2013 1stHELP: Communication. Using Notecards: how and why

Using Notecards: how and why 
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Start a new notecard

V3.2 Inventory button (suitcase)

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A notecard is somewhat like e-mail.   You

• Write it, 
• Review it,
• Send it to one or many people,
• Keep a copy in your inventory for reference.

The recipient can 

• Keep the copy on file,
• Refer to it later for details,
• Copy part of it into a response,
• Forward it to other people.
• Copy/paste it into a blog, webpage, or forum.

Make a notecard: 

• Open Inventory: V3.2 Inventory button (suitcase),
• Click + sign (bottom of inventory window),
• Click "New Notecard" in option list,
• Find entry "New Note in Notecards folder of  inventory
• Right click, select "Rename", give it a name you will remember 
• Enter text in the blank notecard if it has opened
• Double click on the name in your inventory if needed to open the norecard
• Type or copy-paste from any text document. 
• Click "Save" (bottom of card window)

Problem Solving and cautions

• Save often. Expect that Save will fail every so often.
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• If  save fails, highlight the entire text and copy it to a text file on your computer.
• Delete the notecard that failed to save. 
• Wait a few hours, make a new notecard with the text you saved.
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• Notecards don't always get to the recipient.
• If sent with a group notice, probably don't reach more than 500 people.
• Are not always usable when received.
• To be sure that it was received, check by IM.
• MySL (see below) may be more reliable.

Send a notecard to someone

• Drag from inventory and drop onto the avatar if present.
• Otherwise, open the profile and click IM button:  
•  V3.2. Profiles. Yours and theirs 
• Drag the notecard into the IM text window.

Get and open notecards

• You get a notice about notecard sent (upper right).
• You click notice, see window, click Show.
• The notecard may open for you to read.
• If not, type first part of notecard name in inventory search bar.
• Double-click on notecard name in inventory.

Manage notecards

• To be sure of finding it again, rename it with keywords.
• To reply, copy the notecard (right-click, copy)
• Paste the copy back into the notecard  folder (right-click, paste)
• Rename the copy to include the name of the originator and your name
• Edit the copy and send the edited copy back to the originator

Notecards can carry assets

Notecard with embedded assets

• Drag objects, notecards, or other assets, from your inventory. 
• Drag one from your inventory onto the notecard, drop it there.
• It will leave a graphic and the name of the asset.
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• To recover an asset from a notecard, click on the name.
• The offer you get will depend on the type of asset.

Distribute a notecard widely

• Send a notecard to a group you are in:
• V3.2 People button  (2 heads) -- groups -- notices
• Send a notecard to a group of your friends
• Have an object give a notecard: Giver script in Hobo Kit
• Use a notice list to give notecards

Other features that you might use instead of notecards

• Private communications in SL, Forums, MySL, IMs
• Promote your projects on your MySL feed
• MySL, Private messages, offline 

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