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Capture a Passage from a text source

  1. In your Library, go to the Notes section and click “+Add Note”.
  2. Click into the Passage field and type in your text OR copy the text you want to capture from an online document and paste it into the Passage field.
  3. Click Save.

Capture a Passage from a streamed audio or video source

  1. In your browser navigate to an audio or a video source, for example, a YouTube video or a news article.
  2. Open another tab in the same browser and navigate to MyCited.
  3. In your MyCited Library, press the “Start Listening” button.
  4. MyCited will ask you if you would like to record from a Tab or from the Microphone. Select “Record from Tab.”
  5. MyCited will ask you to identify and Share which tab contains your audio source.
  6. Navigate to your audio source and press Play.
  7. In your MyCited Library, press the “Capture Note” button when you hear something you want to keep. MyCited will transcribe the last 150 words you heard.
  8. Click Save.

Capture a Passage from live audio

  1. In your MyCited Library, press the “Start Listening” button. 
  2. MyCited will ask you if you would like to record from a Tab or from the Microphone. Select “Record from Microphone.”
  3. When you hear something that you want to keep, press “Capture Note.” MyCited will transcribe the last 150 words you heard.
  4. Click Save.

Add color to a Note

  1. In your Library, click the kebab on the upper-righthand corner of the Note you want to add color to. Hover your cursor over “Color” and then click the color you want to attribute to the Note.
  2. OR double click your note to open it. Click the paint palette icon in the upper-righthand corner. Select the color you want to attribute to your Note. Press Save.

Add an emoji to a Note

  1. In your Library, click the kebab on the upper-righthand corner of the Note you want to open and choose “Edit.” You can also double click the Note to enable editing.
  2. Click the Smiley Face icon in the upper-righthand corner of the Note.
  3. Select the emoji you would like to attribute to your Note. 
  4. Click Save.

Add a Tag to a Note

  1. Open the Note you would like to Tag.
  2. In the Tags field type the word or phrase you would like to affix to your Note.
  3. Press Enter.
  4. You will see the Tag appear in your Tags field. 
  5. Add more tags as needed.
  6. Press Save.

Delete a Tag from a Note

  1. Open the Note from which you would like to remove a Tag.
  2. Click the X on the righthand side of the Tag to remove it.
  3. Press Save.

Add a Citation to a Note with autoformat

  1. Copy the URL of your source.
  2. Paste it into the Citation field.
  3. Click “Generate Citation.”
  4. Press Save.

Add a Citation to a Note and format manually

  1. Enter manually formatted citation information into the Citation field. 
  2. Press Save.

Define a word in a Passage or an Annotation

  1. Open a Note.
  2. Highlight the word you would like to define in either the Passage or the Annotation field.
  3. Press the “Define” button.
  4. You will see a box with the definition.

Translate a word or group of words in a Passage or an Annotation

  1. Open a Note.
  2. Highlight the word or words you would like to translate in either the Passage or the Annotation field.
  3. Press the “Translate” button.
  4. You will see a box with the Spanish translation of the word or words you selected.

Delete a Note

  1. Click the kebab in the upper-righthand corner of the Note you would like to delete.
  2. Select “Delete.”
  3. OR open the Note you want to delete and click the kebab in the upper-righthand corner and select “Delete.”
  4. MyCited will ask you to confirm that you want to delete the Note.
  5. Click “OK.”

Add a Group

  1. In your MyCited Library, click “+ Add Group” in the Group section.
  2. Give your group a name.
  3. Press “Save.”

Delete a Group

  1. Click the kebab in the upper-righthand corner of the Group card.
  2. Select “Delete.”
  3. MyCited will ask you to confirm that you want to delete the Group.
  4. Click “OK.”
  5. MyCited will notify you that any Notes from your Group will return to your Library.

Change the Name of a Group

  1. Click the kebab in the upper-righthand corner of the Group card.
  2. Select “Rename.”
  3. Enter your new name for the Group.
  4. Press “Save.”

Add a Note to a Group

  1. Find the Note you want to move to a Group. 
  2. Use the Grabber on the lefthand side of the Note to drag and drop it in the desired Group.
  3. OR open the Note you want to move and open the Group menu at the bottom of the Note modal.
  4. Select the Group destination for your Note.
  5. Press “Save.”

Move a Note from one Group to another

  1. Open the Note you want to move.
  2. Go to the Group menu at the bottom of the Note modal.
  3. Select the Group destination for your Note.
  4. Press “Save.”

Move a Note from a Group back to the Notes section of My Library

  1. Open the Note you want to move.
  2. Go to the Group menu at the bottom of the Note modal.
  3. Select “None” from the menu.
  4. Press “Save.”

Sort Notes in My Library

  1. Click the Sort icon at the upper-righthand side of your Notes list.
  2. Select the category you would like to sort your notes by.

Sort Notes in a Group

  1. Open your Group.
  2. Click the Sort icon at the upper-righthand side of your Notes list.
  3. Select the category you would like to sort your notes by.

Search Notes in My Library

  1. Press the Magnifying Glass icon at the upper-righthand corner of your page.
  2. This will open a Search field at the top of your screen.
  3. Type the word or words you would like to search for and press Enter or click “Search”.
  4. Any Notes or Groups containing your search criteria will display.
  5. Click “Library” or the MyCited icon at the top of the page to return to your Library.

Export a Note

  1. Click the kebab in the upper-righthand corner of the Note.
  2. Select “Export.”
  3. MyCited will indicate that the contents of your Note have been saved to your clipboard.
  4. Paste them into your desired location.
  5. OR open the Note you would like to export. Click the kebab in the upper-righthand corner of the Note.
  6. Select “Export.”
  7. MyCited will indicate that the contents of your note have been copied to your clipboard.