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title: "How to Use the Notepad Widget for Taking Session Notes"
url: "https://coachvantage.productfruits.help/en/article/how-to-use-the-notepad-widget-for-taking-session-notes"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-08-13T22:40:57.382Z"
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# How to Use the Notepad Widget for Taking Session Notes

Learn the different features of your Notepad Widget (rich text editor)

In this article, we will be covering the different functions of your **Notepad Widget** to allow you to fully optimize the CoachVantage note-taking feature.

There are 2 ways to access the Notepad Widget including on an **Individual Contact Record Page** or through the **Program Management Page**. To learn more, refer to these articles below:

-   [Managing A Coaching Program with Your Client](https://coachvantage.productfruits.help/en/article/managing-a-coaching-program-with-your-client)
-   [Notes on Individual Contact Record Page](https://coachvantage.productfruits.help/en/article/individual-contact-record-page#9.-notes)
-   [Resource Library - Files & Templates](https://coachvantage.productfruits.help/en/article/resource-library-files-templates)

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## **Accessing Your Session Notes via the Individual Contact Record Page**

In this example, let's access our notes via the Individual Contact Record Page.

1\. From your **Dashboard**, click **Contacts** on the left menu. Click on the **Contact** who you would like to add notes on. 

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/fc9bc843-b1fd-4625-9f2e-f27b24265c49)

2\. In an Individual's Contact Record Page, select the **Notes** tab.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/a0590f63-19c4-440f-bdd8-cd0e44b5bbd4)

3\. Select either **New Private Note** or **Use Note Template**.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/fd8bdf60-65e7-4795-a830-c2bbba8c8118)

4\. In this example, **New Private Note** was selected. Now, you have opened the **Notepad Widget**.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/fa5fcb0c-bbac-4538-b91d-4ad7d07f1fbd)

5\. When selecting Save, you can either select **Save as Private Note** (for your eyes only) or **Save and Share with Client**.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/446210dc-800a-44d2-bf00-d24ee102cbd8)

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## **The Notepad Widget: Explained**

Let us explore each element of the notepad widget in further detail.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/9dee1ca3-22e2-4a45-8c67-1eaef33557d9)

## 1\. **Style** 

Change the style of your words in order to fit the message you're delivering.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/da622182-478d-4d66-9158-9c8cb4fe0744)

## 2\. **Bold**

You can bold words to create more impact.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/e9e18e07-73fb-4ad7-884b-33d9b49e7214)

## 3\. **Italics**

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/2f020fa4-d7a6-4840-8bcb-d2321c3ff4fb)

## 4\. **Underline**

You can bring more attention to underlined words.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/25702b54-be07-4f6e-acc0-65634f8db53b)

## 5\. **Remove Font Style**

Use Remove Font Style to undo the font you have chosen to the previous font.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/09153578-4897-4e23-91fd-eaac186a91aa)

## 6\. **Font**

Choose your favorite font style.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/e9642e4d-4022-4580-8eac-9099fd886cc1)

## 7. **Color 🎨**

Choose Background Color and Text Color for your Notes.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/d6cbec7f-b706-46bf-bc57-ace75faee3fe)

## 8\. **Unordered List**

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/f25381e6-6aa0-4ac6-98b8-da9d76e0a9ba)

## 9. **Ordered List**

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/7b5a154c-d8be-4745-b41f-6211ccbc6596)

## 10. **Paragraph**

Choose the Alignment and Indents of your paragraphs.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/e30831a1-291c-4351-b589-2dbc5081e217)

## 11\. **Table** 

Create tables to better organize your notes.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/5a0f854c-03a6-4d7d-a184-93db8fa95aec)

## 12\. **Hyperlink 🔗**

You can hyperlink text that will redirect to an URL.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/9c5b0805-eaa8-4427-907d-544dae197440)

## 13. **Image 📸**

You can choose to insert images into your Notes. You can upload images from your local device or typing in a URL link to access an online image.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/abfb3c40-0030-4c95-83ed-5fd52e743fa2)

## 14\. **Video 🎥**

Insert Video into your Notes. Refer to this article [**How to Easily Embed Videos in the Note Editor**](https://coachvantage.productfruits.help/en/article/how-to-easily-embed-videos-in-the-note-editor) to learn how to do this.

## 15\. **Code View** 

Code View allows you to use HTML and CSS (for display) and Javascript (for any interactivity). It allows you more customizations using custom code, if you're so inclined!

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/966d575f-9987-42bb-a2fc-53c0c9025423)

## 16\. **Help**

Learn more shortcut functions when taking Notes.

## 17\. **Full Screen 💻**

Click the **Full Screen** icon, which will open the note pad in full screen so you can focus solely on note taking. Click the icon again to return to normal view.

![](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/aa68a3c4-0575-47d2-bf25-1f20e2d5448f)