To leave the resource file and return to Teacher Content, select the Done button.

You can select a filter that determines the type of resources that appear in the drop-down list. For example, filtering by a single resource type will show only those resources associated with that classification in the drop-down list. To show all the resources available, make sure that all the filter types are selected.

The Clear or All button acts as a toggle, allowing you to clear all the filters or select all the filters for the resources.


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Adjust Text Size The Adjust Text Size icon (letter A) allows you to adjust the size of the text in the right side of Dash within Teacher Content. You can choose from Small, Standard, and Large by selecting one of these options from the drop-down menu. This change does not affect student materials on the left panel of Teacher Content, only the right panel.

Links When you select the chain icon in the toolbar, you gain access to the global links associated with your program. These are useful URLs that may provide additional resources to help you teach, provide support via an online teaching community, or offer supplemental student activities. Selecting a link will take you to the associated site. Some of these sites may require you to enter additional login information.

Search Selecting the magnifying glass enables you to search Teacher Content. You can search by entering text in the search field and selecting the magnifying glass. To narrow your search to certain categories, such as notes, resources, teacher support content, or highlights, select Filter and choose one or more search filters.


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ACTIVe-book Within Dash, you can review your students’ work in ACTIVe-book, mark up their work using drawing and typing tools, and exchange messages with your students using the chat tool.

Opening ACTIVe-book Select Teacher Content to view your courses, including ACTIVe-book. Select the title of an ACTIVe-book to open that program.

Selecting a title takes you to the first section of the ACTIVe-book. As with your teacher materials, you can move around with ACTIVe-book by tapping on the Table of Contents “tiles” at the top of the page.


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Reviewing Student Work To view your students’ work, navigate to the page you have assigned for review. Next, select the class view using the student icon at the top right of the page.

Selecting the student icon opens a list of classes. Select a class to view a menu of students in that class. Scroll down in this menu to view all of your students.

Next, select the student whose work you want to review. That student’s ACTIVe-book page will now load in the main screen and a check will appear next to their name to indicate whose work is displayed.


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Drawpad In ACTIVe-book, you have access to the same tools your students use to write or draw on their pages. You can use these tools to mark up your students’ work for their review or to mark up your own ACTIVe-book pages in preparation for class. Once you have saved your changes and comments, your students are able to view them.

Draw Select the dot to activate the draw tool and draw freehand on the page using your

finger, a stylus, a mouse, or trackpad.

From the menu, choose a color for your drawing or select the eraser to erase. You may want to choose a different color from your student’s writing to distinguish them.

Slide the bar to the right to make your drawing path wider and to the left to make your drawing tool narrower. Then, press down or click with your finger, stylus, mouse, or trackpad and draw.

To reopen the menu to change the color or width of your drawing tool, select the dot a second time.

Text Box Select the text box to add type or math characters to your page.

Select the spot where you’d like to add text. Then, begin typing. When you are done typing, your text will remain in place.

To change the color of your text, select the color square at top left and select a different color.

To add math symbols such as ÷, π, or ≤, select the Math button and choose your symbol.

To remove your text, select your text and then select the x in the upper-right of the box.

Line Select the line tool to draw straight lines.

To draw a line, click or press down at the starting point for the line and then drag your cursor, finger, or stylus to the end point and release.

Undo Select the arrow pointing left to undo your last drawing or line. You can undo

several drawings or lines.


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Redo Select the arrow pointing right to restore a drawing or line you erased with the

undo tool. You can restore several drawings or lines you have erased.

Delete To erase everything you have added to the page, select the trash can icon. Note

that if you are marking up a student’s work, selecting delete will erase everything on the page, including their work. Select Delete to remove all of your changes. Select Cancel to keep them.

Save Select the Save button to save all of your changes to the page. Once your file is

saved, your student can read your comments and see your additions.

Chat Tool The chat tool, located below the table of contents on the right side of the page, enables you to send messages to your students or read their questions. If the student has asked you a question or made a comment, the chat balloon will turn blue to alert you.

Select the chat to view your chats.


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To send a message to a student, select Add, and then type your message. Select Submit to send your message to your student. Select Cancel to erase your message. When you are done, select Hide to close the chat tool.

ACTIVe-book Toolbar The toolbar can be found at the top right of the screen.

Tool Description

Students Find your students and view their ACTIVe-book work.

Chat View all of your past chats with your teacher.

Bookmark Bookmark a page in ACTIVe-book, view pages you’ve already bookmarked, and jump to a bookmarked page.

Chain – Links Access additional Internet links associated with the course.

