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2. Table of contents
Structure 3
Notes 4
Background Image 5
Color-coding 6
Navigation 7
Interface 8
Structure Management 10
Why SpatialNote 11
Tips on creating spatial metaphors 12
Tips on creating knowledge structures 13

3. StructureThe Main Cube
The whole structure of your
note is based around the
main cube.The status of the
main cube cannot be
assigned to another cube.
The title of your document is
also the title of your main
cube.
Cube face
Each cube consists of six faces.
Cube faces are the canvases to
which you can attach the notes.
The notes on the faces are
displayed in both outside and
inside views.The side faces are
marked by direction they are
facing (N for North, S for South, E
for East andW for West).Top and
Bottom faces are not marked, as
the structure rotation is limited
on this axis and can’t be rotated
upside down.
Note
Note is a piece of
information that can be
represented by text and
image (video is coming up in
later version of SpatialNote).
Notes are placed on cube
faces.
Parent cube / child
cube
Each cube can have up to six child
cubes, one for each face. Child
cubes are smaller than the parent
cubes. Each child cube can also
be a parent cube for six other
cubes.

4. Notes
Note title
Note title is the first text
line of the note text. It is
also the title of a cube
that is expanded from the
note.
Expand note
The main note of each
face can be expanded,
which creates a new child
cube.The child cube is
named after the title of
the note it was expanded
from.When you expand,
the button will be
substituted with a “Enter
the child cube” button.
The Main
Note
Each face can have
multiple notes.The
one that was
created the first (or
the only one)
automatically gets
the status of the
main note of the
face.The main note
has blue outline and
a “+” before the
title.
Assign the main status to any note.
Only one note can have this status.
See the application of this in the
Structure Management section.
Create note
To create a note, click on
the cube face, either from
the outside or from the
inside.AWYSIWYG editor
will pop up.You can type
your note, add images,
change colors and fonts.
Delete note
Resize note
Move note by holding this button,
or by holding the note itself.
Add Image Background
to a Note
Remove Image
Background From a
Note

5. Background Image
Cube faces can have background
images.To add a background
image, select a cube face and
press this button.Upload the
image. If the image is not
square, the application will crop
it.
The notes placed on the cube
face with an image background
will overlay the image.
Select a cube
face and press
this button to
remove a
background
image.
The
functionality is
available from
the inside and
the outside
views.
The
functionality is
available from
the inside and
the outside
views.
Other Image Options
Images can be also added to the notes (see
previous page):
• you may insert an image into the note via
theWYSIWYG editor;
• you may insert an image as a note
background.
All three image types can be put on one
cube face.

6. Color-coding
Select the cubes coloring
theme
Choose whether to display the
connecting lines between the
cubesTry this setting on and
off to see which is more
convenient for you.
Press Update when you’re done
with the settings.
In your account you may adjust
two settings
By default, the cubes are white, and the selected cube
face is yellow (“None” option in the Cubes coloring
theme).
“By cubes structure” theme assigns a color to each face of the main cube,
and all the structures are colored into the same color as the face of the
main cube they are attached to.This mode helps you remember the topic
when you’re using the inside view, and helps you navigate in the outside
view.
“By cube sides” setting colors all the cube faces that
face the same direction into the same color.This mode
helps you find your way around in the outside view,
and helps you keep track of directions in the inside
view.

7. Outside View
InsideView
Switch to the inside view
Switch to
the outside
view
Rotation
Turn to a face by clicking on it.
You may also do free rotation if
you click-and-hold a cube face
other than the one in front of
you and move the mouse
around.
Rotation
Rotate the structure
by selecting the cube
that would be the
center of this rotation
and use this button.
Travelling to the Main
cube
No matter how complex your
structure gets, you may always
find your way back to the main
cube by using this button. It takes
you from the child cube to the
parent cube until you reach the
main cube.
If the active face has an note that’s
been expanded into a cube, this button
appears. Click it to enter the child cube.
Select this mode to zoom in
and out by scrolling
Select this mode to zoom in and
out by scrolling
Choose Camera Move mode, hold
the left mouse button and move
the mouse to move along the
current view
Free look camera. Select
this mode, hold the left
mouse button and move
the mouse to look
around.
Navigation
A panoramic
view of the
whole structure
of cubes.
A view from the
inside of a
specific cube

8. Interface
In the following section we will take a look at how to work with the SpatialNote application.You will be prompted to create an
account or sign into your account at http://cube.spatialnote.com
The interface is simple and minimalistic, so that it doesn’t distract you from the information.When in doubt, look into the lower left
corner, there’s a small box with clues on what each button means.

