Notes — overview
Notes is the lightweight place for anything you want to jot down quickly — without turning it into a full document, appointment or formal file. Notes behave like sticky notes but are searchable, share-friendly and synced across devices.
What are notes for?
- Personal reminders — “Talk to customer X about pricing tomorrow.”
- Shared notes — short pointers for a team or group (“Keys are at reception”).
- Idea collection — proposals, sketches, lists that don’t have a home yet.
- Checklists — small to-do lists with check marks.
Key terms
- Note — an entry with title, text, optional images or checkbox list.
- Board — a folder of notes (e.g. “Personal”, “Team Köln”, “Improvements”).
- Shared board — a board you share with other employees.
- Tag — a keyword you can search across boards.
Quickly add a note
- Open Notes in the menu.
- Click New note (or the + icon).
- Enter title and text. Optional: image, checklist, tag, reminder.
- Pick a board to file it under.
- Save — notes sync automatically.
Personal or shared?
- Personal — only you see it. Default.
- Shared — you share a board with other employees or a group. Anyone with access can read; depending on the setting, also edit.
Shared notes are not a replacement for chat — they’re durable reminders; chat is for the conversation.
Who uses notes?
- Every employee — for personal reminders.
- Teams — hints that don’t need to be repeated in chat daily.
- Field staff — e.g. notes per customer site (“Gate only opens with code 1234”).
Who needs which permission?
| Task | Permission |
|---|---|
| Create / edit your own notes | every employee |
| See a shared board | depends on the sharing setting |
| Create a shared board | Medium |
| Delete a board | High — if other employees are members |
Connection to other areas
- Chat — a note can be shared into a chat (“Look at this, it’s saved for customer X”).
- Projects — notes can be attached to a project.
What to read next
- Chat
- Projects
- Word processor — when a note should become a formatted document.