Using NoodleToolsUsing NoodleTools

A complete citation, notecard, and A complete citation, notecard, and outlining tooloutlining tool

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About this TutorialAbout this Tutorial

This tutorial will walk you through the steps This tutorial will walk you through the steps of creating a project with NoodleTools.of creating a project with NoodleTools.– To move on in the program, click the NEXT To move on in the program, click the NEXT

button. If you need to go back, use the button. If you need to go back, use the navigation in the bottom left corner to select a navigation in the bottom left corner to select a slide.slide.

– After each section, you will have the option to After each section, you will have the option to move ahead or return to the main menu.move ahead or return to the main menu.

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Choose a Topic BelowChoose a Topic Below

Starting a ProjectStarting a ProjectManaging SourcesManaging SourcesCreating NotecardsCreating Notecards

From Notecards to OutlineFrom Notecards to OutlineDrafting Your PaperDrafting Your Paper

Start ing a ProjectStart ing a Project

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Step One: Logging InStep One: Logging In

1.1. Access Access NoodleTools NoodleTools from the library’s from the library’s Source CitationSource Citation page.page.

2.2. Enter your login Enter your login information.information.

• Personal ID = Personal ID = GM Network IDGM Network ID

• Password = Password = GM Network GM Network passwordpassword

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Create a New ProjectCreate a New Project

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Citation Style and Tit leCitation Style and Tit le

Choose a citation style and give your paper Choose a citation style and give your paper a name.a name.

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The DashboardThe DashboardClick to see the different parts of the dashboard.Click to see the different parts of the dashboard.

The Dashboard shows general information about your project and its various components.

This is where you will add your research question and thesis statement.

Access the different parts of your project—the bibliography, notecards, outline, and paper—here.

When you share your project with others, they can leave comments, which will appear here. You can create a list of

tasks and due dates for yourself by clicking here.

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Managing SourcesManaging Sources

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Creating a New CitationCreating a New Citation

When you begin looking at a research source, When you begin looking at a research source, create a citation for it so you can keep track of create a citation for it so you can keep track of where different information in your paper where different information in your paper comes from.comes from.

Begin by selecting the type of resource from the pull-down menu, then answer any additional questions about your source. This will help NoodleTools choose the right type of citation.

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Fil l ing in the CitationFil l ing in the CitationThe pattern for your citation is The pattern for your citation is color-coded so you can see color-coded so you can see what it will look like.what it will look like.Enter the information about your Enter the information about your research source into the spaces research source into the spaces provided. provided. You may not have information You may not have information for every field, but you should for every field, but you should have entries in have entries in mostmost fields. fields.When you are done, click When you are done, click .. then then

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Adding Addit ional Adding Addit ional InformationInformationYou can choose to add additional information You can choose to add additional information about the research source in the “Annotation” about the research source in the “Annotation” field.field.

This is required for an annotated bibliography, This is required for an annotated bibliography, and can help you to keep track of the format and can help you to keep track of the format and general characteristics of each source in and general characteristics of each source in case you want to refer to them later.case you want to refer to them later.

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Creating NotecardsCreating Notecards

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What are notecards?What are notecards?

In the olden days of research, you In the olden days of research, you kept track of your sources and the kept track of your sources and the facts you found in each one on facts you found in each one on handwritten notecards.handwritten notecards.

These could then be spread out on a These could then be spread out on a tabletop and sorted into piles to tabletop and sorted into piles to represent the different parts of a represent the different parts of a paper, as well as to remind the paper, as well as to remind the researcher which source each idea researcher which source each idea came from.came from.

Citation managers take care of all of Citation managers take care of all of these things for you, eliminating the these things for you, eliminating the need for handwritten cards.need for handwritten cards.

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Open a new NotecardOpen a new Notecard

When you’re ready to take some notes from When you’re ready to take some notes from a research source, click “new” under a research source, click “new” under Notecards next to that source.Notecards next to that source.

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New NotecardNew NotecardGive your notecard a name that will help you remember what information is there.

Adding a URL will create a link back to the original source from your notecard.

You can add tags to help you later when you are sorting cards. After you add tags to a card, you can choose from the dropdown menu to give other notecards the same tag.

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Direct QuotationsDirect Quotations

Pull direct quotations from your Pull direct quotations from your source and paste to the dialog source and paste to the dialog box. You can also add pictures box. You can also add pictures from electronic resources.from electronic resources.

If formatting is a problem, you If formatting is a problem, you have a text-only option for have a text-only option for pasting.pasting.

The text box has many of the The text box has many of the same features as a word same features as a word processor—find and replace, processor—find and replace, different font styles, various text different font styles, various text alignments, special characters, alignments, special characters, and highlighting text.and highlighting text.

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ParaphraseParaphrase

Take another look at the Take another look at the section you just copied to section you just copied to your notecard, and put it your notecard, and put it into your own words. Try into your own words. Try to give as complete a to give as complete a rundown as possible. rundown as possible.

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Further QuestionsFurther Questions

The last text box asks The last text box asks you to think about the you to think about the information you’ve found.information you’ve found.

– What does it mean for What does it mean for your research? your research?

– Why is it important? Why is it important? – Does it reveal any other Does it reveal any other

ideas that need to be ideas that need to be researched? researched?

– How does this connect to How does this connect to other information you’ve other information you’ve already found?already found?

You can highlight, underline, You can highlight, underline, or italicize points you know or italicize points you know you want to come back to.you want to come back to.

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Viewing Notecards from Viewing Notecards from the Citation Listthe Citation List

From the source list, click “show” to view summaries From the source list, click “show” to view summaries of all notes for that source. Click “hide” to remove of all notes for that source. Click “hide” to remove these from view.these from view.

