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How to Take Notes
By Zerx
A simple tip using a windows feature that will allow you to take notes, in game, for creating shopping lists and keeping up with customer requests without whipping out a pen and paper since the devs have not added a way to take notes.
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Category: Gameplay Basics
Languages: English
Posted
10 Aug, 2020 @ 9:48pm
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Guide Index
Overview
1. Open The Game Bar 
2. Install the Notes Widget 
3. Open and Use Your New Notepad! 
3a. Pinning the Notepad 
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1. Open The Game Bar
Before or after you open the game, open up the Xbox Game bar overlay (win + G). You should see something like below (I have added widgets so it won't look exactly like mine).
If you just see a small window in the middle with only the capture and audio mixer, you might need to sign into an Xbox/Microsoft account in the Xbox app to unlock the full game bar.
2. Install the Notes Widget
Once you have the overlay open, navigate to the widget menu at the top, and then to the widget store. Then, find and install the notes widget.
3. Open and Use Your New Notepad!
Now back in your widgets menu, star the "Notes for Game Bar" widget and click it to open the notepad. Starring it will add it to the widget bar at the top.
3a. Pinning the Notepad
Now you can pin your notepad to show on screen while you continue to play!
11 Comments
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Dangerous Dame 6 Feb, 2021 @ 11:23am 
This was super well documented. Still helpful, since the in-game notes are still pretty bare bones and too many clicks to get to. Especially when just copying from one screen to another to keep organized.
oka 20 Jan, 2021 @ 10:18am 
This has become obsolete because of the new update that gives Cloud Notes
Sharcc 15 Nov, 2020 @ 10:32pm 
....hiro, you do realize that the xbox gamebar is a microsoft thing right? if you're using windows, you have it by default.
ИИ.SUS 13 Nov, 2020 @ 2:04am 
Oh, and you need xbox stuff for that... nuh, I'll pass, thanks.:steambored:
Good article anyways.:Upgrades:
ИИ.SUS 13 Nov, 2020 @ 2:01am 
Well, looks comfortable, but... does anyone really need this?:gaskull:
sundeR.toggleGoggles 9 Nov, 2020 @ 8:03pm 
this good, didnt know you could do that, i have been playing in borderless windowed and have a note pad open on my other monitor
Zchooner 22 Aug, 2020 @ 7:28pm 
You deserve an Award :steamhappy:
Zerx  [author] 18 Aug, 2020 @ 9:54pm 
@TheMan, it'd be nice if you could mouse over to it outside of the overlay, but the dev for the widget hasn't implemented that, so this is what we have to work with.
TheMan 18 Aug, 2020 @ 12:28pm 
well, i can't use the notepad in game, only when i have the overlay open
Rig 15 Aug, 2020 @ 9:08am 
This is perfect! Thank you very much!