I finally made the switch to Apple Notes after trying every other note taking app under the sun, especially for someone with ADHD. There are so few distractions that the entire screen is your note with only the few formatting options you need to structure notes. I've tried going back to something like Obsidian or Notion, but the sheer amount of customization of every aspect of your note-taking process, it made me realize that I spent more time working on structuring my notes than I did actually focusing on the content of my notes and found it to be incredibly distracting overall. With Apple Notes, you just dive right in and start writing.
I love Apple Notes. I’m not exactly sure when I started using them on a regular basis but I have 300 notes now. I never had a good memory and at 68 years old it’s getting really bad so Notes keeps my life in order. One of my favorite feature is the ability to share Notes. My travels a lot and I worry about him so he created a note and shared it with me. He enters all of his itinerary in the note so I never wonder where he is. Technology is wonderful!
I very much enjoy how clearly and deliberately she speaks. Makes it easier to follow along since we are listening, looking at the screen, and absorbing new material all at the same time. When people race through instructional videos, it's not helpful. Excellent videos and teacher.
I agree, makes it much easier to listen at double speed, which I do with all my videos. It's why I don't enter listen to live streams, can't double it up.
Finally, a youtuber giving practical techie advice for the average person like me, presented in an understandable yet informative way. Your videos are of very high quality, thank you!
Yeah this is true!!! All other youtube vids i see are so impractical and inefficient. How would i have the time to draw those colourful slide like “notes” they present while im in a meeting, lecture, or conference 😂
Well, lucky you, but I highly recommend to utilise TH-cam search. There are plenty of productivity „entrepreneurs“ promoting countless tutorials on e.g. Apple Notes. 🫶🏼
I manage my whole private and professional life in Apple Notes. Most would be puzzled if they saw which tasks and data management is possible with Apple notes and Apple reminders. You can manage your whole business with it believe it or not.
@@diegoantoniomz I don’t have a channel on YT but I’m planning to do so. I’m an attorney working in the field of data and IT security and am therefore a very linear mind. I like long numbered lists, so my need for hierarchical structures doesn’t go beyond five levels and that’s what Notes offer. My notes are numbered list items and the sorting capabilities of Notes are great. I worked a lot with Notion but abandoned it again for Notes. Linking comes with the iOs update tomorrow so this will give Notes another boost.
My business partner uses Apple Notes, Pages, Keynote and Numbers to run several businesses and a family of 5. Lots to be said about Apple's included apps. Not to mention, how well they are (or can be) connected. Great video.
When I bought an iPad, one of the first things I did was pay for Goodnotes, thinking it would change my studies, but after some time I realized I just needed the basic functions of a note taking app
As a songwriter I find Notes supremely valuable. It’s so easy and doesn’t distract me from what I need to accomplish. But as much as I use it you still had several valuable insights that will definitely enhance my experience. Thanks for your thoughtful and helpful video!
Great job Brooke. You explain concepts well, you speed of presenting didn’t leave me in the dust and your kind personality makes your video pleasant to watch. Best of luck
Really useful video! I had no idea about smart folders. Did you know if you draw a circle and you don’t release the pensil, you maintain for a while it will automatically change to a perfect circle, or any basic shape. In this way you don’t have to click on the circle and then select actions for transform
Good work - on the quick-note subject I’d add Swipe from lower corner to quickly create a new note including the option to insert a link back to whats on screen
I just ordered my Paperlike and pen for my iPad and was about to dive into the ocean of apps so thanks and i will try free first. I have been using a remarkable by the are not great for search or integration with anything else besides being a pain for lefties. Your presentation (voice, pace, dialogue, graphics, appearance) are really great so I hope to see more.
Not being able to change the font, color, size quickly and easily using iPad or iPhone really sucks! When using Notes on an apple laptop (MacBook Air) you are able to click on FORMAT > FONT and you can change font size, color, etc. This needs to be implemented on the iPad. Plus the ability to save a note as a PDF and print it would be great, as of now trying to print a note really sucks
So glad I found your channel. I have subscribed to others that cover similar topics but you really come across personable, knowledgeable and the speed in which you cover the content is great. Not too fast and not too slow.
great video! thank you for sharing your thoughts, tips, and techniques. You can also make the shapes perfect if you hold your pencil down at the end after you complete drawing a shape.
