Overview of Apple Notes Features

Introduction

• Discussion on various note-taking apps: Evernote, Notability, GoodNotes.
• Preference for Apple Notes due to simplicity and cost-free nature.

Organizational Features

Folder System

• Regular folders for sorting notes.
  • Drag and drop notes between folders.
• Smart folders for automatic sorting using tags.
• Nesting folders up to five levels deep.

Default Folders

• Note folder: contains all unsorted notes.
• All iCloud/All on my iPad folders for accessing any note.
• Quicknotes saved in Quicknotes folder.
• Recently Deleted folder allows retrieval within 30 days.

Sorting

• Notes sorted by last edited.
• Grouping by date (e.g., Today, Past 7 Days).

Search and Accessibility Features

• Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for searching handwritten text and attachments.
• Pinning important notes to the top of folders.

Display Modes

List View

• Split into three panes: Folders, Notes, Content.
• Ideal for managing multiple notes.

Gallery View

• Displays thumbnails for notes.
• Allows customization like adjusting thumbnail size.

Note Creation and Editing Tools

Typing and Handwriting

• Typing with onscreen or external keyboard.
• Context menu available for text style and formatting.
• Handwritten text conversion using Scribble feature.

Drawing Tools

• Four pen types, pencil, marker with adjustable thickness, color, and opacity.
• Pressure-sensitive pencil tool with no lag.

Eraser Tools

• Pixel eraser and Object eraser available.

Highlighter

• Emphasizes text without obscuring.

Additional Tools

• Lasso tool, color palette, ruler.
• Text tool for adding text/captions.
• Shapes tool for perfect shapes.

Quick Notes

• Creation using Apple Pencil or control center on iPad.
• Feature can be enabled in Control Center Settings.

Advanced Features

• Snap to Shape for perfecting drawn shapes.
• Importing and extracting information from attached documents.

Interactive Elements

• Checklists and tables available.
• Data recognition for phone numbers, emails, dates.

Conclusion

• Apple Notes is the top choice for an easy, intuitive, and free note-taking app.
• Syncs across all devices.

Closing

• Encouragement to like and subscribe for more content.
• Farewell and thank you message.