How to Use a Laptop for Note Taking
Taking notes on a laptop is easy in any appropriate business or educational situation. Type your notes into a file on a laptop computer instead of trying to write them by hand. When you use common courtesy, taking notes on a laptop can be a minimal distraction to others. Laptop note taking also yields legible print for better review after a discussion.
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Instructions
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Get permission for taking notes on a laptop from the professor, speaker, or organization. Some schools allow laptop computers, but certain instructors do not appreciate them. Some organizations have policies forbidding laptop use in meetings or during lectures.
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Cancel the sounds to avoid distracting others. Turn the volume knob all the way down.
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Set the laptop computer for efficient power use. Turn on the power-save setting. Turn the wireless network reception off to save additional power. Turn the screen brightness down if the power-save function hasn't already made that adjustment.
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Open a new document in the word processor installed in your computer. Type using condensed word spellings or shorthand to keep up with the speaker's lecture. Review the notes as soon as possible to spell out the information correctly while it is still fresh in your memory.
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