It's important that you access NoodleTools through the link on the library homepage. This connects directly to our school's service. 

If it's your first login of the year, you will be asked a series of questions to refresh your account. If you have recently accessed NoodleTools, you will be automatically logged in. 

1. Click on the green button labeled "New Project" in the upper right-hand corner of the screen. 

2. A pop-up box will open

3. Enter the name of your project

4. Be sure "MLA" and "Advanced" are selected as the default (unless your teacher has instructed you otherwise)

5. Click submit and your new project will appear at the top of the list

1. Hover under "Share" on the Project line of your "Project Title" list and click on the "+" icon that appears

2. Select the "+Share" button and type in the name of the Inbox provided by your teacher 

3. Select the name when it pops up

4. Click "done" 

5. The icon in the right-hand portion of the project line should have changed to look like a file with an arrow

1. From the "Sources" menu, click on the upload icon at the top of the page

2. Select the file type to which you'd like to export your works cited page

3. Select whether you want the page to include all of your citations or ones that are tagged

4. The file will open in a separate window for you to send or share

1. Select the "Notecards" section on the left-hand menu

2. Notice that there are two views: Tabletop and Detailed. You can use either view or toggle back and forth; this is a personal preference. 

3. Select the green "New Notecard" button in the upper right-hand corner to create a new notecard

4. When the notecard opens, there will be three sections in which you can enter notes and information:

• Direct Quotation

"Enter direct quotes from your source here. These quotes can be copied verbatim from your source because you will include them in your project with the proper citation." 

• Paraphrase or Summary

This is a space where you can enter information or ideas you've learned in your source. Notes in this section will be in your own words, either in paraphrase or summary form, and will still be cited in your project. 

• My Ideas

This is a space where you can enter information or ideas you've learned in your source. Notes in this section will be in your own words, either in paraphrase or summary form, and will still be cited in your project. 

5. Enter the title of your notecard and select the source from the drop-down menu, which corresponds to your works cited page and SAVE.

6. Note the menu options you have for organizing your notecards. Particularly useful might be color and cue designations.

1. From the Notecards Module, click the box in the center-right labeled "Outline" and the outline module will open on the right-hand side of the screen.

2. You can edit the text of any row by double-clicking. 

3.  To add a new topic, select the last topic you created, select the "+" dropdown menu, and click "Add topic". To add subtopics, highlight the topic you want to nest the subtopic under, select "+", and then select "Add subtopic."  

4. You can add notecards to your outline by dragging and dropping them into place.

5. When your outline is complete, select the print icon in the center-right, select whether or not you want just the outline or the outline with the notecards to be exported, select the appropriate format and fields, and hit "submit."