• BestNotes works with 2 types of records: Voice reminders and Text reminders.
• To create a new reminder you should select a corresponding command from Options - New.
• New reminders can also be created with the help of Hot key, to define a hot key open dialog Settings(Options - Misc - Settings) and define hot keys and actions.
• If you want BestNotes to handle hot keys you should turn on Reminder state option.

In these views you can manage, filter and sort records:

• All record view - all records are shown in this view. You can find sort options in menu Order (Ascending/Descending and Alarm rec. at top / Alarm rec. at bottom)
• Category view - all categories are shown in this view. To go to this view from All record view - click right. You can find a list of categories here. To open a category select it and click joystick on it. To close a category - press Back. To return to All record view - click left.
• Month view - days that have a reminder are marked with bold font on the calendar in this view. To go to this view from All record view - click left. When you click on a selected date Day record view will be opened. To go to All record view - press All.
• Day record view - all records for a selected date are shown here. When you click Left/Right you can go to the next/previous date correspondingly.

The main difference of a voice reminder from a text reminder is that you can listen to a voice note. Fields' description:

• Alarm time - is a component field that consists of the following fields:
• Priority - you can set alarm sound for every priority in Settings dialog;
• Time;
• Option - once only / daily / woking days / weekly / monthly / once a year;
• Date;
• Day;
• Until;
• Text note;
• Category;
• Alarm - on / off;
• Alarm< sound file - custom alarm sound file;
• Duration - a period of time during which an alarm will be played;
• Auto delete record - automatical deletion of a record (disable / ask before delete / delete);
• Snooze time;

In dialog for recording/playing sound files volume can be changed with the help of Left/Right buttons when they are on buttons scroll left/scroll right correspondingly. Press option key to change loud/quiet dynamic.

The following operations can be done with records: new voice reminder/reminder, edit, delete, mark/unmark, mark waste(expired alarms), change category, change priority. If a record is a voice reminder then it can be sent via MMS / EMail / Bluetooth / Infared.

When time for reminder comes you will see a dialog where the selected alarm sound will be played. If it is a voice reminder you'll be able to listen to a record. A function for putting off the reminder to a certain time in also available - Snooze.