Excellent. You made your points clearly and at a pace I could keep up with. Unlike a video from another contributor I just watched on the same subject. He was obviously an expert, but whizzed through items at such a pace it was impossible for me to learn anything. Well done. Thank you.
When I was a student I scribbled notes from lectures and organized these typing in my typewriter. I still use the same process during corporate meetings. I scribble using Apple pencil on my iPad Mini on an app that allows scribbling. Then, I use a word processor to assemble the scribbled notes to my liking with emphasis on structured organization.
Brooke, I'd like to see a video from you about how you use tags. Because the search function of Apple Notes is so fast and effective, I don't use tags very much. But, when I do, I have narrowly defined how I use tags. I think of tags as “meta” data. That is, they are information “about” a Note and not part of the “content” of the Note itself. Here are examples: * Type of Note (Article, instructions, invoice, map, receipt, etc.) * Status (Planned, Active, Completed, etc.) * Format of Note (PDF, Excel, JPEG, etc.) * Locations (San Diego, Home, Farm, Ohio, etc.) * Sources (Email, boss, teacher, Internet, etc.) * Retentions (DeleteAfter2023Q2, DeleteAfter2023Q3, DeleteAfter2023312023, etc.)
I tried migrating my Evernote notes over to Apple Notes last year, but had to stop because my devices ran out of storage as result. How did you keep that from happening?
@@Wellbaby94 I dumped everything into my iMac and had it stored in the cloud then selectively choose each file to migrate into notes. I saved each folder in Evernote as a separate file.
Brooke, I'd like to see a video from you about your folder design & structure. Over the years, I've come across only 4 approaches. (They are listed below.) I believe that most people, particularly beginners, seem to fall into the structure of their folders by evolution, rather than by design. That may be effective for the first 200 notes, but when the notes get up over a 1,000, I found that a pre-established design is helping in finding notes. Types of Folder Designs/Structures * Topics (Art, Equipment / Parts, Family, Food, Investing, Medical, Politics, etc.) * Life Roles (Son, spouse, father, businessman, teacher, chef. Etc.) * Tiago Forte’s PARA Method (Projects, Areas, Resources, Archive) * Days of the Week (Monday, Tuesday, etc.)
If they added fonts and real font sizes, the ability to highlight typed text, and a Web clipper, it would be the perfect Evernote replacement. As it is now it is about 90% there for me.
Thanks for this video! I'm an avid note taker and am constantly looking for ways to make my life more efficient and realized that theres actually quite a bit you can do with apple notes if you know where to look! Planning on making a video on this soon, will definitely link to this video for sure I'm sure my audience would appreciate seeing this!
Love this! I completely agree. Also, functionality for marking up PDF and linking notes together (and potentially more they haven't revealed yet) is coming to iOS 17 shortly! Marking up PDFs is my only requirement for note-taking apps since a handful of my profs provide skeleton notes to fill during lecture.
thanks for the support! 🙏🏻 great points, very underrated features. I think I’ll have to make a part 2 after iOS 17 is released, maybe with more advanced tips too 🤔
I’ve had a good experience with a thin leather cover case. Hands down the exceed pocket notebooks are incredible quality. But for my use case, I use a leather cover with a field notes, 1 moleskine cahier and some index cards. I needed smaller notebooks because I lost track of my tasks in the thicker exceeds. I keep the thin leather case in my front shirt pocket so durability is fine for me. Dig the videos man!
When you draw a shape with their Apple Pencil and leave the pencil at the iPad for a short time, it turn automatically to a perfect shape …. Maybe that helps you. Good video … will for sure have a look on your other videos. thanks for sharing.
What a great video!! not sure why it showed up in my feed, but I watched anyway. Your delivery is so good, not rushed, clear, no ummms or ahhhs. I don't feel like I am listening to a Niagara Falls of words that won't stop. I think that a downside to Apple notes is cross-platform use is a bit sketchy because Apple. 🙄 I use Mac, PC, Android and iPhone and wouldn't consider Apple notes. Which is a shame because as you've shown, it's a very good app.
Thanks for the video, I’ve recently reverted back to using all apple built in apps, because of the neat integration and availability across all devices. Notes is the one I’m still trying to love, this video was very informative. Thank you!
