How to create a note

Project Notes for Jira offers 3 ways to create a note:

• for a project
• for a work item (formerly issue)
• general note (not assigned to anything)

Creating a project note

Creating a project note is really straightforward. Here’s a quick step-by-step summary:

1. open up a project
2. find “Notes” tab
3. click “+ New note” button

You can see the details on the screenshot below:

Creating a work item note

Creating a note for a work item it the best way to store your ideas, that won’t fit the title, description nor a comment. You can create either a visible note or private to you. Here’s a quick summary on how to create a work item note:

1. open up the work item detail
2. scroll down to see “Activity” section
3. click “Notes” tab

You can see the details on the screenshot below:

Creating a general note

Wanting to jot down some information that should stay in Jira, but it does not fit well within any project, nor particular work item? Don’t worry – you can create a general note – that won’t be assigned to neither of them. It would be a part of your notebook – and only you can see it (or you can share it with others). Here’s a quick summary of on how to create a general note:

1. click “Project Notes” within left Jira sidebar (“Apps” section)
2. Click “+ New Note“

You can see the details on the screenshot below: