Writing and Providing Context your work notes.
Work notes let you quickly jot down an observation, a decision, a reminder, or a follow-up. You can write it down as soon as the information comes to mind, then link it immediately or later to the context it belongs to.
Keep track of what matters at work.
A memo is used to record information that must not be lost between two exchanges, two documents, or two stages of a case.
It may contain a comment, a decision, a reminder, or follow-up information. The manual recommends a factual and concise writing style.
When appropriate, the note can then be linked to a client file, an assignment, a document, or another item in the file.
You don't need to to have the full context right away.
The memo may be drafted even though its assignment has not yet been determined.
This is useful when you need to save a piece of information immediately but don't want to interrupt your work to find the right client, the right project, or the right contacts.
In this case, Mnemosyne flags the note as «To be contextualized.» You can fill in its relationships later.
Write now, Then link it if necessary.
A note can be created from a client file, an assignment, or the Notes view. The context can be entered at the time of creation or added later.
Create a note
Use the create command from the client folder, the project, or the Notes view.
Write down the information
Write the memo in a factual and concise manner. The title is optional.
Add the context
Select the customer and add the relevant relationships if you already know them.
Save
If the context is not yet complete, the note can remain to be contextualized and completed later.
The properties remain around the note.
The inspector allows you to add properties to the note without cluttering up the text area.
In particular, you'll find information on its type, its significance, its status, and its context.
If the customer has not yet been identified, the interface may display «None» and keep the note in the «To be contextualized» status until you complete the customer assignment.
Link to the note as far as it actually concerns.
The purpose is not to systematically fill in all available relationships. Add only those that help explain why the note exists and what it refers to.
Client
Link the note to the customer file when it pertains to the relationship or the file as a whole.
Mission
Add a task when the note refers to a specific task within the client file.
Document
Link a document when a comment, decision, or follow-up directly pertains to that document.
Other relationships
Use the available relationships when another element in the file actually contributes to the context.
Don't lose the information pending its classification.
Useful information may come your way before you know exactly where to put it.
Mnémosyne makes it possible to temporarily separate these two stages: first, capturing the information, and then linking it to the correct context.
The «To Be Contextualized» section then allows you to find the notes that still need to be linked.
This is a draft: the note already exists, but some details may be added later.
When a piece of information is worth to remain in the file.
In particular, the manual recommends adding notes after a discussion, a decision, or whenever a document or assignment needs to include contextual information. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Phone call or appointment
Keep the few pieces of information that will still be useful when you revisit the file.
Summarize what was decided
Keep a factual record of the choice made without having to rewrite the entire file.
Based on an assignment or a document
Add a note whenever one of these items requires an explanation, a comment, or a follow-up action.
A Helpful Note is still easy to read again.
Factual and concise
Write enough so that you can later understand what happened, what was decided, or what needs to be followed up on, without turning every note into an exhaustive report.
Information that is impossible to reread
A phrase that’s too vague, such as «to be determined later,» quickly loses its meaning. Include enough information so that the note will still make sense when it’s found several weeks or months later.
Use it when it makes it easier to identify the note. There’s no need to come up with a title if the content is clear enough on its own.
Notes and This needs to be put into context.
The sidebar provides direct access to the Notes view as well as the «To Be Contextualized» items.
The «Notes» view lets you review your work history, while "To be contextualized" helps you identify notes that still need to be linked to a specific context.
When you're working from a client file, you can also view the related notes directly from that file.
The manual recommends archiving the note once it no longer needs to be edited. The goal is to keep a record of it without continuing to treat it as an active work item. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
Keep a record without leaving it open unnecessarily.
A note can remain useful even when its content is no longer intended to change.
Once the follow-up is complete and the note no longer needs to be modified, archive it rather than keeping all items in the same status indefinitely.
A note asks Question?
Write the note and leave it marked «To be contextualized.» You can choose the client and their relationships later.
This status indicates that the context can still be supplemented. Open the inspector to add the customer and any relevant relationships.
Include only those that make it clear which client, assignment, document, or other item the note refers to.
The title is optional. You can leave the note untitled if its content is clear enough.
Archive it once it no longer needs to be edited.
Learn More the context of the notes.
Need another one guide?
Check out the guides on client files, assignments, documents, context, activities, search, and settings in Mnémosyne.
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