The Notes section is a keyword searchable, plain-text area used to add information about your records (Names, Companies and Positions). Notes are commonly additional pieces of long-form information about a record to supplement the resume or other documents. Although Notes are automatically stamped with the Date and Username upon entry, they are not intended for use as an event log (see Activities) and cannot be searched by date or user or used in reporting and analytics.

Viewing Notes

There are two ways to view Notes. They can be viewed from the Notes Navigation on the record or from the Notes Widget placed into the record layout. From either view you will see all of the Notes that are associated with the record as well as have the ability to Edit, Add or Bookmark.

Notes Navigation

From the record choose Notes from the Navigation Toolbar. This will open the Notes panel full-frame in place of the currently displayed panel of the record.

Notes Widget

The Notes Widget allows you to interact with the Notes inside of a scrollable sub-section of the ‘Edit’ panel. If you wish to use this feature, you (or an Admin user) will need to add it to your layout. To do so, you will need to do the following:

1. Open any Name, Company or Position Record (Depending on which type of record layout you wish to adjust.)
2. Click Customize from the Action Menu
3. Click the Add Group button at the top of the layout.
4. Choose Shortcut (Displays Large Frame)
5. Click Done
6. Scroll to the bottom of your layout and locate the box labeled Click to Set Field
7. Click onto the Click to Set Field text.
8. Choose Predefined: *View Notes from the dropdown that appears.
9. If you wish, use the Move ✥ icon at the right to drag the box upward in the layout.
10. Click Save

When you open the record again, you will see the new panel. If it is collapsed, clicking the ‘Notes’ bar will expand it.

List & Tile Views

There are two options for viewing existing notes: a vertical List View and a space-saving Tile View. The icon at the upper right corner allows you to switch between these two views at will. Each box displays the username and date at the upper right corner.

For longer notes, a tab at the bottom edge of the note allows you to expand or collapse that note. You will also find Expand All and Collapse All buttons at the upper right. Your choice of View and Expand/Collapse All will be remembered on your browser and will be retained between record viewings until you change it.

Working with Notes

Adding from Notes View

The Add Note panel is found at the left side of the Notes view. The panel is collapsed by default, but can be made visible by clicking on the arrow at the center of the vertical bar.

Once the panel has been expanded, you may click and drag the vertical divider to your desired width. The width you choose will be retained in your browser so that the Add Note box returns to that same selected width when re-expanded in the future.

Adding from Quick Add

If you are not viewing the Notes, you can also add a new note by clicking either of the Quick Add options, found on the Recently Viewed Record Card or the top right corner of the Edit panel of the record.

Adding from Search Results/Rollup Lists

You also have the option to select Add Note from the Actions column on Search Results and Rollup Lists

Edit, Delete, & Copy

To change the text of a Note, locate the Note you’d like to edit in either the Widget or Notes Navigation. Clicking on the Note will activate that box for editing. Once you are finished making your changes, clicking anywhere outside of the box will automatically save the change. Notes which have been altered will show an (Edited) tag. You can also right-click on any note to activate it for Editing.

The same right-click menu includes a Copy Note feature to quickly copy the contents of a Note to the clipboard. You’ll also find a Delete Note option in this menu as well. Once you choose to delete a Note, you will be asked to confirm your decision before the Note is removed.

Bookmarking Notes

Important Notes can be Bookmarked so that they remain at the top of the Notes viewing area (regardless of whether you are viewing in Tile or List view). This is done simply by toggling the Bookmark icon at the upper left corner of the Note. When multiple Notes are bookmarked on a record, they will be displayed in chronological order.

Searching Notes

When viewing Notes on any Record, you can  filter that particular Record’s Notes via the search box in the upper right corner. Enter a term or phrase and press Enter or click the magnifying glass. This will hide Notes that do not contain the term you are looking for, while also highlighting the terms where found.

Users have the ability to search Notes across the entire database using the Keyword Search option from a Name, Company or Position Search. Conducting a Keyword search will yield results from the Notes section as well as Resume, Summary, Keywords, and Profiles (plus Attachments for Lucene indexed databases). For more information on Searching see our Basic Search or Advanced Search instructions.

Note: If you are conducting a Keyword Search using the Keyword 1 or 2 Search Engine (i.e. non-Lucene) and then choose to view the Notes from your Search Results, you will see the legacy Notes View until you click on the Notes Navigation. To upgrade to our Lucene Search Engine and see the current Notes View in this context, please contact your PCRecruiter Account Representative.