Google Keep: Creating Notes and Lists

Name: Google Keep: Creating Notes and Lists
Author: Christopher Pittman

Learn how to effectively use and organize notes and lists in Google Keep

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Okay. In this video I wanna cover how to create lists and labels, and some of the options we have for doing various things within Google Keep. So let's just label this. First thing we're going to do is to go up here to the top. Now what's interesting here is we can select a list. We can make a new note with a drawing, or a new note with image. We can add the drawing and the image both to the list and to the note as well. So if I wanted to make a new list, you could click here, make a list, but I wanted to show you the other way to do that. So if you wanted to make a list, you would just click that, and title it, and begin making your list items. That's an easy way to do that, and to make a list. So if I wanted to build, say, List one, and then we'll do, and when we close here, what that's going to do is put our list here. Like I said before, we could add images, drawings, backgrounds, all those pieces, to these notes as well, to these lists. So that's how you create a list. We'll go over some additional options in an upcoming video, but let's go back to notes. And it's important to that all of our lists are notes, as far as deleting the boxes, anything within these squares, these cubes here, are considered notes. Even if we make them into lists, it's still considered a note, and we can delete it this way. So really the everything's a note. It's just if we build it as a list with check boxes, then it's a list. So let's just do a regular note. Let's just do it like that. And the same thing will happen if we go right here to Close. What it's going to do is pin the note over here into our notes section here in Google Keep. And then if I wanted to add check boxes to our note, and then you see it makes it then more of a list, even though we originally built it to be a note. So they're effectively the same tool, just list will have check boxes, and notes typically do not, even though all the boxes within Google Keep, all of these individual cells that we've created through here, are all considered notes for Google Keep, for deleting, and for additional functionality, they're considered notes. So that's the difference between notes and lists is the absence, or presence, of these check boxes. These check boxes give us a lot of functionality in that as we can go through and check them off and complete them, so if it's a multilayered task, or items like that, we can mark those off, and that works really, really well for staying organized. So if you look at Google Keep as a whole, you had sticky notes on your desk, just about anything you could do with a sticky note as far as staying organized with a list, or just writing a quick reminder. All those functionality is trying to be duplicated by Google Keep. So it gives us quite a bit of options on how to build notes and labels. So again, the difference between a note and a list is the absence and presence of check boxes. You can hide check boxes both on lists and in notes. So that's the most important thing to know there. We can add images, drawings, background colors, share. All of that functionality is present if it's a list or if it's just a note. So that's been the differences between lists and notes in Google Keep. So let's look at one more functionality that is kind of a broader topic, and we'll dive deeper into how to create these. But let's go ahead and look at these labels here. We've got Evermore, and you can see I have Evermore attached here. So let's build a test label. So if we just build a test label, and again, click Done, it's going to add that label as a test label. So if we went to our copy, and we wanted to add this label, and we'd go right here, and it says Add label, and then we add the test label that we created, or we could add other labels that we've created, so any of these labels can be added and removed. So that's one of the functionalities that's, again, present across all of our notes lists within Google Keep. However, this lists are a little bit different in that it's going to group notes together in such a manner that anything with that label can be accessed and found, even if it's in archives, even if we accidentally put it in the trash, we can just quickly reference, go to that label and click, and then anything with that label tag in the note itself will be present, and that's true for list labels. And then again, if we wanted to attach images, those kind of things, those are only attached to the notes. We can't attach images, or drawings, or any of the items to labels. It's just a text item that helps you organize your notes and lists. Okay, so this has been an overview of notes, lists, and labels in Google Keep.

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Course Description

This module will explore some of the organizational options offered in Google Keep. You will learn how to customize Google Keep to better fit your needs and learn functions such as assigning and changing background colors. You will also learn about the benefits of using pinned and unpinned notes and how to arrange your notes in a list or a grid. There are multiple settings and options that can help you improve the usability of Google Keep, and this course will help you understand some of the best methods for organizing and retrieving your notes.

In this module, you will explore options that can help you better organize your notes and lists in Google Keep. You will also learn about different settings and options that Google Keep offers such as adding collaborators to your notes and lists. By better understanding the options and settings available in Google Keep, you will be able to create an organizational system that works best for you.

What You'll Learn

Customize Google Keep settings to better fit your needs, including assigning and changing background colors
Create notes and lists and explore individual note options
Add collaborators to your notes and lists and understand what they can do
Organize notes using common methods such as pinned and unpinned notes
Change views by arranging notes in a list or a grid

Key Takeaways

Google Keep offers multiple settings and options that can help improve the usability and organization of your notes.
You can customize Google Keep by assigning and changing background colors for individual notes.
Pinned and unpinned notes, along with list or grid arrangements, help you organize and retrieve your notes.
Adding collaborators lets others work with your notes and lists in Google Keep.
Understanding the available options and settings lets you build an organizational system that works best for you.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Google Keep module cover?

This module explores organizational options in Google Keep, including customizing settings, assigning and changing background colors, using pinned and unpinned notes, arranging notes in a list or grid, and adding collaborators to your notes and lists.

What lessons are included in this course?

The course includes three lessons: Creating Notes and Lists; Options for Notes, Lists, and Labels; and Organizing Notes and Viewing Options.

What skills will I build in this course?

This course builds skills related to Google Applications, Google Docs, Google Keyword Planner, Google Tools, Google Tag Manager, and Google Workspace.

How will this course help me organize my notes?

By better understanding the options and settings available in Google Keep, you will be able to create an organizational system that works best for you, using methods like background colors, pinned notes, and list or grid views.

Can I work with others on my notes in Google Keep?

Yes. The course teaches how to add collaborators to your notes and lists and explains what collaborators can do.