OMG, this is so awesome!!!! I have been seriously underutilising apple notes this whole time. And the sad thing is: I use it SO MUCH and for SO MANY THINGS and it’s currently a big huge mess that I could actually clean up pretty fast. I will be cleaning up and organising my apple notes now, thanks so much. (also your update video was equally delightful: so easy to listen and follow you. Great content, you got a sub from me!!!)
Thanks for this video, Brooke. I am new to the Apple Pencil and was looking for the right note-taking app for me. Goodnotes was just not intuitive for me. I am so gratified to have found your video. I am VERY familiar with the Notes app and am finding it amazingly easy to use for my purposes. THANK YOU!
I read yesterday that you can start a note in the notes app and if you want more editability, you can edit the note in Pages (Apple's word editing app)... ? I haven't tried it but I'd love to test that out too. I'm not suggesting you stop using emojis...but maybe other title edits would be fun. I still have to test it myself.
The right tool for the right job... and your way is your way but Apple Notes seems great if you use stickies for everything. But if using paper, a notebook format would be better with sections and even subsections. But you do you. Cheers! I've also gone through 4-5 note taking apps and for personal use Goodnote is my choice. For work, OneNote is the tool. A shout out to the Remarkable 2 note taking tablet can be an option for some.
Who would have said that ALL i needed for uni was on my phone... I can make folders for every semester, that contains folder with my classes including the syllabus, the professors info, class notes, pdf's... This is simply what I wanted. It is smooth and easy to use. I can use notes on Windows browser too!
I have an iMac and I totally agree Apple notes is a terrific App with one big problem...I can't find a Backup anywhere in my Time Machine. If you are unable to backup your notes one becomes rather insecure.
When you said you could change the background and have lines and squares etc…I was like shut the front door…lol…..never knew that. And searching a PDF??? Wow….This was very informative, thank you!
Wow, this is awesome, I was just about to buy another app because I missed the scetching option! I organize my whole life through this app, but this is another level again - thank you !
When drawing shapes like circles, squares, etc, just hold your pencil on screen and it will auto snap for you. Example, draw a circle but don't let up after connecting the ends, it auto snaps the circle 👍🏻👍🏻
Hi, it’s my first time here ✌🏼. Apple notes is my go to app to take notes since using an iphone. But I never thought of using it the same way for my ipad so I wanna try other apps, those with fancy stuffs. After watching this it got to me that you are right, apple notes give more freedom to jot anything while you’re on yr phone. Thank you so much for these tips. Now subscribing ❤️
People here need to realize that almost all Apple Apps are intended to be the most basic starter apps. They will never have all the features you want, that is what 3rd party apps are for. Apple apps are basic, easy to use for pretty much everyone and are free with your device. “Pro” users should look to 3rd party but expect to pay for those extra features. But for 98% of the population the Apple apps are more than good enough.
This is the perfect response. Tech has made everyone fancy that they forget what notes were truly designed for. Jotting down a quick note not create a whole article 😅
Apple Notes full integration into the Apple eco sphere is the key to its success and oh yeah, free!!!! Notes continues to be more powerful over time…killer app!!!!
Very, very helpful thank you so much👍 You have a new subby🌹 I've made a gd start on shifting many notes into files - yay! The 'snap to shape' had me puzzled as I couldn't find that function but realised my ipad Air2 is quite old now. A quick google & find snap to shape on my old ipad is done by not lifting finger/pen off the shape you've drawn.
Brilliant, so nicely done Brooke. I have a totally different type of channel but use notes for work everyday and loved this. Good luck with the channel, I know getting started is hard work, subscribed 🇨🇦🇦🇺 ✌🏻
This is such a helpful video! I use Apple Notes all the time, but you even taught me some new tricks in the app that are going to take my note-taking & organization to the next level. Plus, I love those screen covers & pencil grips! Such an awesome find.
Hi Brooke, I use bolding, italics, colour fonts all the time. Catch is you cannot do it on iPhone. You can add these formatting via MAC. As your notes sync between devices. Your iPhone app will now have notes formatted.
