Nota Bene Help

Welcome to Nota Bene
Introduction and Overview
- Nota Bene Overview
- Ibidem/Archiva/Orbis Summary Table
- Getting Started
  - Learning Tools
  - Suggestions for New NB Users
- Setup
  - Function Keys
- Auto Updates
- NB Commands
  - NB Commands: alphabetical list
- Important Differences
- Specialized Academic Features
- Nota Bene Keyboard
- Information for International Users
- Information for Bibliographic Software Users
- Information for MS Word Users
- Information for Mac Users
- Information for NB DOS Users
  - Opening a NB DOS file
- Information for XyWrite Users
- Using Nota Bene Help
- New in Version 14
- Contacting Nota Bene
Views and Display
- Views and Display Overview
- Page Layout View
- Show Codes View
- Draft View
- Outline View
- Menus
- Workspace Tabs
- Action Line
- Status Bar
- Toolbars
- Rulers
- Scroll Bars
- Dialog Bars
- Popup Dialog Bars
- Layout/Element Map
- Quick View
- Markers
- Cursor Options
- Color Coding of Files
- Visual Appearance
- Show/Hide Margins
- Full Window (toggle)
- Full Page/Two Page Preview
- Zoom
  - ZOOM command
Basic File Operations
- File Operations Overview
- Folder/File Structure
- Creating a New File
  - New Standard Document Dialog
  - New File: NE command
- Templates
  - Creating a Template
  - Template Extensions
- Opening a File
  - File Open Dialog
  - Open a DOCX file in Nota Bene
  - Open a PDF File
  - Document Dialog Bar (Alt+D)
  - Resizing File Open and Save As dialogs
  - Opening a File: CA and DIR commands
- Read Only
  - Open a File for Reading: read command
  - Read Only Attribute: attrib command
- Saving a File
  - Saving a File: SA command
  - Saving a Selected Block
- Closing a File
  - Closing a File: AB and ST commands
- Browse
- Quick Open
  - Search Path
  - Same Name
  - Wildcard
- Managing Files from Open File dialog
- Managing Files from File Explorer/Windows Explorer
  - Displaying Folders and Files
  - Finding a File
  - Renaming Files
  - Copying or Moving Files
  - Deleting a File
  - Sorting Files in a Folder
  - Creating a New Folder
  - Deleting a Folder
- Managing Files from Action Line
  - Setting the Default Folder
  - Displaying Files in a Folder: DIR command
  - Renaming a File: RENAME command
  - Copying and Moving Files: COPY command
  - Deleting a File: DEL command
  - Sorting Files: ORDER command
  - Creating a New Folder: MKDIR command
  - Deleting and Changing Folders: CD, RD commands
- Document Information
- Document Statistics
  - Word count: WC command
- Working with Multiple Files
  - Log and Resume
  - Combining Two or More Files
  - Appending files: APPEND command
  - Merging Files: ME command
  - Window Options for Multiple Files
- Instant Search Status
- Popup Files
- Convert to/from Word or Other Format
  - Convert to Nota Bene
  - Convert to Nota Bene (advanced)
  - Batch Conversion
  - Convert from Nota Bene to Other Format
- Send To
Backup and Sharing Files
- Backup Overview
- Automatic Save and Backup
  - Autosave/Backup Default Settings
- Transfer to New Computer
- Sharing a File with a Colleague
- Restore Original Files
- Cloud Storage
Manuscript Files
- Manuscript Files Overview
- Creating a Manuscript Control File
- Editing a Manuscript Control File
- Opening a Manuscript Text File
- Manuscript Control File Properties
- Manuscript Files: Note Numbering
- Manuscript Files: Note Placement
- Manuscript Files: Extra Pages
- Transmitting a Manuscript to Others
- Printing Manuscript Files
Editing
- Select Text
  - Select Text: keyboard shortcuts
  - Persistent Selection Option
  - Selection Color
- Copy Text
  - Move or Copy Text: commands
- Move Text
- Paste and Paste Special
- Delete Text
- Undo/Redo
- Transpose Text
- Editing in Show Codes View
- Extended Clipboard (Alt+Ins)
- Case
  - Automatic Sentence Case
  - Change Case
  - Change Case: UC, LC, CC, FC commands
  - Character Case
  - Character Case: RG command
- Date and Time
  - Date and Time Dialog
  - Date: TODAY and DA commands
  - Time: NOW, TM and SEC commands
  - Date/Time Format Default
- Insert Filename
  - Insert Filename: VA command
- Find/Search
  - Find and Replace (Ctrl+F)
    - Find All
    - Cross-File Search
  - Find All Popup (Ctrl+Shift+F)
  - Find and Replace: SE command
  - Wildcard Characters: action line
- Sorting
  - Sorting: Lines/Paragraphs
  - Sorting: Tab Columns
  - Sorting: Custom Sort
  - Sorting: sort command
- Moving Through a Document
  - Moving Through a Document: keyboard shortcuts
  - Go To
  - Alt+End/Home Cursor Movement
  - Go To: GO command
  - Bookmarks
  - Pairs (quotes, brackets, etc.)
