Cornell Notes Word template
In response to a request in this thread: LINK I made this template. It's a quick and dirty Word template for writing Cornell-note style. There are no headers, titles, etc. Just a blank document with the lines.
The one trick that this pony has is that you can type multiple pages, and st ay within the confines of the main body area. The first page has added text fields for the summary and comments sections, but those don't carry through to added pages. I couldn't figure out how to do that part, and they are just text boxes anyway, which are easy enough to add.
I didn't make an OpenOffice document, but can convert it if there's a demand for it. Post in the comments if you are interested.
The best thing to do is to open the file, delete the text, and resave the document as a Word template in your preferred location. Saving as a template should be easy. When you change the format in the "Save as..." window, Word should open your Templates directory for you.
As for writing, just type. To add items into the left and bottom margin, you just add a text box and type.
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| cornell notes.doc | 27.5 KB |
OpenOffice.org and Pages
Jonglass said:
Opens in OpenOffice.org version 3 Beta for Mac. Also opens in Apple's Pages 2.
Cool
and did it have at least a vague resemblance to my thumbnail? :-)
(I suppose I could open it up in my NeoOffice/OOo3 beta and Pages, too.... I'm exhausted, though)
-Jon
Close enough
Given the differences between the packages yeah the notes looked close enough to the thumbnail for it to be useful.
Similar Idea
I created a quickie template at work, using MS Power Point. On a landscaped slide, I built two Cornell-ish templates side by side with a grid in the main fields and then printed up 50 copies on my personal stash of good paper. A few minutes at the paper cutter, a heavy-duty staple, and I've got two notepads formatted just the way I like 'em. Bonus: if I need to I can take them home and punch them to fit my Circa binder.
thanks
thanks,
working great with openoffice 2.0.4 on windows.
Glad
Glad it's working! (wipes head in relief!) ;-)
-Jon