Thanks for making this app approachable! It looks very practical.. Is there any updates to Apple Notes that provides the user with a monthly calendar and task list..? Free of course.. 😉
unfortunately no :( but it can work pretty well with Apple Reminders for deadlines/task management. i have a video coming out shortly that covers this 🤫
Wow Wow !!!!!!!!!! Thank you for all the great info', looking forward to learn with you more. Im sure your channel will grow fast!!!!!!!! But please stay as you are, clear authentic and so pleasant to listen to.
I still think Good Note 6 folder concept is still better. It makes it look like books and easy to find, folderise and it also syncs to icloud. I only use Notes for quick notes and thing i need to do quickly and forget. But real work for clients and actions; i use good note 6.
Collanote has much better spacing between written and typed content. Collanote also has much better and least process intrusive way to switch different pencil modes.
it's the sync voice recording to notes that is insanely important for note taking (while interviewing or recording a lecture)....if they'd bring that to this program, I'd be right there with you.
There’s a quicker way to get perfect shapes in Notes. Make your shape but don’t lift the Apple Pencil or your finger and it will snap to the perfect shape. That’s faster than lifting then doing a press and hold followed by selecting from the menu.
TQ That's the most important thing, because he's still 19 years old, he doesn't deserve to have that burden imposed on him just because of the electronics and electronics he holds, it doesn't complete Google's example... because he's still in school.
I have iPad and iMac but android mobile platforms. I do think it’s a nice app especially with tagging and smart folders. But if you need to operate across eco systems it’s problematic since there is not a cross platform option. On my mobile, I have to open a proxy app, complete a sign-in process to my Apple environment, then wait for the notes to load-up. It doesn’t take long providing you’ve a good connection or on WiFi…so, it is mostly ok. But often I find myself needing to quickly refer to my Notes app whilst on my phone or in a queue for instance… then it is a complete pain.
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I finally made the switch to Apple Notes after trying every other note taking app under the sun, especially for someone with ADHD. There are so few distractions that the entire screen is your note with only the few formatting options you need to structure notes. I've tried going back to something like Obsidian or Notion, but the sheer amount of customization of every aspect of your note-taking process, it made me realize that I spent more time working on structuring my notes than I did actually focusing on the content of my notes and found it to be incredibly distracting overall. With Apple Notes, you just dive right in and start writing.
100%
I love Apple Notes. I’m not exactly sure when I started using them on a regular basis but I have 300 notes now. I never had a good memory and at 68 years old it’s getting really bad so Notes keeps my life in order. One of my favorite feature is the ability to share Notes. My travels a lot and I worry about him so he created a note and shared it with me. He enters all of his itinerary in the note so I never wonder where he is. Technology is wonderful!
I very much enjoy how clearly and deliberately she speaks. Makes it easier to follow along since we are listening, looking at the screen, and absorbing new material all at the same time. When people race through instructional videos, it's not helpful. Excellent videos and teacher.
Thank you so much for the kind words!
I agree, makes it much easier to listen at double speed, which I do with all my videos. It's why I don't enter listen to live streams, can't double it up.
Finally, a youtuber giving practical techie advice for the average person like me, presented in an understandable yet informative way. Your videos are of very high quality, thank you!
wow, thank you so much!! your comments means the world to me as it is exactly what i am trying for ! 🙏🏻 🫶🏻
Yeah this is true!!! All other youtube vids i see are so impractical and inefficient. How would i have the time to draw those colourful slide like “notes” they present while im in a meeting, lecture, or conference 😂
Straight to the point instead of advertising
Well, lucky you, but I highly recommend to utilise TH-cam search. There are plenty of productivity „entrepreneurs“ promoting countless tutorials on e.g. Apple Notes. 🫶🏼
All teachers should be like you…. Thank you for the tips!
I manage my whole private and professional life in Apple Notes. Most would be puzzled if they saw which tasks and data management is possible with Apple notes and Apple reminders. You can manage your whole business with it believe it or not.
@@diegoantoniomz I don’t have a channel on YT but I’m planning to do so. I’m an attorney working in the field of data and IT security and am therefore a very linear mind. I like long numbered lists, so my need for hierarchical structures doesn’t go beyond five levels and that’s what Notes offer. My notes are numbered list items and the sorting capabilities of Notes are great. I worked a lot with Notion but abandoned it again for Notes. Linking comes with the iOs update tomorrow so this will give Notes another boost.
that is impressive!! it's definitely come a long way over the years, and i hope it keeps getting better and better 🙏🏻
My business partner uses Apple Notes, Pages, Keynote and Numbers to run several businesses and a family of 5.
