If the Editing Box is not already where you want it, move your mouse pointer to the position in the document you wish to insert a minute. You will see a dotted line with an arrow either side. Click and the Editing Box will appear at that point.

Choose the speaker on the left hand side, then select the type of minute from the tabs: Text, Action, File, Link or Agenda. Write your minute, then click the Add button or press Shift + Enter/Return on your keyboard.

If you wish to edit a minute move your pointer over it, a dotted line will surround the minute, then double-click. You can easily change the type of minute, for example from Text to Action, by selecting the new type.

If you wish to delete a minute, click on it once and it will be highlighted with a blue border, then press Delete / Backspace on your keyboard.

Position your mouse pointer over the minute you wish to move, hold down the mouse button and drag the minute to its new position, then let go of the mouse button.

MinuteBase includes keyboard shortcuts to maximise the speed of writing minutes.

• Down or K will select the next minute
• Up or J will select the previous minute
• Shift+Down or Shift+K will select the next agenda heading
• Shift+Up or Shift+J will select the previous agenda heading
• When composing a minute, Shift + Enter/Return will save your changes.
• T will enter a Text minute after the currently selected minute
• A will enter an Action after the currently selected minute
• F will enter a File after the currently selected minute
• L will enter a Link after the currently selected minute
• N will enter a new Agenda Heading after the currently selected minute

MinuteBase supports a system called Markdown which allows you to add basic formatting to your minutes such as bold, italic, and bulleted or numbered lists.

The most common of these are:

* List item 1
* List item 2

1. List item 1
2. List item 2

We think that spell checking is best done throughout the web browser or operating system, so MinuteBase does not include a spell checker.

Firefox

Spell checking is built in, but you may need to install a dictionary add-on for languages other than US English.

Internet Explorer

IESpell is free for non-comercial use.

Google Toolbar includes a spellcheck.

Safari

You're good to go already.

To change a speaker without selecting them in the Editing Box type an @ symbol followed by the attendee’s name or initials. For example, for John Smith any of the following will work:

• @john
• @smith
• @jsmith
• @js

To change to entering an unattributed minute, type @all.