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Clicking the buttons to add a year or a class has a text box pop into the list, with a default name highlighted for pending delete. Clicking the button to add new notes for a class, though, takes you into the text editor.
Image of the text editor
The title of the notes is presented in an editable text box, which on first open is called "Untitled N," again highlighted for pending delete with the focus given to it. On future opens focus will be given to the body of the notes.