How to Use Kernels

Whether it’s a meticulously organized list of notes, a favorite recipe, or a few articles and links you’d like to read later, Kernels allows you to keep your ideas in one place and return to them later.

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Getting Started

Add notes

In Kernels, text and links can be saved in a note field.

To start writing a new note in Kernels:

  1. Click the + composition button at the bottom center of your phone from anywhere in Kernels.
  2. Type the file name in the title field.
  3. Type and format your note in the notes field. Additionally, you can paste and save a URL in the notes field.
  4. Click the Save button in the top right to keep and store your note.

At any point, you can save your work as a draft and come back to it later.

Read notes

To scroll your notes in chronological order, tap the My Notes button on the bottom left of your screen.

Browse notes by tags

View your notes quickly from the Tags page

  1. Tap the Tags button on the bottom left of your screen
  2. Tap tag name to view all notes in that tag
  3. Press My Notes to view all notes

Search notes

Use our search field to find notes by title and note content.

  1. Tap the My Notes button on the bottom left of your screen
  2. Tap the search field and type the search query
  3. The top results will display
  4. Tap X next to the search query to clear the search field

The more precise your search query the better your results.

Edit notes

There are three ways to edit a note with Kernels.

  1. Find the note in your feed and long-press it to quickly open up the editing field of that particular note.
  2. When viewing a note, you can hit the Edit button in the right corner.
  3. In your feed, tap on the three dots and click edit.

Delete notes

To delete a note, find it in your feed, tap the 3 dots and click delete.

Tags

Tags are the best way to keep notes about various topics organized in Kernels. There’s no limit to how many unique tags you can have in Kernels – go ahead, create as many as you like.

You do not need tags to use Kernels. By default, Kernels will store your information in chronological order from newest to oldest in the My Notes feed. But tags can help create that structure, allowing you to quickly find previously saved data.

If you decide to use tags, take a few minutes to determine what you would like to use Kernels to save. Tags are structured in a parent/child structure. But you do not need to add child tags. You can create a parent tag only.

Examples:

Single Layer

  • Tag: Cookie Recipes
  • Tag: Indian Recipes

Dual-Layer

  • Parent Tag: Recipes
  • Child Tag: Cookies
  • Child Tag: Indian

Creating a tag

  1. Tap the Tags button on the bottom of your screen.
  2. Tap the Plus button in the top right corner.
  3. Type in the tag name.
  4. Tap Add Tag.

Creating a child tag

  1. Tap the Tags button on the bottom of your screen.
  2. Tap the Plus button in the top right corner.
  3. Type in the tag name.
  4. Tap the circle next to the parent tag.
  5. Tap Add Tag.

Tagging notes

  1. Tap Add tag at the bottom o your screen.
  2. Type your tag name.
  3. Select the tag from the menu.

Deleting tags

Deleting a tag in Kernels does not delete the information associated with the tag.

  1. Tap the Tags button on the bottom of your screen.
  2. Tap the X to the right of the tag you wish to delete.

Deleting a tag from a note

  1. Open the note to edit mode.
  2. Tap the tag at the bottom.
  3. Tap the X next to the tag you wish to delete.

Profile

The profile page features the Email address and Phone number associated with your account.

Log out

  1. Tap the Profile button.
  2. Tap the Log Out button at the bottom of your screen.

Settings

To visit settings, tap the Settings button on the bottom left of your screen. In settings, you have the option to automatically tag a new note with; Current Year and Current Month.