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From Notecards to From Notecards to Outl ineOutl ine

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The TabletopThe TabletopClick to see the different parts of the tabletop.Click to see the different parts of the tabletop.

This is the tabletop, where you can see the different threads This is the tabletop, where you can see the different threads of your research all at the same time.of your research all at the same time.

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You can sort your cards in this area, putting them in groups.

When you’ve sorted your notecards, use this window to set up your outline.

If two notecards provide information about the same concept, you can put them together in a pile.

This box holds any new notecards you haven’t yet put onto the table.

If you have more notecards than can be seen at one time, this box shows you which area of the tabletop you are looking at.

Organizing NotecardsOrganizing Notecards

The simplest way to sort your The simplest way to sort your notecards is by dragging them notecards is by dragging them around the tabletop. Hold the around the tabletop. Hold the cursor over a notecard to see its cursor over a notecard to see its full title and a short summary. full title and a short summary. Double-click to edit the notecard.Double-click to edit the notecard.

You can put similar cards You can put similar cards together, or even drag a card on together, or even drag a card on top of another one to create a top of another one to create a pile. Holding the cursor over a pile. Holding the cursor over a stack will remind you which stack will remind you which cards are in that pile.cards are in that pile.

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Tagging NotecardsTagging Notecards

It’s easy to add visual It’s easy to add visual cues to your notecards, cues to your notecards, too.too.

CTRL-click to select a CTRL-click to select a notecard, then pull down notecard, then pull down the Tags menu. From the Tags menu. From there, you can color-there, you can color-code, change tags, or code, change tags, or add visual cues to help add visual cues to help you keep track of your you keep track of your information. You can information. You can add multiple colors or add multiple colors or visual cues to each visual cues to each notecard.notecard.

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Creating the outl ineCreating the outl ine

Creating an outline will help Creating an outline will help you to organize the parts of you to organize the parts of your paper into a clear and your paper into a clear and logical order.logical order.

Create your outline using the Create your outline using the outline toolbar. With the outline toolbar. With the buttons, you can add a buttons, you can add a heading, make a heading into heading, make a heading into a subheading, move a subheading, move headings up and down, headings up and down, delete a heading, or print the delete a heading, or print the entire outline.entire outline.

Double-click to change the Double-click to change the names of the different names of the different sections.sections.

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Adding SupportAdding Support

Drag notecards over to the appropriate sections of the Drag notecards over to the appropriate sections of the outline. Use the up/down button to change the order of the outline. Use the up/down button to change the order of the notecards.notecards.

Notecards that have been added will show a check mark in Notecards that have been added will show a check mark in the upper corner.the upper corner.

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Printing the Outl inePrinting the Outl ine

When your outline is finished, you have several When your outline is finished, you have several options for publishing. You can print the outline options for publishing. You can print the outline with or without the information from your notecards, with or without the information from your notecards, or convert the outline to a file type that you can edit or convert the outline to a file type that you can edit with a word processor.with a word processor.

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Draft ing Your PaperDraft ing Your Paper

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Exporting the Outl ineExporting the Outl ine

In the Outline window, In the Outline window, choose the Print choose the Print button.button.

Select the Convert to Select the Convert to RTF option. Rather RTF option. Rather than sending a than sending a document to the document to the printer, this option will printer, this option will convert your outline to convert your outline to a format that can be a format that can be read by a word read by a word processor.processor.

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Export OptionsExport Options

You can include or exclude You can include or exclude many of the elements of many of the elements of your notecards. You will your notecards. You will probably want to include at probably want to include at least the page numbers, least the page numbers, quotations, paraphrases, quotations, paraphrases, and your own ideas. These and your own ideas. These will help you write your will help you write your paragraphs and cite the paragraphs and cite the sources correctly without sources correctly without having to refer back to your having to refer back to your notecards while you are notecards while you are writing.writing.

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Open Your Outl ineOpen Your Outl ine

You will have the option to either save You will have the option to either save your file or open it immediately.your file or open it immediately.

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Now What?Now What? When you open your When you open your

outline, it will look like this. outline, it will look like this. You have several options You have several options from this point:from this point:– Open a new document for Open a new document for

your draft and click back your draft and click back and forth as you write.and forth as you write.

– Begin typing paragraphs Begin typing paragraphs or parts of paragraphs or parts of paragraphs directly into the outline.directly into the outline.

– Reformat the document Reformat the document into a Word outline and into a Word outline and type paragraphs right into type paragraphs right into it.it.

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Typing Typing Straight Into Straight Into the Outl inethe Outl ine

If you choose to draft If you choose to draft your paragraphs your paragraphs directly into the outline, directly into the outline, you can make it easier you can make it easier to tell the draft from the to tell the draft from the outline byoutline by– Eliminating extra line Eliminating extra line

spacingsspacings– Color-codingColor-coding– HighlightingHighlighting– Using different fontsUsing different fonts

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Google DocsGoogle Docs

One of the best places to put your draft is on One of the best places to put your draft is on Google Docs. You will need a Google account to Google Docs. You will need a Google account to do this.do this.

The advantages to using Google Docs for storing The advantages to using Google Docs for storing your files are:your files are:– Files are accessible from any web-connected computer.Files are accessible from any web-connected computer.– You only have one version of the file floating around—no You only have one version of the file floating around—no

more figuring out which is the one you were working on more figuring out which is the one you were working on last time.last time.

– A full-featured, built-in word processor means you can edit A full-featured, built-in word processor means you can edit your file on a computer that doesn’t have Word, or open your file on a computer that doesn’t have Word, or open your file no matter what program or version you have.your file no matter what program or version you have.

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