20+ Goodnotes Tips and Tricks | Hidden features and helpful hacks✏️

I'm excited to share with you some of my favorite Goodnotes tips + tricks (aka hidden features you have maybe never heard of!) I love finding new ways to use goodnotes and helpful tips to use when planning my day. Enjoy! 💖
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[@CCoburn3]

One of the features you’d think GoodNotes would have is the ability to give different covers to folders.

[@presidentfee]

Thisss

[@cameronshadwell6180]

You can edit the folder covers. Go to the top of the page that shows all folders and documents, then hit the settings symbol. After hit notebook templates, choose either the paper or cover (whichever you choose to add too). Then scroll to the end and hit the plus button to upload the files of paper (for default paper) or pictures for the cover photos. Hit save and next time you create a new folder you should be able to choose your recently uploaded picture or paper styles for use! Hope this helps!

[@elizabethong35]

@@cameronshadwell6180 we're talking about editing the covers of the blue folers, not the covers of notebooks

[@cameronshadwell6180]

@@elizabethong35 Ahh ! Oh I misread that! Thank you for letting me know. 😌 I will agree they need a new feature for folders!

[@natashaebanks]

@@cameronshadwell6180 that was what I was looking for!! Thank you, that was super helpful. 🧡

[@JustAnotherNameYo]

Amazingly helpful. Changing the search language for a specific notebook helps so much as I am learning Russian so now I don’t have to scroll down page after page looking for one word or sentence. I’m also glad it can read my sometimes sloppy handwriting. благодарю! Thanks so much!

[@emilyhsg]

Love this video! Can you maybe post your hex codes of your color palette? That would be SO great! 🤍

[@jessieplanter9610]

+1 to this request please!!

[@waffler445]

+1 same request

[@MissMeganM0810]

Ditto

[@beccaanaya7853]

please!! would be great to have some good colors to start my palette with

[@rachelventriglia6533]

yess i would love to know the colors you’re using!

[@ErwinPfuhler]

Thank you so much, this is just what I need! I have to watch it another time and try out all those tips.

[@roos-marijn]

To add: gesture for undo is tapping twice with two fingers!

[@011akhilmundra7]

You’re a real saviour

[@bristolwork]

Great video! I didn't think the gesture would be that simple to add & delete spaces when writing. I might've missed this in the video, but do you know if there is a way to align text? Something similar to those guides in Powerpoint or Indesign that identify when you're exactly centered on the page or the distance in relation to other objects?

[@ashmarielco]

Customizing the pen colors was so helpful! You can also customize your highlighting colors, love these tips 🤍

[@fatking9231]

When u pay for it Is it like one payment or every month?

[@revluvbae_studies]

Omg, the color palette is great! Though, hopefully, we'll be able to create separate color palettes soon

[@poyobunny8508]

Thank u so much!! These are so helpful 😭 I've been using Goodnotes for a year and still didn't know a lot of these tips (most of them even). I really appreciate this🙌🏻

[@lilvickpie]

I've been wondering how to disable auto advance for so long, this video helped out a lot and I learned new things too! Thanks!

[@alloshxg]

You gave me helaa of motivation to just start taking notes and study, thx alot ❤️

[@scrapnsmile]

Great tips!! Learned a couple new ones - TFS 🤗

[@samaraglover4620]

This is incredibly helpful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, tips and tricks. Truly appreciated

[@leishabgc]

Super helpful! Thank you. 🤗

[@meaghanfay7902]

Just in time for school ❤️ thank you 🙏

[@araceliswilliams2955]

Oh happy day !!! I am using my iPad for school and HATE how my notes look ! I have been using Notability and am not happy w it ! Can’t wait !

[@adventurelogs]

Omg this video is so helpful! TYVM ❤. I have also installed ifont based on your recommendation.

[@zedor1553]

Best template for writing down goals and missions :)

[@rozaleensouliman12rssza33]

Omg thank you so much I really needed this video

[@marijoserodrigo9740]

Muy bueno y completo el video. Gracias

[@thorstenspeil5951]

I also learned some useful new tricks! Thank you! One more I really find helpful is the options in the lasso menu! For example turning off elements/pictures! Then, when you lasso text it doesn't also grab the underlying picture. Since good notes does not have real layers, I use this for green screen as a green picture in the background and text on front that I can move... 😃

[@AnGeL70371]

How does one get into that menu?

[@itsdeja.j]

WOW the search bar 😭 this is going to be supeeeer helpful this semester

[@akuaa6782]

Wow thanks can’t wait to try out all these tips!

[@parthshahani1041]

Thank you. This is very helpful

[@lg9736]

This video is well edited. I had to pause and comment. Great job!

