June 11, 2016
Google Keep is a powerful note taking application for teachers. It allows you to capture your thoughts in different format: audio, text and images. You can also use it to create to do-lists, add reminders to your notes, copy notes to your Google docs and many more. For those of you new to Google Keep, here is a handy visual that features 10 basic Google Keep tips you should know about. Check it out and share with your colleagues. Enjoy

 

1- Create a text note

• Click on ‘Take a note’
• Give a title to your note
• Type in your note
• Click on Done

• Click on image icon in the ‘Take a note’ bar
• Select an image from your computer
• Give your note a title and add text 
• Click ‘Done' 

• This option is only available for Keep on Android and iOS
• On your iPad open the Keep app
• At the bottom right, touch the new recording icon 
• Speak your note
• To edit the spoken text, touch the text above the audio file
• To save your note, touch the back arrow at the top left 

• Click on ’New list’ icon in the ‘Take a note’ bar
• Type in your list item
• To add more items to the list click on ‘List item’
• Click Done to save your list.

• Open a note or list or just hover your mouse over it
• Click on Change color icon
• Choose from the colours there and click Done to save it

• To copy a note into a Google Doc:
• 'Hover over the note you want to add and click the More icon .
• Select Copy to Google Doc.

• To add reminders to your notes:
• click or hover over a note 
• Select ‘Remind me’ icon 
• Choose from the options available there

• To add a label to a note:
• Hover over your note
• Click on the More icon
• Select ‘Add label’

• Click on the share icon 
• Type in the email addresses and click Save
• To unshare a note,Open a note
• Select the icons of any people you want to unshare with, or select the Share icon
• Select the Remove icon
• Select Save

• Archiving allows you to move your notes and lists from the main screen of your Keep into archive where you can find them later. 
• To archive a note, select it then click on the Archive icon
• To see archived notes, click on the menu icon archive.