note taking express
User guides for Students
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How to use the mobile application to receive notes
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Download the mobile app:
Android devices: https://play.google.com/
store/apps/details?id=com.notetakingex-
press.notetakingexpress
IOS devices: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/
id1524310092
Enter your
registered
email address
and password
to login.
Press the
‘Record’
button to start
recording.
Press the ‘Bookmark’
button to mark important
sections of your class.
To stop or pause the
recording, press the
‘Pause’ button.
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Once your recording is
paused, you can either
‘Delete’, ‘Resume’ or
‘Keep’ the recording.
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Add a title to your
project and click on the
‘Save’ button.
Your project is now
saved.
To send your project
to a note taker, click
on the project you just
recorded and saved.
Click on the ‘Request
Notes’ button to send
your recording to a note
taker.
Your notes will be sent
to you once ready for
reviewing.
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How to record an in-person class
from the Note Taking Express hub?
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After logging in, please click on the
‘Start Recording’ button to record
the in-person class.
Click on the ‘Start Recording Button’ to
record lectures.
You can bookmark important sections
of the class by clicking on the ‘Create
Bookmarks Button’.
Start Recording
Button
Create
Bookmarks
button
Click on the ‘Stop Recording Button’ to
finish recording class lectures.
Once done, click on the save button.
Start/Stop Recording Button
While saving your class recordings, please ensure to
give it a title, assign a subject, assign a category and
tick the ‘Send my recording to a note taker’ box.
You can also attach any support material if you want.
Click the ‘Save’ button.
Also, just to be fully sure your notes have been sent to
the note taker, please click on the ‘My Projects’ button
to check the status of your recordings.
If you see an orange clock in the status column, that
means your notes have been sent and are being
worked on.
If the send button is highlighted, it means your
recording has not been sent. If you see this symbol,
please click on it to send your file to the note taker.
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How to Upload Recording to the
Note Taking Express Hub?
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Transfer the classroom recording you want
to send to the Note taker on to your personal
computer.
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Click the ‘Upload
Recording’ button.
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A pop-up window
will appear. Name
the project, assign
the subject &
category, and
attach any support
material if needed.
Click ‘Done’.
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Always double-
check the status of
your projects from
the ‘My Projects’
section. Projects
with an orange clock
indicated the files
have been sent to
the note taker.
How to download notes from the Note
Taking Express Hub?
After logging in, please click on the
‘My Notes’ button.
You will receive an email once your notes are ready and have been sent back.
However, we encourage students to keep checking their folders to avoid any delays.
Select the circular red icon with
a downward-facing arrow to
download the notes.
The green tick indicated that your
notes are ready and available for
downloading.
It is also possible to download a
folder containing multiple note files.
The same method of downloading
applies. The folder of notes will be
downloaded as ZIP file. The user will
need to be able to open a ZIP file to
access their note files.
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How to record screen and capture
audio on your iPhone/iPad
1. To be able to record screen on your iPhone/iPad, you rst
need to add Screen Recording to Control Center.
Go to your settings
and click on Control
Center
Select Customize
Controls
Select Screen
Recording
2. To open the control center on iPhone X or later or iPad
with iOS 12 or later, or iPadOS, swipe down from the upper
right corner of the screen. On earlier versions, swipe up from
the botton edge of the screen.
Long press the
Screen Record icon
Click on the app you
want to save your
screen recordings
To capture your
voice or any other
audio along with the
recording, tap the
microphone icon.
If you only want to
capture the video
output, keep the
microphone off.
Tap the ‘Start
Recording’ button
The recording
will start after the
three-second
countdown. Click
‘Stop recording’ to
stop.
Your screen record-
ing video will be
saved in the location
you selected earlier
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How to record online classes on your
MacBook and send it to a note taker
1. Press Shift - Command - 5 on your
keyboard
In order to send your class recording to a note
taker, you’ll have to rst record the class by
recording your screen.
2. From the onscreen controls menu,
select the portion you want to record.
Click this to record
the whole screen
Click here to record
a selected portion
of the screen
3. Click on ‘options’ to ensure you’ve
turned on ‘MacBook Air Microphone’.
4. To stop recording, press Control - Command - Esc
or click the stop button at the top right corner of the menu bar.
Click ‘Record’ to
start recording
How to record online classes on a Windows
10 PC and send it to a note taker
In order to send your class recording to a note
taker, you’ll have to rst record the class by
recording your screen.
1. Ensure you
have your Game
bar control
turned on:
2. Open the video you want to
record and press Win - Alt - R
on your keyboard to start
recording automatically, or
press Win + G
to
open the game bar menu
for
more options.
Press the record button
to start and stop the
recording. Alternately,
you can press
Win - Alt - R to stop
the recording.
To access your video captures go to Videos > Captures
Click on the
microphone
button to cature
any voiceovers
while recording
the audio.
How to attach support material to your
projects after saving them
After you log in, click on the
‘My Projects’ button on your
dashboard.
Click the ‘Options Icon’ and then
select the ‘Edit’ option from the
pop-up menu box.
A pop-up window will appear.
Click the ‘Attach’ button.
A pop-up window will appear.
Select the file you want to attach.
You can attach a maximum
of three files. Click the ‘Open’
button.
Click on ‘Done’.
Click on the send button to send
your projects along with the
attachments to the notetaker.
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