Students Select this tool to view your students’ ACTIVe-book files. Select a class and then a student to navigate through that student’s ACTIVe-book with all marks and changes.

Chat Your ACTIVe-book chats are saved and can be viewed through the chat tool. Select the chat icon in the toolbar to see a list of chats with summaries and the pages they are linked to. Select a chat to jump to that page.

To view the entire chat, select the chat window in the main panel.

When you have a new message from a student, this tool will turn blue and display the number of new messages.

Bookmark To add a bookmark, select the bookmark icon in the toolbar and then select Add. The bookmarked page now appears in the list within the drop-down menu. A bookmark is added to the page’s tile in the Table of Contents.

Bookmarks can also be removed. To remove a bookmark, select the bookmark icon and select the Edit button. Choose the bookmark you want to remove by selecting the circle next to its name and then selecting the trash can at the top right of the menu.


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Links When you select the chain icon in the toolbar, you gain access to the global links associated with your program. These are useful URLs that may provide additional resources to help you teach, provide support via an online teaching community, or offer supplemental student activities. Selecting a link will take you to the associated site. Some of these sites may require you to enter additional login information.


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Students Teachers can access the Student functions of Dash using the Dash logo drop-down menu at the top left of the screen.

After you select Students from the drop-down menu, a two column screen appears. The left side of the screen is the student roster. The right side of the screen displays the seating chart view or the student portfolio view.

The seating chart allows you to arrange students and organize them in groups.

Select a student from the roster on the left to open that student’s portfolio. You can close the portfolio view for that student by selecting the X at the top-right corner of the screen. Closing the portfolio returns you to the seating chart.


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Within the Student function of Dash, you can do the following:

• Create and maintain a student portfolio.• Track changes to the student portfolio, including class enrollment, additional

information, flags, student notes, and flags.• Add classes.• Add students to classes.• View students in a single list or by class.• Change student location on a seating chart.• Create notes and assign to one or more students.• Export notes.• Search students or notes by name or keyword.

Managing students in Dash begins with creating your classes.

To Add Classes Select the Classes button in the upper-left corner of the screen. Next, select the Add Class button in the lower-right corner of the screen.


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Enter a class title, start time, and end time. Link the product you use in that class. Then select the Save button. Your new class is now added to the class roster with the start and end time displayed.

To delete a class, select the class, and then select the trash can icon in the upper-right corner of the screen.

Once you have created a class, you can add students.

To Add Student Information Select a class. Then, select the Add Student button in the lower right of the screen.

When you create a new student record, you can enter (1) first and last name, (2) username and password, and (3) any additional information you want to record about this student. Only first and last name are required. Student information can be changed later by selecting the Edit button in the upper left of the student portfolio column screen.

NOTE: Your students may already have a Pearson account before you add them to your Dash class. If they have an existing Pearson account, you should use that account for their Dash profile, too, and not create a new account.

As you begin to enter the student’s first name, suggested students in your school or district with Pearson accounts will appear below. Select a suggested student to use their existing Pearson account as a basis for their record in Dash. You may add additional information to this student in Dash.

Next, add your student to a particular class. Select the Add or Remove Enrollment row. To enroll a student in a class, select the class. A check mark will appear. To remove a student from the class, select the class and the check mark will disappear.


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A list of classes the student is enrolled in appears at the bottom of the student portfolio. For each class, the student has a pawn that represents how he or she will appear in the seating chart. The default color of the pawn is blue. Select the pawn to choose a different color.

You can also assign each student a colored flag that will appear in the seating chart. The default is no Flag. Select the flag to add a flag and choose a color.

When you have finished, select the Save button.

A student can be deleted by selecting the student from the roster, which highlights their name in blue. Then, select the trash can icon at the upper-right corner of the screen to delete.


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Student Roster Views If you have more than one class in Dash, you can view all of your students at once (All Students) or one class at a time (Current Class). To switch, select the Classes button in the upper left of the screen. This will bring you to a list of all the classes you have entered into Dash. Selecting either the highlighted area or the right facing arrow at the end of the row will open a list of students enrolled in that class.

To view all students, not just those in the current class, select the All Students tab at the top of the roster.

Student Portfolio Views There are three views in the Student Portfolio:

• What’s New – Provides a history of changes that have been made to the portfolio.• Student Information – Provides background and enrollment information on the

student.• Notes – Allows you to assign a note to a student and see a history of those notes.


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Adding a Note to a Student With Dash, you can create notes about individual students and add them to the student’s portfolio. First, select the student. Next, select the Add Note button in the lower-right corner of the screen. When you select Add Note, a window appears with spaces for a note title and the note. Select Save to save the note to your student’s portfolio. Notice that the time and date of the note is recorded at the bottom of the screen. If you change your mind you can also select Cancel.