9. Interface
Create new document
When you first open SpatialNote, you find yourself
within the main cube of a StartingGuide document.
To start a New Document, click on this button.
Name/Rename
document
Enter the name of the
document into the text
box to name or rename
the document.When
you rename the
document, you don’t
create another instance
of it. I.e. If you rename
Document A into
Document B,
Document A will no
longer be in the list of
your documents
Save a document
All changes you make to a
document are saved on the
fly.
Use SaveAs button when you
need to make a copy of the
document.
Please note that the
application allows for having
several documents with
identical names.
Open a document
You can have one active
document running in
SpatialNote.When you open
one document, the previous
one is saved automatically.To
open a document, click on
the Load button and select
the document from the list
that pops up.
Delete a document
Free account allows for up to
10 documents.Once you
reach your limit, you can
either upgrade your account
or delete some documents .
The ability to delete
documents is available in the
Load menu.
Manage Account
Sign Out

10. Rename cubes
To rename a cube, rename a note that it
was expanded from.To rename a note,
click on it to open, and change the first
line of text to the title you need. If the
change is not displayed, please refresh
the page.
Structure Management
While the same principles apply to
structure management from the outside
and inside views, please note that when
working with the outside view you need to
zoom in on the cube to be able to create,
edit or delete notes.This is done to prevent
accidental creation or deletion of notes.
Outside View
InsideView
Delete cubes
To delete a cube, select it
and click on this button.
Please remember that
when you delete a cube,
you also delete the
structure that is built
around it.
Redo
Undo
Undo/Redo
Undo/Redo functionality is
available within one session. That
is, you can’t undo the action you
made in the previous sessions.
Undo/Redo functionality works
regardless of the view you choose.
I.e. you may delete an element
from the inside view, and undo the
action from the outside view.
Cut
Copy
Paste
Redo
Undo
Cut
Copy
Paste
Cut/Copy/Paste
You may change the structure by moving
the main notes to other faces.The
structure that was expanded from the
note will be moved along with the note.
Drag/drop the note or cut/paste it if you
need to move it. Copy/paste if you need
to duplicate.
Please note that you can’t move a main
element to a face that already has a main
note.
You may move or duplicate secondary
notes freely, as no structure is attached
to them
Expand the main note of
the selected cube face into
a new cube

11. Why SpatialNote
SpatialNote is a unique solution that emerged from our quest for personal and
professional efficiency.The user interface is simple, but the underlying
mechanisms are very strong. Notes made in 3D make more sense, are easier to
remember and recall, and enjoy more attention of the audience when used as
presentation material. For more info, please take a look at our website, read our
blog and watch our videos.You’re also welcome to contact us with questions.
Benefits of spatial
note-taking
Note-taking in 3D environment employs human
innate abilities such as spatial memory and
embodied cognition.When you arrange the
information in space, you implicitly create spatial
metaphors.They plant the information into your
memory, and help you transform the information
into knowledge.
Mnemonics basics
Mnemonic techniques are almost as old as the
humankind.The most successful and widely known
technique is known as Method of loci, or Mind
Palace. Essentially, to use this method you have to
tie in your memory an object or a concept to a
specific place in an imaginary location.The
mechanisms that make this method work are
employed in SpatialNote along with other useful
mechanisms.

12. Tips on creating spatial metaphors
SpatialNote makes it easy to create spatial metaphors. In SpatialNote, the 3D note-taking space
is represented by cubes.You may place the notes on cube faces based on what they represent to
you. Past and future might be left and right respectively. Something solid, heavy, essential might
go to the bottom to represent foundation, or just indicate that it is heavy. Even if you distribute
notes without consciously assigning the meaning to their placement, you will still create spatial
metaphors implicitly.
Below you may see san example of elements distributed within a cube. In this example the main
subject is Bees. See if you can form some spatial metaphors based on the placement of notes.
More info about spatial metaphors and other principles behind SpatialNote is available in our
blog.

13. Tips on creating knowledge structures
In SpatialNote the information is stored in fractal structure of cubes.The structure grows around the main cube
which represents the core of the certain subject.The six faces of the main cube contain the main topics within
the subject; each topic can be expanded into a subtopic, and each subtopic, in turn, can be expanded again,
increasing the level of depth and detail.You may choose your own approach to using the fractal structure. If you
do, drop us a line, we’d love to know!
Below is an example of a SpatialNote knowledge structure.

14. Thank you for your time.
Please let us know if you have questions that are not
covered by this manual.