Lots to be said about Apple's included apps. Not to mention, how well they are (or can be) connected.
Great video.
When I bought an iPad, one of the first things I did was pay for Goodnotes, thinking it would change my studies, but after some time I realized I just needed the basic functions of a note taking app
As a songwriter I find Notes supremely valuable. It’s so easy and doesn’t distract me from what I need to accomplish. But as much as I use it you still had several valuable insights that will definitely enhance my experience. Thanks for your thoughtful and helpful video!
Great job Brooke. You explain concepts well, you speed of presenting didn’t leave me in the dust and your kind personality makes your video pleasant to watch. Best of luck
Really useful video! I had no idea about smart folders.
Did you know if you draw a circle and you don’t release the pensil, you maintain for a while it will automatically change to a perfect circle, or any basic shape. In this way you don’t have to click on the circle and then select actions for transform
Finally someone who appreciates the simplicity of the Notes app! Thank you!
You're welcome!
Good work - on the quick-note subject I’d add Swipe from lower corner to quickly create a new note including the option to insert a link back to whats on screen
This was the clearest of the many Notes intros I've watched. Thank you.
thank you so much! that means a lot :)
Loving your work. Clear and concise. 🤘🤘🤘
I just ordered my Paperlike and pen for my iPad and was about to dive into the ocean of apps so thanks and i will try free first. I have been using a remarkable by the are not great for search or integration with anything else besides being a pain for lefties. Your presentation (voice, pace, dialogue, graphics, appearance) are really great so I hope to see more.
Hey. Do you use it still?
Not being able to change the font, color, size quickly and easily using iPad or iPhone really sucks! When using Notes on an apple laptop (MacBook Air) you are able to click on FORMAT > FONT and you can change font size, color, etc. This needs to be implemented on the iPad. Plus the ability to save a note as a PDF and print it would be great, as of now trying to print a note really sucks
So glad I found your channel. I have subscribed to others that cover similar topics but you really come across personable, knowledgeable and the speed in which you cover the content is great. Not too fast and not too slow.
Wow, thank you! 😊
great video! thank you for sharing your thoughts, tips, and techniques. You can also make the shapes perfect if you hold your pencil down at the end after you complete drawing a shape.
Great tip!
Excellent. You made your points clearly and at a pace I could keep up with. Unlike a video from another contributor I just watched on the same subject. He was obviously an expert, but whizzed through items at such a pace it was impossible for me to learn anything. Well done. Thank you.
thank you! glad it was helpful!
When I was a student I scribbled notes from lectures and organized these typing in my typewriter. I still use the same process during corporate meetings. I scribble using Apple pencil on my iPad Mini on an app that allows scribbling. Then, I use a word processor to assemble the scribbled notes to my liking with emphasis on structured organization.
Brooke, I'd like to see a video from you about how you use tags.
Because the search function of Apple Notes is so fast and effective, I don't use tags very much. But, when I do, I have narrowly defined how I use tags. I think of tags as “meta” data. That is, they are information “about” a Note and not part of the “content” of the Note itself. Here are examples:
* Type of Note (Article, instructions, invoice, map, receipt, etc.)
* Status (Planned, Active, Completed, etc.)
* Format of Note (PDF, Excel, JPEG, etc.)
* Locations (San Diego, Home, Farm, Ohio, etc.)
* Sources (Email, boss, teacher, Internet, etc.)
* Retentions (DeleteAfter2023Q2, DeleteAfter2023Q3, DeleteAfter2023312023, etc.)
I love Apple notes. It meets all my needs for a note taking app and more. Best of all, it syncs between all my devices and is free!
best 10 minutes I've spent in a long time. There are tons of vids professing to be tips and tricks. You delivered. Many thanks!
Wow, thanks!
Very nicely explained. I use Apple note … since 6-7 years ! It’s too handy to refer or remember or to do list etc . Love from India
Hear, hear, I agree completely. I just dumped the way over priced Evernote and migrated everything to Apple Notes.
