Using the Knowledge Tree

Most Features in the knowledge tree can be accessed by right clicking any node to reveal the menu above.

Add Nodes: To Add a node, simply right click the node you wish to add your notes to and select either Add Beside or Add Inside. Adding notes inside will place the note node inside the clicked node. Adding notes beside will place the note node underneath.

Drag Nodes: You can drag a node inside of any other node. To do so, simply click the node you wish to drag and drag it into the node you wish to move it inside of. You will be prompted to make sure you actually wish to move the node.

Once you select yes, the node and all the contents of the node will be moved into the selected node.

Move Nodes: In addition to moving nodes inside of other nodes, you can move them beneath other nodes as well. This can be used to change the order or sequence that your notes appear in. To move a node beneath another node simply click the node you wish to move and drag it beneath the node you wish to move it under. A line will appear when you have dragged the node to the correct location.

When the line appears, simply drop the node and select yes when you are prompted to confirm your move.

Delete Nodes: To delete nodes, simply right click the node you wish to delete and select delete node. You will be prompted to keep the children of the deleted node or not. If the node has children, selecting yes will only delete the top node. All nodes inside of the deleted node will simply be moved underneath the parent of the deleted node.

Changing Node Images: Node images can be either files or folders. Folders and files can be used the same way in Cognotes and only differ in their appearance. To change a node image, right click the node you wish to change, select image, and then select either file or folder.

Tip: a child node will have the same image as its parent. If you wish to have all of the children of a node appear as a file, you may change the parent node image to a file temporarily.

Rapid Node Creation: Instead of creating nodes one at a time, you can type a list of nodes in the summary panel and drag them into a node in the knowledge tree. Cognotes will automatically create the nodes for you. To create nodes, use the return key to designate each node and use the "*" character to indent the node. The format is illustrated below.

Searching Notes: To find notes, simply select the node you wish to search in, select the find tab and type the key word(s) you are searching for. Cognotes will return a list of all nodes that meet your search criteria.