Working with folders and sources

You can organize your research notes (and items created using the Capture toolbar in desktop versions of MindView) in folders. You can also add sources to your items to document the origin of the information they contain.

Working with folders

Creating a folder

Do one of the following:

From the app home screen, open the settings menu, tap Folders , and tap the plus sign .

When creating a research note or editing a note or Capture toolbar item, tap Add Folder .

Enter a title and (optionally) a description for the folder, and tap the checkmark .

If you created the new folder while creating or editing an item, the item is automatically placed in the new folder. You can use folders to filter your research notes in MindView Assist as explained under "Filtering items" in "Navigating and setting up the app".

Viewing folders

From the app home screen, open the settings menu, and tap Folders .

All folders on the device are shown. For each folder, the number of notes in the folder (if any) is also displayed.

Selecting a folder for a research note

To select an existing folder for a note that you are creating or editing, tap Select Existing under Folder, and tap the name of the folder.

If you create new research notes while viewing a specific folder as explained under "Viewing items in a specific folder" in "Navigating and setting up the app", the new notes are automatically placed in this folder.

Editing a folder

Do one of the following:

From the app home screen, open the settings menu, tap Folders , and tap the name of the folder you want to edit.

If you are creating or editing an item and have not assigned it to a folder yet, tap Select Existing , and tap the pen button .

Edit the folder title and/or description, and tap the checkmark .

Removing an item from a folder

When creating or editing an item, tap Remove next to the folder name to remove the item from the folder. The folder itself is not deleted.

Removing a folder

Do one of the following:

From the app home screen, open the settings menu, tap Folders , and tap Delete next to the name of the folder you want to remove.

If you are creating or editing an item and have not assigned it to a folder yet, tap Select Existing , and tap Delete next to the name of the folder you want to remove.

The folder is deleted. Notes in the folder (if any) are not deleted.

Managing sources

Creating a source

Do one of the following:

From the app home screen, open the settings menu, tap Sources , and tap the plus sign .

When creating or editing an item, tap Add Source .

Create a new source by doing one of the following:

Search for a source online by entering one or more search terms, tapping Find online and selecting a source from the list of results.

Add a book source by tapping the barcode button and scanning the barcode on the back of the book to get its ISBN or other identification number.

Tap Enter manually to manually enter source details.

On the subsequent screen, enter or review source information as needed.

You can enter or edit information such as type, title and authors. The fields available depend on the source type chosen.

Tap the checkmark .

The source is created. If you created the new source while creating or editing an item, the source is automatically added to the item.

Viewing sources

From the app home screen, open the settings menu, and tap Sources .

All sources on the device are shown. For each source, the number of references to that source (if any) in the items is also displayed.

Selecting a source for an item

To select an existing source when creating or editing an item, tap Select Existing under Source, and tap the name of the source.

Editing a source

Do one of the following:

From the app home screen, open the settings menu, tap Sources , and tap the name of the source you want to edit.

If you are creating or editing an item and have not added a source to it yet, tap Select Existing , and tap the pen button next to the source you want to edit.

Edit the source by updating the fields as required, and tap the checkmark .

Removing a source from an item

When creating or editing an item, tap Remove next to the source name to remove the source from the item. The source itself is not deleted.

Removing a source

Do one of the following:

From the app home screen, open the settings menu, tap Sources , and tap Delete next to the name of the source you want to remove.

If you are creating or editing an item and have not added a source to it yet, tap Select Existing , and tap Delete next to the name of the source you want to remove.

The source is deleted. Items that referenced the source (if any) are not deleted.

Using folders and sources in other applications

Folder and source information is synchronized to your MindView account along with other note information. You can therefore use folders and sources in MindView Online and desktop versions of MindView:

You can filter items by folder in the Research panel in MindView Online as explained under "Research panel options" in "Inserting items from the Research panel". You can also do this in desktop versions of MindView; for more information, see the documentation for your desktop version of MindView.

Sources in your research notes are added to the list of sources in your MindView Online and MindView documents when you insert the notes in your mind maps. For more information on using sources in MindView Online, see "Using bibliography sources". For more information on using sources in desktop versions of MindView, see the documentation for your desktop version of MindView.