Editing Notebook (section)

== Uses ==
[[File:Written in moleskine.JPG|thumb|Notes in a notebook]]

There are many different types of notebooks which often determines its use. 

Artists often use [[Sketchbook|sketchbooks]] which include wide spaces of blank paper appropriate for drawing. They may also use thicker paper if painting or using a variety of mediums in their work. Although large, artists' notebooks also are usually considerably light, because they usually take their notebooks with them everywhere to draw scenery. 

Similarly, composers utilize notebooks for writing their lyrics. Lawyers use rather large notebooks known as legal pads that contain [[Ruled paper|lined paper]] (often yellow) and are appropriate for use on tables and desks. These horizontal lines or "rules" are sometimes classified according to their space apart with "wide rule" the farthest, "college rule" closer, "legal rule" slightly closer and "narrow rule" closest, allowing more lines of text per page. When sewn into a pasteboard backing, these may be called [[composition book]]s, or in smaller signatures may be called "blue books" or exam books and used for essay exams.

Various notebooks are popular among students for taking notes. The types of notebooks used for school work are single line, double line, four line, square grid line etc. These notebooks are also used by students for school assignments (homeworks) and writing projects.

In contrast, journalists prefer small, hand-held notebooks for portability (reporters' notebooks), and sometimes use [[shorthand]] when taking notes. Scientists and other researchers use [[lab notebook]]s to document their experiments. The pages in lab notebooks are sometimes [[graph paper]] to plot data. Police officers are required to write notes on what they observe, using a [[police notebook]]. [[Surveying|Land surveyors]] commonly record field notes in durable, hard-bound notebooks called "field books."

Coloring enthusiasts use coloring notebooks for stress relief. The pages in coloring notebooks contain different adult [[coloring page]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://coloringnotebook.com/|title=Paper notebook with adult coloring pages|access-date=2 February 2017|archive-date=15 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515213919/https://coloringnotebook.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> Students take notes in notebooks, and studies suggest that the act of writing (as opposed to typing) improves learning.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Mueller|first=Pam A.|author2=Oppenheimer, Daniel M |title=The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note Taking|journal=Psychological Science|date=23 April 2014|doi=10.1177/0956797614524581|volume=25|issue=6|pages=1159–1168|pmid=24760141|s2cid=2321596}}</ref>

Notebook pages can be recycled via standard [[paper recycling]]. Recycled notebooks are available, differing in recycled percentage and paper quality.