I tried migrating my Evernote notes over to Apple Notes last year, but had to stop because my devices ran out of storage as result. How did you keep that from happening?
@@Wellbaby94 I dumped everything into my iMac and had it stored in the cloud then selectively choose each file to migrate into notes. I saved each folder in Evernote as a separate file.
Brook is not only a great pedagog but also a fabulous English teacher. Beautiful accent. Love it.
Wow, thank you!
Brooke, I'd like to see a video from you about your folder design & structure. Over the years, I've come across only 4 approaches. (They are listed below.)
I believe that most people, particularly beginners, seem to fall into the structure of their folders by evolution, rather than by design. That may be effective for the first 200 notes, but when the notes get up over a 1,000, I found that a pre-established design is helping in finding notes.
Types of Folder Designs/Structures
* Topics (Art, Equipment / Parts, Family, Food, Investing, Medical, Politics, etc.)
* Life Roles (Son, spouse, father, businessman, teacher, chef. Etc.)
* Tiago Forte’s PARA Method (Projects, Areas, Resources, Archive)
* Days of the Week (Monday, Tuesday, etc.)
If they added fonts and real font sizes, the ability to highlight typed text, and a Web clipper, it would be the perfect Evernote replacement. As it is now it is about 90% there for me.
Agree. These are the only things keeping me from finally abandoning Evernote.
Thanks for this video! I'm an avid note taker and am constantly looking for ways to make my life more efficient and realized that theres actually quite a bit you can do with apple notes if you know where to look! Planning on making a video on this soon, will definitely link to this video for sure I'm sure my audience would appreciate seeing this!
Love this! I completely agree. Also, functionality for marking up PDF and linking notes together (and potentially more they haven't revealed yet) is coming to iOS 17 shortly! Marking up PDFs is my only requirement for note-taking apps since a handful of my profs provide skeleton notes to fill during lecture.
thanks for the support! 🙏🏻 great points, very underrated features. I think I’ll have to make a part 2 after iOS 17 is released, maybe with more advanced tips too 🤔
Good video. Apple Notes has been my personal assistant with over 2k notes/records to date.
thanks for sharing! that's awesome :)
I’ve had a good experience with a thin leather cover case. Hands down the exceed pocket notebooks are incredible quality. But for my use case, I use a leather cover with a field notes, 1 moleskine cahier and some index cards. I needed smaller notebooks because I lost track of my tasks in the thicker exceeds. I keep the thin leather case in my front shirt pocket so durability is fine for me. Dig the videos man!
Appreciate your clarity. I use Apple Notes everyday. Notability is a favorite for syncing lectures to written notes.
Thanks for sharing!
When you draw a shape with their Apple Pencil and leave the pencil at the iPad for a short time, it turn automatically to a perfect shape …. Maybe that helps you.
Good video … will for sure have a look on your other videos. thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
What a great video!! not sure why it showed up in my feed, but I watched anyway. Your delivery is so good, not rushed, clear, no ummms or ahhhs. I don't feel like I am listening to a Niagara Falls of words that won't stop. I think that a downside to Apple notes is cross-platform use is a bit sketchy because Apple. 🙄 I use Mac, PC, Android and iPhone and wouldn't consider Apple notes. Which is a shame because as you've shown, it's a very good app.
Thanks!
you’re very welcome! thank you so much for the support! 😊🙏🏻
Thanks for the video, I’ve recently reverted back to using all apple built in apps, because of the neat integration and availability across all devices. Notes is the one I’m still trying to love, this video was very informative. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks so much. You are so clear and informative. From marvellous Melbourne, Australia
You are so welcome!
I dumped evernote last month and never looked back, thanks for all you do.
OMG, this is so awesome!!!!
I have been seriously underutilising apple notes this whole time. And the sad thing is: I use it SO MUCH and for SO MANY THINGS and it’s currently a big huge mess that I could actually clean up pretty fast.
I will be cleaning up and organising my apple notes now, thanks so much.
(also your update video was equally delightful: so easy to listen and follow you. Great content, you got a sub from me!!!)
thank you so much for the support! 🙏🏻 glad you found the vids helpful 😊
Excellent review. I picked up some useful tips. Thank you!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience with Notes. This video may help me more.
