Milanote is a digital environment to organize creative work. Use it for notetaking, diagrams, project plans, mindmapping, and more!
On This Page:
What is Milanote and why should I use it?
How to access Milanote
How to get Started
Tool Panel
The Basics
The Help Page
What is Milanote?
Milanote is an easy to use digital environment to organize creative work. Milanote operates through “boards." Objects—text-notes, images, links with image previews, or file embeds—can easily be added anywhere on a virtual board.
Why Use It?
For the Learner:
- It can help organize thoughts and ideas for visual learners
- The boards can be shared and collaborated on which makes this a great tool to use when working on a group project.
- These boards can be used for more than an organization tool, students can create a project on the board and export the finished product as a pdf
For the Instructor:
- Provide a tool to support visual learners
- Introduce a virtual collaborative tool for projects
- Encourage different routes to complete a project
How to Access Milanote
Milanote is a paid service, optional for classes. Contact helpdesk@union.edu to get your class set up with Milanote accounts for the term
If students are interested in Milanote for personal use, they can sign up for a free account.
How to get Started with Milanote
Tool Panel
Note: Drag this onto your project board to write a note
Link: Drag this onto your project board to create a link box with a thumbnail and description pulled from the linked page
To-do: Drag this onto your project board to create a checklist
Line: Use the line tool to link ideas together, drag onto the board then adjust the pointer and length
Board: Drag this onto your project board to create a new sub-board. Double click on the sub-board to enter
Column: Drag this onto your project board to create a column. Drag pictures, files, notes, etc into the column to group them together for more organization
Comment: Drag this onto your board to communicate with team-members, write a message and anyone connected to the board can click on the comment to reply
Add image: Click on this to add an image from the Milanote library onto your board, just drag from the menu. To add your own pictures, just drag them from your computer
Upload file: Click on this to enter your files and add a picture or file onto your board. Or you can just drag any picture or file onto your board and it will be uploaded
Trash: Drag any item from your board into the trash to delete it. You may recover items from the trash by clicking it and dragging the items back onto the board, or you can delete the items forever by clicking on the trash then clicking Empty trash
The Basics
Watch the video tutorial below, and then click on the links below to be directed to the Milanote support pages:
Go HERE for the main Milanote Help page, or click on the links below for specific information.
Getting started
Organising your work
Working in teams
Using Milanote on your phone