# Note trick

**URL:** <https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/note-trick/3148>\
**Category:** Wish List\
**Created:** [January 18, 2008, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/note-trick/3148 "2008-01-18T04:50:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lord\_Lightning](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/ecae2f/32.png) [@Lord\_Lightning](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Lord_Lightning)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/note-trick/3148/1 "2008-01-18T04:50:57Z")

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I think this is relevant to this thread.

Using Amber’s trick of Command-L to fire up a note I tried to back out of it - or more correctly, go back to the text I was working on and couldn’t figure it out. I see that Amber suggested Cmd-[.

[literatureandlatte.com/forum … c&start=15](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/comparison-to-other-word-processors-and-writing-tools/68/1)

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> Select the range of text you wish to annotate, and press Cmd-L. If you have “open links in alternate view” set in preferences, the display will automatically split and put you in the note text area, where you have a fully activate Binder item at your disposal with its own meta-data, index card, and so on. Otherwise, you’ll want to press the Back button Cmd-[, once done.

Perhaps a later version could embrace an easier, more obvious way of going back - or locating the original text - or both. A menu item perhaps?

It would give a bit of confidence about using the note text/notation function using Command-L and backing out Command-[ - Note text is pretty wonderful as a function and I thought it deserved something more prominent than a rather obscure key combination.

Just a thought.

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**Author:** ![Jaysen](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/jaysen/32/16_2.png) [@Jaysen](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/Jaysen)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/note-trick/3148/2 "2008-01-18T14:46:25Z")

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Dear Lord, Forgive me if I err.

isn’t cmd-[ is the stock “back” hot key in safari? wouldn’t it make more sense to stick with the already established “back” hot key?

Sorry about the opening. Couldn’t resist.

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**Author:** ![popcornflix](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/user_avatar/forum.literatureandlatte.com/popcornflix/32/15935_2.png) [@popcornflix](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/u/popcornflix)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://forum.literatureandlatte.com/t/note-trick/3148/3 "2008-04-14T20:07:53Z")

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I wish that Scivener would append a link to the bottom of the note, pointing to the document the note references. That way, whenever you open the note, you can see what document it refers to. It would also speed up note-taking, because you just CMD-L, type your note, click the link, and you’re back in your document.