pear note help topics
Introduction
Recording
Controls
Toolbar Controls
![]() | Record - If not recording, start recording. If recording, button is red and pressing it stops recording. |
![]() | Play - If not playing, start playing. If playing, button is blue and pressing it stops playback. |
![]() | Pause - During recording, stop recording. During playback, pause playback. |
![]() | Rewind - During playback, rewind (at 4x speed). Glows blue when rewinding, in which case the pressing it will stop rewinding. |
![]() | Fast Forward - During playback, fast forward (at 4x speed). Glows blue when fast forwarding, in which case the pressing it will stop fast forwarding. |
![]() | Jump Back - During playback, jump back a few seconds. This is useful if you click somewhere and just want to go back a few seconds to catch the beginning of a sentence. |
![]() | Playhead - Playhead for use during playback. You can click on this to jump to a point in the recording, or drag the playhead around to scan within the document. |
![]() | Timer - Shows the current time on one side of the timeline and the remaining time on the other. |
![]() | Highlight - Highlight the current selection. |
![]() | Quick List - Begin a list (Option-click for a numbered list). |
![]() | Share - Share this note on the web, as described in Sharing Notes on the Web. |
Other Controls
There are other controls in Pear Note, which are detailed elsewhere. These include:
- Slide change controls, discussed in Recording Slide Changes
- Playback mode lock/unlock controls, discussed in Playback Modes