Thanks for this video, Brooke. I am new to the Apple Pencil and was looking for the right note-taking app for me. Goodnotes was just not intuitive for me. I am so gratified to have found your video. I am VERY familiar with the Notes app and am finding it amazingly easy to use for my purposes. THANK YOU!
Watched the new video too and found it useful. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
I read yesterday that you can start a note in the notes app and if you want more editability, you can edit the note in Pages (Apple's word editing app)... ? I haven't tried it but I'd love to test that out too. I'm not suggesting you stop using emojis...but maybe other title edits would be fun. I still have to test it myself.
The right tool for the right job... and your way is your way but Apple Notes seems great if you use stickies for everything. But if using paper, a notebook format would be better with sections and even subsections. But you do you. Cheers! I've also gone through 4-5 note taking apps and for personal use Goodnote is my choice. For work, OneNote is the tool. A shout out to the Remarkable 2 note taking tablet can be an option for some.
I agree, the only feature I would love to see be added is taking pencil notes over the typed text. for some reason Apple desnt let them mix together.
Who would have said that ALL i needed for uni was on my phone... I can make folders for every semester, that contains folder with my classes including the syllabus, the professors info, class notes, pdf's... This is simply what I wanted. It is smooth and easy to use. I can use notes on Windows browser too!
Awesome set up!
I have an iMac and I totally agree Apple notes is a terrific App with one big problem...I can't find a Backup anywhere in my Time Machine. If you are unable to backup your notes one becomes rather insecure.
When you said you could change the background and have lines and squares etc…I was like shut the front door…lol…..never knew that. And searching a PDF??? Wow….This was very informative, thank you!
hahaha! definitely a hidden gem of a feature. glad you found it helpful 🙏🏻😊
Love the speech note taking in English and Spanish
Wow, this is awesome, I was just about to buy another app because I missed the scetching option! I organize my whole life through this app, but this is another level again - thank you !
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for this. Everyday is a school day and I’ve learned a few things because of you.
Happy to help! 🙏🏻
Makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the informative video
I use and love Apple notes. Thanks for help improve my use of notes.
Glad it was helpful!
When drawing shapes like circles, squares, etc, just hold your pencil on screen and it will auto snap for you. Example, draw a circle but don't let up after connecting the ends, it auto snaps the circle 👍🏻👍🏻
Hi, it’s my first time here ✌🏼. Apple notes is my go to app to take notes since using an iphone. But I never thought of using it the same way for my ipad so I wanna try other apps, those with fancy stuffs. After watching this it got to me that you are right, apple notes give more freedom to jot anything while you’re on yr phone. Thank you so much for these tips. Now subscribing ❤️
Glad it was helpful!
Wow! I did not know about the lines and grids. So cool!
People here need to realize that almost all Apple Apps are intended to be the most basic starter apps. They will never have all the features you want, that is what 3rd party apps are for. Apple apps are basic, easy to use for pretty much everyone and are free with your device. “Pro” users should look to 3rd party but expect to pay for those extra features. But for 98% of the population the Apple apps are more than good enough.
This is the perfect response. Tech has made everyone fancy that they forget what notes were truly designed for. Jotting down a quick note not create a whole article 😅
Pretty short-sighted and ... wrong. With the right usage technique, Apple Notes is all you need to rule the world. seriously.
Apple Notes full integration into the Apple eco sphere is the key to its success and oh yeah, free!!!! Notes continues to be more powerful over time…killer app!!!!
Good for me, learning, all by self trying to learn.
Very, very helpful thank you so much👍 You have a new subby🌹 I've made a gd start on shifting many notes into files - yay! The 'snap to shape' had me puzzled as I couldn't find that function but realised my ipad Air2 is quite old now. A quick google & find snap to shape on my old ipad is done by not lifting finger/pen off the shape you've drawn.
I’m on my way to being a great note taking expert, thanks to your fantastic video ❤
You got this!
Brilliant, so nicely done Brooke. I have a totally different type of channel but use notes for work everyday and loved this. Good luck with the channel, I know getting started is hard work, subscribed 🇨🇦🇦🇺 ✌🏻
thanks so much!! it means a lot 😊🫶🏻 best of luck to you too!
