hi, gazumped and pinkelephant,
thanks for your prompt answers. i'm referring to the shortcuts of the app, the ones with the star (accessible from the lateral part of the app). in the past, i believe they were just called 'favourite notes' (or similar) and were thus cached in order to be accessed even in offline circumstances.
as i'm a returned user, i lost track of the evolution from 'favs' to these 'shortcuts', which, at least in my case, i cannot access when i'm offline (without internet), for instance when i'm travelling. also, i might be totally wrong to compare those former 'favs' with these current 'shortcuts', as i'm new to the app again.
anyway, and just in case this is pertinent, i'm using both the web app and the os app (10.35).
best,
s.