Beginner's Guide to GoodNotes 6

Introduction

• Focus on GoodNotes 6, a popular note-taking app for digital planning and regular note-taking.
• GoodNotes 6 is now subscription-based, unlike its predecessor, GoodNotes 5.
• Many new features and updates have been added since its release.

User Interface (UI)

• Main Page: This is where all documents and folders reside, titled 'Documents'.
• Navigation Bar: Located at the side, can be hidden or revealed. Sections include:
  • Documents (main section)
  • Favorites
  • Search
  • Shared documents
  • Marketplace

Creating and Organizing Folders

• New Folders: Click the 'Plus' button, name your folder, customize with colors and icons.
• Scribble Feature: Turn on in Apple Pencil settings to convert handwriting to text.

Creating Notebooks, Study Sets, and Quick Notes

• Notebook: Choose templates, title, cover images.
• Study Set: Create flashcards for terms and definitions, supports text, images, and drawings.
• Quick Note: Quickly jot down notes, default templates can be set in settings.

Handwriting Recognition and Search Function

• Search through documents using the handwriting recognition feature.
• Type a word to locate within all documents, shows matches and page numbers.

Marketplace

• Find different templates, planners, stickers, and interactive workbooks for educational purposes.
• Offers materials like planner stickers, music sheets, interactive exam prep books.

Working with Notebooks

• Tabs and Navigation: Shows open documents, home icon to return to document section.
• Reading Mode: Toggle to use hyperlinks effectively.
• Keyboard Mode: Limited formatting options for typing notes.
• Audio Recording: Record and sync audio with note-taking.

Note-Taking Tools

• Pen Tool: Various pen types (fountain, ball, brush), adjustable settings (e.g., pressure sensitivity).

  • Thickness presets
  • Stroke types: solid, dashed, dotted
  • Color presets and custom colors (hex codes)
  • New features like scribble to erase and circle to lasso
  • Writing aids like spell check

• Highlighter Tool: Similar to pen tool, can highlight in straight lines, has thickness presets.

• Eraser Tool: Three types: precision, standard, stroke, with settings like erase highlighter only.

• Lasso Tool: Select and move elements within the document, settings to choose specific items (e.g., images, text).

• Tape Tool: Create and hide sections for diagrams, also used decoratively.

• Elements Tool: Store and use stickers, create custom elements.

• Photo Tool: Import photos, crop images (rectangle or freehand).

• Text Tool: Add text using keyboard or scribble, set default fonts and sizes.

• Magnifier Tool: Write notes in a zoomed manner, helps with precise writing.

• Ruler Tool: Draw straight lines at specific angles, useful for geometry.

• Pointer Tool: Highlight sections during presentations, two types of pointers.

Miscellaneous Features

• Adding/Deleting Pages: Options to add pages before/after or to the end of the notebook.
• Favorites: Mark frequently used pages or notebooks for quick access.
• Sharing: Export or print pages/documents.
• Thumbnail View: View and navigate through all pages in a document.
• Outline: Create a table of contents for easy navigation.

Customization and Settings

• Toolbar Customization: Hide rarely used tools for a cleaner interface.
• Document Settings: Various settings like copying, rotating pages, changing templates.

Additional Resources

• Utilize split screen for dragging images from files or selecting subjects from photos.
• Linked videos with detailed tips and tricks for using GoodNotes 6 effectively.

Conclusion

• GoodNotes 6 is a powerful note-taking app with many features beneficial for students and professionals alike.
• Further learning can be done through additional resources and videos linked within the tutorial.