The note now appears and can be accessed from the Notes view of the student portfolio.


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If you decide to remove the note, select the trash can. Before a note is deleted, you will be asked to confirm your decision.


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The What’s New view will show that the new note has been added.

Students Toolbar The Students toolbar has two tools: (1) Notes and (2) Search. The Notes tool allows you to create a list of frequently used notes that can be reused and assigned to multiple students.

Toolbar - Notes Icon To add a note, select the Notes tool in the Students Toolbar. Then, select Add Note to write your note. Use the space at the top of the note to add a title.

Select the Notes icon in the Toolbar. Find the note you want to assign and then click the student icon to its right. This will open a student roster. (You must be in the seating chart to assign a note. If necessary, close the student portfolio view by selecting the X in the square in the upper right of the screen.)


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From the roster, select the circle next to each student who will be assigned this note. When you select a student, a check mark appears to confirm your choice. The number of students you select is tallied at the top right of the screen as you add them. When you have selected all of the students you want to assign this note to, select this “tally” button to add the note to their portfolios.

The note has now been added.


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To Export Notes You can email notes and other data from a student’s portfolio using your email account. Open a student roster by selecting a class. In the lower-left portion of the screen, select the Export button.

Next, choose the student whose information you want to email by selecting the circle to the left of their colored pawn. Then, select the email message icon at the top right of the screen.


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An email message will now open with the student data included. You can edit the information in the email and add the recipient’s email address.

Selecting multiple students at once will export all of their notes into a single draft email. To spread this information out among multiple emails, you can cut and paste from this email into other emails, or export student information one student at a time.

Toolbar - Search Icon The Search tool allows you to search students and notes by name or keyword. Enter your search term into the field and then select the search icon (magnifying glass) to search. To clear the search window, select the close or X button.


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You can limit your search to only students or notes. To change the filters, click Filters and select the button to the left of the filter name to turn it on or off. You can clear all filters by selecting Clear or search all categories by selecting All. Select Back when you are done to begin your search.


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Planner Select the Dash Planner from the Dash logo drop-down menu in the upper-left corner of the screen. The default view for Planner is the monthly view.

The current month and year appear immediately to the right of the Dash logo on the toolbar. To change your time period, select the down arrow. Next, choose your year, and then select the right arrow to choose your month. Selecting a month will switch the calendar to that month.

Dash planner can be viewed by month, week, or day. You can show or hide weekends by selecting or unselecting the Weekends checkbox. Events and notes added to the calendar will appear in all views.

Month view

Within the weekly view, to change weeks, select from the list of weeks above the calendar. To find a week in a different month, click the down arrow to change the year and month first, and then select your week.


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Weekly view with weekends

Weekly view without weekends

Within the daily view, to move to a different day, select a day in the small calendar on the left. You can also select the left or right arrows next to the date to move backward or forward through the calendar, day by day.

Daily View with Month

Toolbar - Adding Dash Events (+ Button) To add a Dash event to the calendar, select the + button in the toolbar. A window appears that will allow you to: (1) add a title for the event, (2) indicate a start and end time, (3) display a start and end date, (4) link an event with a specific class, and (5) connect a product to the event.


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Type the start and end times in the fields provided. Select AM or PM; a check mark will appear to confirm your selection.

To assign a start and end date, select the right arrow on the Start Date or End Date line. This will open a small calendar. Use the forward arrow to advance to the next month or the left arrow to move backward. Select the date for your event. Clicking or tapping outside the calendar will close it.

To assign this event to a class, select the right arrow next to Class. Then click on the class you want to link with the event. Clicking or tapping outside the list will close it.

To connect this event to a product, select the right facing arrow next to Product. Next, select the learning product you want to connect to the event. Clicking or tapping outside the list will close it.

When you have filled out enough information for your event, select the Save button to save.


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To Add a Note to an Event First, select an existing event from the calendar or add a new event. Because we will be adding a note to the event, it is not necessary to save after you have added the event.

Now select the Notes tab at the top center of the screen. When the window opens, select + Add Note at the top right of the screen.


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Now type your note. When you select the Save button both the event and the note will be saved. The note is now tied to the event.

Toolbar – Search Icon The Search tool allows you to search events by name or keyword. Enter your search terms the search text field and then select the search icon (magnifying glass) to search. To clear the search window, select the close or X button.

You can limit your search using filters. To change the filters, click Filters and select the button to the left of the filter name to turn it on or off. You can clear all filters by selecting Clear or search all categories by selecting All. Select Back when you are done.


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