This is such a helpful video! I use Apple Notes all the time, but you even taught me some new tricks in the app that are going to take my note-taking & organization to the next level. Plus, I love those screen covers & pencil grips! Such an awesome find.
thank you!! 🙏🏻
Forgot to mention quick note from Lock Screen feature.
Game changer! Thank you for the info.
Thank you ,thank you,really good;no menusa.This is ,for me the best on notes.
Awesome tutorial. I’ve learned a couple of things
Brook you do an amazing job. Love your videos
Thank you so much!
Great informative video. Simple and straight to the point😊
Thank you for this excellent review !
My pleasure!
Hi Brooke, I use bolding, italics, colour fonts all the time. Catch is you cannot do it on iPhone. You can add these formatting via MAC. As your notes sync between devices. Your iPhone app will now have notes formatted.
Great demonstration, thanks!
I have become a great fan and new subscriber.clear concise no wasted effort thanks
thank you so much!!
Thank you! Great tips.
Super job. Much appreciated. Thanks
Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice work 😊
Samson notes is much much much much better. Also you can add a quick note by swiping diagonal from the tablet.
Great video!! Apple Notes is so incredible for the price of free, I use it all the time!!
Great video Brooke. Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
Had no idea about all those ideas many 🙏 ❤
Thanks for making this app approachable! It looks very practical.. Is there any updates to Apple Notes that provides the user with a monthly calendar and task list..? Free of course.. 😉
unfortunately no :( but it can work pretty well with Apple Reminders for deadlines/task management. i have a video coming out shortly that covers this 🤫
Will I be able to change my handwritten notes to typed format? Thank you.
Wow Wow !!!!!!!!!! Thank you for all the great info', looking forward to learn with you more. Im sure your channel will grow fast!!!!!!!! But please stay as you are, clear authentic and so pleasant to listen to.
Thanks so much! 🙏🏻
thank you so much
I still think Good Note 6 folder concept is still better. It makes it look like books and easy to find, folderise and it also syncs to icloud. I only use Notes for quick notes and thing i need to do quickly and forget. But real work for clients and actions; i use good note 6.
Great Video. Learned a lot. Thanks for the efforts.
thank you for the kind words! 🙏🏻😊
Yes, I had my iPad with screen protector and realized I needed something else so, I added on top the screen protector the paper feel like.
Collanote has much better spacing between written and typed content. Collanote also has much better and least process intrusive way to switch different pencil modes.
An excellent video! 👌 Thank you so much! ❤️
If I’m trying to retro-organize what I already have in notes .. is there a way to search and then group the results in some way? Thx
WHEN WILL NOTES ADD DIFFERENT FONTS & COLOR
So if I put important stuff like password s phone number to they'll stay for ever in my icloud I'm new to iphone
Very informative! Thanks!
You're welcome!
This was great, thanks
Pen and paper even easier but as a non techie I do agree about apple notes.
When I try to write in notes with my Apple Pencil, it only moves the page around. It won’t write. How do I solve that?
it's the sync voice recording to notes that is insanely important for note taking (while interviewing or recording a lecture)....if they'd bring that to this program, I'd be right there with you.
There’s a quicker way to get perfect shapes in Notes. Make your shape but don’t lift the Apple Pencil or your finger and it will snap to the perfect shape. That’s faster than lifting then doing a press and hold followed by selecting from the menu.
Appreciate this! Thanks and subscribed!
thank you so much!!
Apple Notes replaced my Evernote and Noteshelf. Just for the seamless integration into iCloud and ease of use.
TQ That's the most important thing, because he's still 19 years old, he doesn't deserve to have that burden imposed on him just because of the electronics and electronics he holds, it doesn't complete Google's example... because he's still in school.
I have iPad and iMac but android mobile platforms. I do think it’s a nice app especially with tagging and smart folders. But if you need to operate across eco systems it’s problematic since there is not a cross platform option. On my mobile, I have to open a proxy app, complete a sign-in process to my Apple environment, then wait for the notes to load-up. It doesn’t take long providing you’ve a good connection or on WiFi…so, it is mostly ok. But often I find myself needing to quickly refer to my Notes app whilst on my phone or in a queue for instance… then it is a complete pain.
Making things complicated is very easy….but making things simple takes a lot of thought and work.