- Shortcuts for Efficient Typing
  - Keyboard Shortcuts
  - Expand/Convert/Shorthand
- Special Characters
  - Bullets
  - Quotation Marks
    - smart quote default
  - Leader
  - Hyphens and Dashes
  - Non-Breakable Characters
  - Ligatures
  - Accents
  - ASCII
  - Text Symbols (F5)
  - Accented Letters (Ctrl+Alt)
  - Character Inventory (Alt+Shift+F5)
- Compose Key (F6)
  - Compose Key: Letters
  - Compose Key: Numbers
  - Compose Key: Other Characters
  - Compose Key: Greek
  - Compose Key: Hebrew
  - Compose Key: Arabic
- Phrase library
  - Phrase Library: Assign
  - Phrase Library: Append
  - Phrase Library: Insert
  - Manage Phrase Libraries
  - Manage Phrase Libraries: SALIB command
- Annotations
  - Annotation Types
  - Print/Display Annotations
- Links
  - Links in a Nota Bene file
- Borders
  - Border Commands
  - Border Margins/Gutters Dialog
- Open/Save Elements: F3
- Convert to Paragraph
- Comparing Files
- Track Changes
  - Track Changes: RED, PE, CE commands
  - Track Changes: TX command
  - Old-Style Redlining (Before NB 8.0)
- Camera-Ready Copy
Formatting
- Formatting Overview
- Paragraph Settings
- Page Layout
- Headers and Footers
- Font and Font Size
- Font Style/Mode (bold, italic, etc.)
- Tabs
- Rulers
  - Vertical Ruler
- Page Break
  - Page Break: PG command
- Hyphenation
- Non-Breakable Blocks
  - Non-breakable block: NB and BB commands
- Widows and Orphans
  - Widows/orphans: WD and OP commands
  - Widows/Orphans: Notes
- Color
- Illegal Format Codes
- Document Overview
- Document Recompose
- Regularize Document
Tables and Columns
- Tables and Columns Overview
- Snaking Columns
- Tables
- Parallel Text Columns
- Tabular Tables
  - Decimal Tabs
  - Define Column
Footnotes and Endnotes
- Footnote/Endnote Overview
- Creating a Footnote
  - Creating a Footnote: FN command
- Note Window
  - Floating Note Window
  - Note Toolbar
- Endnotes
  - Endnotes: NF and DF commands
- Editing a Footnote/Endnote
- Note Format Dialog
- Footnote Separator
- Author Note
- Extracting Notes
- Suppressing Notes
- Footnote/Endnote Preferences
Frameworks and Outlines
- Framework Overview
- Framework/Outline Defaults
- Inserting a Framework
- Adding a Framework to an Existing Document
- Working Within a Framework
- Framework Markers
- Options Dialog Bar
- Navigation Dialog Bar
- Editing a Framework
- Customizing a Framework
- Bulleted Subpoints
- Framework Commands in Codes View
Styles
- Styles Overview
- Defining a New Style
- Using a Style
  - Use Style: US command
- Styles: Emphasis On/Off
- Styles: Shortcut Keys
Academic Styles
- Academic Styles Overview
- Inserting an Academic Style
- Working Within an Academic Style
- Changing an Academic Style
- Special Style Manuals
- Customizing a Style Manual
- Sharing a Customized Style Manual
- Editing an Academic Style
- Adding an Academic Style to Existing Document
Numbering and Cross References
- Numbering Overview
- Numbered Lists
  - Numbered Lists: counter commands
  - Formatting Numbered List
- Page Numbering
  - Page Numbering: SP and PN commands
- Chapter Numbering
  - Chapter numbering: c0 counter
- Line Numbering
- Numbering in Legal Format: counter commands
- Cross References
  - Cross References: ref, rep, rec commands
Math Functions
- Math Overview
- Keyboard Math
- Action Line Math
- Calculator
Images/Objects and Frames
- Images/Objects and Frames Overview
- Inserting an Image/Object
- Inserting a Frame
- Editing Frames/Graphics in Place
- Edit Frame/Graphic Dialog
- Borders for Frames
