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This guide continues the step-by-step MindNote tutorial. Please review the first part here before proceeding. Access the first part via this Floik link, then continue to the second part using the following link.
Guide II - Text Editor
This guide shows how to transcribe a video into a MindNote, save it from the editor, and locate it on the My Notes dashboard. You will then learn how to enable collaborative sharing, generate and open a shareable link, and let others edit the note or create their own copy.
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View the existing note in the editor
The screen shows a MindNote editor page with a note titled Productivity . The main text area contains several paragraphs, and a toolbar of buttons appears below it, including a microphone icon for speech-related actions. At the bottom there is an instruction input field and a Process button.
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Highlight the speech to text button
The same note editor is visible, but the cursor is hovering over the microphone icon in the toolbar below the note, visually indicating which button will be used for speech to text.
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Click the Speech to Text button
In the note toolbar, the user clicks the microphone-labeled Speech to text button beneath the text area to open speech transcription options.
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View live Speech to Text dialog
A Speech to Text dialog appears over the note. It is set to Live mode, shows a Language dropdown set to English (US), and a large Start Recording button for live dictation.
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Switch Speech to Text to Video mode
Inside the Speech to Text dialog, the user clicks the Video tab, changing the panel to accept a video URL instead of live recording.
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Enter a video URL for transcription
The Speech to Text dialog in Video mode shows a Video URL input with placeholder text indicating you can paste links from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, or similar, and a disabled Transcribe Video button below it.
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Open the source video on YouTube
The browser switches to a YouTube page where a video is loaded. The address bar at the top shows the video’s URL, which will be copied and used in MindNote for transcription.
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Return to the editor after adding the video URL
Back in MindNote, the Speech to Text dialog is visible again with the video section over the note. The editor content now shows short lines that look like initial transcript results, and the user clicks inside the note area below to position the cursor.
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Click inside the transcript text area
The main note text box containing several short transcript lines is focused. The user clicks within this large text area, preparing to edit or continue adding content.
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Open Speech to Text dialog again from toolbar
With the shorter transcript visible in the note, the user clicks the microphone Speech to text button once more in the toolbar to reopen the dialog.
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Select Video mode in Speech to Text
The Speech to Text dialog appears in Live mode; the user clicks the Video tab again to work with a video link.
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Paste the YouTube link into Video URL field
In the Video tab of the Speech to Text dialog, the user clicks into the Video URL input field, ready to paste the previously copied YouTube link.
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See the pasted video URL and processing state
The Video URL field now contains a full YouTube link. The button below shows Processing..., and a status area displays Fetching video details..., indicating that MindNote is preparing the transcription.
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Click Transcribe Video
After the URL is accepted, the button beneath the Video URL field changes to Transcribe Video. The user clicks this button to start generating a full transcript from the linked video.
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Watch transcript text filling the note
The Speech to Text dialog disappears and the Productivity note’s main text area is now filled with a long continuous transcript paragraph, showing that the video transcription has been inserted into the note.
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Scroll to the start of the video transcription
The Productivity editor now shows a heading line such as Transcription of "How to Enjoy & Remember Every Lecture", followed by the opening sentences of the video’s transcript, confirming successful import.
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Click Save Note for the transcribed content
With the transcript visible in the text area, the user clicks the black Save Note button on the right side of the editor to store the updated note in their workspace.
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View saved note on My Notes dashboard
The interface switches to the My Notes dashboard. Under Groups, the first card labeled Productivity shows a preview of the note with the thumbnail image and a snippet of the content, confirming the save.
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Filter notes by Productivity group
On the My Notes dashboard, the user clicks the Productivity group chip in the Groups row, narrowing the view to notes assigned to that group.
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Show all notes again
The Groups filter bar stays visible and the user clicks the All Notes chip. The grid updates to display all note cards across groups, with Productivity still visible among them.
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Open share options for the Productivity note
Within the Productivity note card on the My Notes grid, the user clicks the small share icon button near the bottom-right of the card to open sharing options.
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Configure share settings in Share Note dialog
A Share Note dialog appears centered over the blurred dashboard. It offers a toggle labeled Public (collaborative editing) and a large button labeled Generate Share Link to create a URL for others.
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Toggle share mode to private read-only
In the Share Note dialog, the user clicks the mode toggle, switching it from the collaborative option to a Private (read-only) setting so that viewers can only read the note.
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Switch share mode back to public collaborative
The user clicks the toggle again in the Share Note dialog, enabling Public (collaborative editing), which allows viewers with accounts to edit the shared note.
25 25. Generate a shareable link for the note
With Public (collaborative editing) enabled, the user clicks the Generate Share Link button. The dialog updates to show a full share URL in an input field along with a Copy Link button.
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Select the generated share URL
In the Share Note dialog, the user clicks inside the URL input so the entire share link becomes selected, ready for copying or pasting elsewhere.
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Open the share link in a new browser tab
A new browser tab loads the share URL, showing a blank page with a small Loading... message as MindNote prepares the shared Productivity note for viewing.
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View the shared Productivity note layout
The shared page now shows the Productivity header image and a bordered text area containing the question How to increase productivity? along with several bullet-style lines. A Create Your Own Copy button appears below the text area.
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Edit content directly in the shared note
On the shared Productivity page, the user clicks inside the main bordered text block, placing a cursor and typing into the existing text. This demonstrates that, with collaborative sharing, viewers can modify the content.
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Highlight Create Your Own Copy option
At the bottom of the shared note page, the Create Your Own Copy button is visible under the editable text area. This control lets logged-in users duplicate the shared note into their own workspace.
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Review Share Note options
On the My Notes dashboard, a Share Note dialog is open. It shows a toggle for Public (collaborative editing) and a Generate Share Link button for the selected note.
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Click Generate Share Link
In the Share Note dialog, the pointer clicks the black Generate Share Link button to create a shareable URL for the note. - 33
View generated public share link
After generating, the dialog shows Public (collaborative editing) enabled and a text field with the generated URL plus a Copy Link button.
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Select the share link field
The pointer clicks inside the URL text field in the Share Note dialog, highlighting the generated link so it can be copied. - 35
Open the share link in a new tab
A browser tab with a video site is visible, and the address bar shows the pasted MindNote share URL, preparing to load the shared note page.
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Load the shared note from the link
A new tab begins loading the MindNote share URL, displaying a blank page with a loading message while the shared note opens. - 37
View the shared Productivity note layout
The shared note page appears with a large PRODUCTIVITY header image, the note content in an editable area, and a Create Your Own Copy button below. - 38
Scroll through the shared note content
The page scrolls down, revealing more of the long text inside the editable note area while the Create Your Own Copybutton remains visible underneath.
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Click inside the shared note editor
On the shared note page, the pointer clicks inside the large text area, placing the cursor so the content can be edited directly. - 40
Type new text into the shared note
With the caret inside the editor, additional characters are typed into the note content, demonstrating that collaborators can modify the text directly on the shared page.
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Highlight Create Your Own Copy action
The shared note page is focused on the editable text area with the Create Your Own Copy button clearly visible beneath it, indicating how visitors can duplicate the note.
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Return to the Share Note dialog tab
The view switches back to the original My Notes tab where the Share Note dialog is still open, showing the same share URL and Copy Link button.
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Show updated My Notes dashboard
The Share Note dialog is closed, revealing the full My Notes dashboard with the Productivity card and other note cards under the Groups filters.
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