Mac - Notes – Olive Tree

What are Notes?

Notes allow you to capture thoughts, reflections, sermon insights, or study questions directly within the Olive Tree Bible App. You can tie notes to specific verses or passages, or create stand-alone notes not linked to any text. Whether you're journaling through Scripture or organizing your studies, notes are a flexible and powerful tool for deepening your Bible engagement.

Verse-Based vs. Word-Based Notes

There are two ways to create notes in the app:

Verse-Based Notes: Created by selecting a verse number. These notes are tied to that verse and appear across all downloaded Bible translations.
Word-Based Notes: Created by selecting specific text. These are tied to the exact resource where they were created (e.g., a specific Bible translation or commentary).

Create a Note

The most common way to create a note is while viewing text. As mentioned above, these notes can be tied either to a verse or to specific text. Follow these steps to create a note:

Select a verse number or select text and then secondary click on the selected text (or hold 'control' and click).

Select Note or Add Note.

You can also create a note that is not tied to a resource. There are two ways to do this. First, you can create a note through the sidebar:

Ensure your sidebar is open. The sidebar can be toggled by selecting this icon:
Select Notes.
Select Add Note at the bottom of the screen.

Second, you can create a note that's not attached to a resource through the Study Center:

Select the Study Center icon in the upper right corner to open the Study Center.
Select Notes.
Select Add Note.

Edit a Note

Once a note is created, it can be located in the sidebar, the Study Center, or by selecting the note icon in the text. Opening the note will provide you with the ability to edit the note. With the 'Edit Note' window open, you can change the title, add content, edit the tags, and assign the note to a category.

Select the text at the top of the window to change the note title.
Select the verse reference to navigate to the linked text in the main window.
Select the blank space to begin typing in the note body. Note that verse references that you type into the note will be hyperlinked for easy access. If you'd like advanced formatting options for your note text like bold, italics, underlines etc., check out our Enhanced Notes feature!
Select '+ Add Tag' to add a tag. Select any tags assigned to the note to see other annotations associated with that tag.
Select this icon to move the note to a floating window. This allows a larger space to work on the note and keeps the note open until the floating window is closed.
Select the Options icon to view additional options:
- Delete Note
- Change Category
- Change Icon
- Share
- Print
- Full Screen
- Find and Replace
- Font Size

Share a Note

If you would like to share the content of your note, you can do so by following these steps:

Select a note.
Select the Options icon in the upper right corner.
Select 'Share'.
Select the share option of your choice such as Messages, Notes, etc.

Delete A Note

Please note that there is no way to recover a note once it has been deleted. There are two ways to delete a note in our app. First, you can delete a note by following these steps:

Select the note you want to delete.
Select the Options icon in the upper right corner and select Delete Note.
Select Delete Note to confirm the deletion.

Second, you can delete a note through the sidebar:

Ensure your sidebar is open. The sidebar can be toggled by selecting this icon:
Select Notes.
Locate the note you wish to delete.
Secondary click the note (or hold 'control' and click) and then select 'Delete.'
Select Delete.
Confirm that you would like to delete the Note.

We hope this article has been helpful in learning how to use the note feature within the Olive Tree Bible App! If you need further assistance, please reach out to our Customer Support team by submitting a ticket here.