Windows - Notes

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:

• Click a verse number or select text. 
• Select 'Add 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: 

• Select the Menu icon.
  
• Choose Notes.
  
• Select the '+' icon at the top of the menu and then select 'Add Note'.
  

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

• Click the green 'Open Study Center' bar.
  
• Choose Notes.
  
• Select the '+' icon and select 'Add Note'.
  

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.

1. Select the text at the top of the window to change the title.
2. Click the white space to begin typing in the note body. Note that verse references will be hyperlinked for easy access. If you would like advanced formatting options for your note text like bold, italics, underlines etc., check out our Enhanced Notes feature!
3. Select '+ Add Tag' to add a tag. Select a tag to see other annotations for that tag. 
4. Change the category by selecting the green category title.
5. Change the note icon by selecting the icon .
6. This displays when the note was created.
7. This displays when the note was last modified.
8. Select the verse reference to navigate to the linked text in the main window.
9. Select the trash can to delete the note. 

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 from within the text: 

• Select the note you want to delete and scroll down until you see the trash can icon.
• Select the trash can and then select Delete. 
  

Second, you can delete a note through the Menu: 

• Select the Menu.
  
• Select Notes.
  
• Locate the note you wish to delete, hover over or tap and hold the note.
• Select the trash can or select Delete.
  
• Confirm that you would like to delete the Note.
  

We hope these steps have helped you learn how to create, edit, and delete notes on your Windows device. If you have any further questions, don't hesitate to contact our Customer Support team.