- Frames and Graphics Commands
Index and Table of Contents
- Indexing: Introduction and Overview
  - Glossary of Terms
- Index Marking Overview
- Index Generation Overview
- Table of Contents: Introduction and Overview
Spell Check and Thesaurus
- Spell Check and Thesaurus Overview
- Auto Spell Check
- Spell Popup Dialog
- Spell Dialog
- Spell Utility Dialog Bar (Alt+U)
- Spell File/Block
- List Unrecognized Words
- Spell Check: SPELL command
- Spell Check: one word
- Spell Check Dictionaries
- Dictionary Casing Rules
- Edit User Dictionary
- Multilingual Spell Check/Hyphenation
  - Language: LA command
  - Changing the Default Language
  - Multilingual Hyphenation
- Configure: Options Tab
- Configure: DictionaryTab
- Configure: Elements Tab
- Configure: Advanced Tab
- Replace Incorrectly Spelled Words
- Auto Replace Only
- Auto Check and Replace
- Customizing Auto Replace
- Auto Expand
- Thesaurus
Printing
- Printing a Document
- Print Dialog
- Printing Envelopes
- Print Envelope Dialog
- Printing an Outline
- Printing: PRINT command
  - Printing a Group of Files: print @
Customization and Programming
- Changing Default Settings
- Customized Keyboards
- Mary Bernard's Customization and Programming Notes
Orbis
- Orbis Overview
- Orbis Tutorials
- Popup Orbis
- Orbis Screen (Full Orbis)
- Orbis Gateway
- Orbis in the Cloud
  - Orbis in the Cloud on a Mac
- Textbase Creation
- Orbis Search
- File Preparation
  - File Preparation Options
  - Entry Start and Stop Markers
- Textbase Control (Nexus)
- Orbis+ (optional)
- NB Bookshelf (optional)
  - NB Bookshelf list
- NB Biblical Texts and Tabula (optional)
Ibidem
- Ibidem Overview
- Ibidem Tutorials
- Ibidem Screen and Views
- Popup Ibidem (Ctrl+F7)
  - Popup Ibidem vs Ibidem
- Entering Data in Database
- Importing Records
- Exporting Records to RIS
- Searching and Sorting
- Subsets
  - New Subset
  - Subset Management
- Citing Sources in Document
- Database Management
- Generate Reports
- Note-Taking Files and other Links
- Ibidem Backup
Ibid Plus: Non-Bibliographic Databases
- Ibid Plus Overview
- Ibid Plus: New Database
- Ibid Plus: New Customized Database
- Ibid Plus: Adding Records
- Ibid Plus: Generate Report
Lingua
- Lingua Overview
- Lingua Setup
  - Hebrew Setup
- Alphabets, Languages and Keyboards
- Keyboard Diagram
- Language Dialog Bar (Ctrl+Shift+L)
- Arabic
  - Selecting Arabic
  - Arabic Keyboard Layouts
  - Arabic Directionality and Orientation
  - Arabic Fonts
  - Arabic Character Forms
  - Arabic Import Export
  - Arabic Character Inventory
- Hebrew
- Greek
- Cyrillic
- IPA
- Transliteration
- Fonts
- Accents and Special Characters
- Lingua Character Inventory
  - Lingua character inventory Hebrew
- Smart Characters
- Conjectural Characters
- Character Text Properties
- Language Marker
- Font-Rendering Options
- Editing Accents
- User-Assigned Characters
- Lingua cursor movement
- Lingua orientation: LR command
- Import Multilingual Text
- Export Multilingual Text
- Language Sample File
- Extended Alphabets (optional)
  - Syriac
  - Akkadian
Archiva
- Archiva Overview
- Search On-Line Libraries
- Capture Web Citations
- Add Records to Database
  - Duplicate Detection
  - Archiva Keywords
- Bibliography Converter
- ISBN Converter
- ISBN Numbers
- ISBN Clipboard Watcher
- Open web pages
- Direct Links
- Library of Congress
- Configure Archiva
- Disable/Enable Archiva
Radius
- Radius Overview
- Radius: Clipped Data Parsed Across Nota Bene's Databases
- Radius: Automatic Textbase