> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sonoransoftware.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Using and Syncing Notes

> Write, navigate, remove, and synchronize Sonoran Notepad pages.

## Open and close the notepad

Run `/notepad` or press `F7` with the default configuration. Use **Close** or press `Escape` to leave the notepad.

While it is open, the player performs a writing animation with notepad and pencil props. The animation and props stop when the interface closes or the resource stops.

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## Write and navigate

Each page has a bold **Title** field and a lined **Note** area. Changes save automatically after a short pause.

* Select **Previous** to move to the preceding note.
* Select **Next** to move forward.
* Selecting **Next** on the last completed note creates a new blank page.
* Only one untouched blank page is kept at a time.
* Select the scissors control in the upper-right corner to tear out the current page.

The page indicator shows the current position and total number of notes.

![](https://docs-assets.sonoransoftware.com/sha256/5b/5bc31278c8125b2b3725a447d20e77f991244f98a29ee828aa1f2ee3eb42645c.png)

## CAD Sync

The notepad syncs with the [CAD's tablet resource](/cad/integration-plugins/in-game-integration/available-plugins/tablet) submodule. Once signed into the tablet, add the **notepad** to your custom layout. Notes will sync between the in-game tablet and the CAD.

The notepad is still available for standalone use in-game, if not using Sonoran CAD and the tablet resource.

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## Name and plate searches

With CAD sync available, highlight a name or license plate in the note body and right-click the selection. Choose **Search CAD as name** or **Search CAD as plate**. Name searches accept one to three name parts.

The notepad synchronizes the note before requesting the search through the signed-in CAD tablet. The selected text becomes a linked lookup annotation. Hover over linked text to inspect the stored return, or select it to run or refresh the lookup. These annotations are preserved when the notes synchronize with CAD.

Searches require the current tablet relay and a linked, signed-in CAD session. If a search is already pending, wait for it to finish before starting another. Editing the note during a search can cancel that search; select the current text and try again.

## Local-only mode

If you are not using the [CAD's tablet resource](/cad/integration-plugins/in-game-integration/available-plugins/tablet) submodule or are not signed into the tablet, a compact warning appears above the notebook header. Editing, page navigation, and removal continue to work.

![Sonoran Notepad showing the CAD sync off warning while a local field note remains editable](https://docs-assets.sonoransoftware.com/sha256/5b/5bc31278c8125b2b3725a447d20e77f991244f98a29ee828aa1f2ee3eb42645c.png)

*The local-only warning explains why CAD sync is off without blocking the notebook.*

Local-only changes are marked for synchronization. When the tablet later reports a linked, signed-in CAD session, Notepad sends the current local list to CAD.


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