Get Reference Notes on Your Smartphone

Our new Reference Notes platform makes it easy to check in while on the go. Simply visit referencenotes.minitex.umn.edu any time you have an Internet connection and the site will automatically resize to fit your screen. That URL is a bit cumbersome to type in every time, so once you’re on the site, consider adding Reference Notes to your device’s bookmarks or home screen. To add to your home screen:

• On Apple devices, navigate to the site using Safari. Then click the toolbar button (that little box with the arrow coming out of it) and select “Add to Home Screen.”
• On Android devices, click the Settings button (the three vertical dots) once you’re on the site. Click the star icon to bookmark the site. Go to your bookmarks menu and press and hold your newly added bookmark. You’ll see a menu where you can select “Add to home screen.”

You’ll now have a little app-like thumbnail on your home screen (right next to Facebook and Temple Run and Candy Crush and all those other apps you check in on while waiting for a haircut) that you can use to get Reference Notes with one click. Here’s a bonus: If you open up a new browser window and navigate to the “Print-friendly” page for a certain Reference Notes issue while you have an Internet connection, you can even read that issue when you don’t have Internet. Just make sure you leave the browser with the full issue open. And cheers to you for thinking ahead!