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 text. Follow these steps to create a note:
- Tap a verse number or select text.
- Select Note from the pop-up menu.
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 Menu:
- Tap the Menu icon.
- Tap Notes.
- Tap '+' icon in the lower right corner and choose the note icon that appears.
- Now, you can tap in the body of the note to insert text.
Second, you can create a note that's not attached to a resource through the Study Center:
- Tap the Open Study Center bubble.
- Tap Notes.
- Tap the + icon and choose the note icon.
Edit a Note
Once a note is created, it can be located in the Menu or by tapping the icon next to the text the note was added to. Either way, opening the note will provide you with a chance 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.
- Tap the back arrow to save your work and leave the note. Tap the text at the top of the window to the right of the back arrow to change the note's title.
- Tap the verse reference to navigate to the linked text in the main window.
- Tap the white space to begin typing in the note. Note that verse references will be hyperlinked for easy access.
- Tap the 'Edit Tags' button to add a tag. Tap a tag to see other annotations for that tag.
- Tap 'Note Icon' to change the icon that appears in the text.
- Tap 'Category' to choose which category you would like the note to appear in.
- At the bottom of the screen, you will see the date the note was created and the date the note was last updated.
- Tap the Options icon in the upper right corner to view additional options.
- Edit Title
- Edit Tags
- Change Category
- Change Icon
- Font Size
- Share
- Open in Split Window
- Open Full Screen (tablet only)
- Delete
Share a Note
You can share your note content to other apps on your device using the device's share sheet. This could include sharing your notes to apps like Facebook, Twitter, or your email. If you would like to share the content of your note, follow these steps:
- Tap a note and tap the options icon in the upper right corner. Tap Share.
- Tap the app icon you want to share your note to/through.
Delete A Note
Please note that once a note is deleted there is no way to recover it. There are two ways to delete a note in our app. First, you can delete a note by following these steps:
- Tap the note you want to delete and tap the Options icon in the upper right corner. Tap Delete Note.
- In the confirmation pop-up, tap 'OK'.
Second, you can delete a note through the Menu:
- Tap the Menu.
- Tap Notes.
- Locate the note you wish to delete.
- Tap and hold the note and tap Delete.
- Confirm that you would like to delete the note.
We hope this article about notes is helpful for you! If you have more questions, contact our Customer Support team.