Highlights mark the line you will want again: the decision in a page of discussion, the definition in a page of lecture.
On desktop
Select text and use the highlight button in the editor toolbar, then pick one of eight colors: yellow, green, blue, pink, orange, purple, red or cyan.
Step by stepOn desktop
1Select the text, open Highlight in the editor toolbar and pick a colour.
2The words keep that colour.
On mobile
Select text, then tap the highlighter button on the toolbar above the keyboard. The same eight colors appear as swatches, along with a clear option.
Step by stepOn mobile
1Select the text, then tap the highlighter on the toolbar.
2Pick one of the eight colors.
3The words are highlighted.
Removing a highlight
Select the highlighted text and choose Clear highlight from the same menu.
Step by stepOn desktop
1Select the highlighted text and choose Clear highlight from the same menu.
2The text is back to plain.
Step by stepOn mobile
1Select the highlighted words and tap the highlighter.
2Tap the clear button after the colors.
Using color sparingly
Highlights work because they are rare. One color for decisions and one for open questions gets you most of the value, and a page that is half yellow tells you nothing.
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