[@navkaur_1723]

Great thank you for help! Ok so it helped me a lot

[@studywithme12hours68]

Thank you so much🎉

[@colleenginty5395]

Love this!! So informative!! Thank you!!🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@TheThirstOrder]

this was so good. thank you

[@catherynwalsh5580]

Thanks for this video. When you re-arrange pages, does it keep your hyperlinks or stuff them up?

[@rancila]

This has been so helpful!

[@starr7299]

Just got an iPad as well as an Apple Pencil! This will help alot cause I got the app too

[@honeybunnybunny1958]

I didn’t know about a lot of these. Tysm for creating this video 🫶🏼

[@Adeline9418]

I just got a stylus pen today. I've been using it in a coloring app. Very good.

[@igorchichkin509]

Awesome 🎉❤❤❤thank you

[@lennartmael]

Thank you so much!

[@JustSheilz]

Great tips!!!

[@user-xg9xf7iv7h]

Very good Video thank you!

[@rong8955]

Great tips, learned a few new things I can use

[@ae419]

Very helpful thank you

[@paulahincapie4232]

Amazing video!!

[@MasaruKitKat]

Aw, i love the collaboration feature! I didn’t realize that was a thing! Especially your example for recipe books. That’s wonderful! Or even for a family photo album situation. That would be so nice. 🥹💜

[@saleitasmith9294]

Awesome 🤩 😎 👏🏽 video

[@jkyamamoto6673]

This was the most helpful video I could find🤣😊

[@tymanning5494]

Thank you for the video! I'm completely new to Goodnotes so this was extremely helpful. QUESTION: Where can I find the Weekly Dashboard AND Weekly Planner templates that you use in this video?

[@lauracarrillo5235]

I am wondering exactly the same, there not such templates

[@manudomnt6847]

It's on notability. Search for "weekly dashboard" :)

[@lailasssaaa]

she makes them herself, u have to buy them

[@oliviam3227]

So helpful❤

[@artzology]

Learned many new features! TFS! xo

[@kalipo2213]

I love this

[@bettedavisrjd]

Hi I was looking into your planners and I wonder if the PDF itself can be edited. I say that because I'm a PhD student and I would use most of the stuff in the academic planner except I don't have classes so I'd like to change a few specific words myself like "class schedule" -> "week schedule" or simply "schedule"

[@mariaivanova1458]

Thanks very much

[@ClaudiaLopez-tj3qc]

Thx for this vid

Thanks a lot for the video. Btw what digital clock widget are you using?

[@bigbluewhale3220]

The write -to-type feature doesn’t work either -I just manage to move the whole page around.

[@akiskoutsampeloulis5473]

So helpful. I wish to have a calendar as well in the app

[@aminasheikh2356]

Wow cool tips

[@marleenmoritzen9084]

Hey, your videos are very helpful. I did tip 4 on my iPad at the same time as the video, unfortunately I can only write either with the pencil or using the keyboard. The combination you show in the video doesn't work for me. Could this be because I'm using Goodnotes 6 and/or have you changed any settings on your iPad or in Goodnotes? I would be very happy to receive an answer.

[@jennyandersson-gruber5425]

Hi! This video was very helpful, thank you! I really like your simple, clean notebook covers - how do I get those? I like the clean, book design, without the "rubber strap", which is an available template. Would love if you can help me :)

[@barbiwalker-walsh1027]

These are great! Question -- where did you get your templates? I like their layout, especially the bullet journal/day planner. :)

[@augustbabe4346]

Omg how did I not know the „erase highlighter only“ option, so many times rewriting text bc I wanted no highlighter or change it 😆

[@thienluongchannel8669]

Love your voice♥️

[@PinAda92]

Wish it had a lock folder option :( I would use it more for journaling honestly

[@twinkheron]

Just wondering. Do you only use your weekly dashboard. I notice it is different then the actual planner. I have purchased both, however I feel there is some overlapping.

[@slimandahra4294]

I give u another cool tip .you can open pdf files in good notes and pp it your notes and highlights.. very useful tool.. greetings

[@justanotherboredkid2393]

damm this was helpfull thank you

[@shaileydesai6108]

How do you group pages together? like notes from different units in a folder?

[@KaylaElizabeth]

As someone who has been digital planning for like 5 years now and who has been subscribed for a long time…do you realize how many views this video has?! 😂 GET IT GIRL!

[@glegandre]

the feature I really need is a grouping feature that would be a life changer

[@bighurt1849]

Where do you get your templates from?

[@zoeclearwater]

Great video overall but a few things to keep in mind if using the text tool the auto advance function does not work . Also no need to open the photos app separately like shown in video. Just click on the import photo function to activate then in document. Hold to edit , then pick crop which opens the freehand tool or rectangle. Took me a few tries to figure it out. This part of the video is the weakest part. Hope this helps .

[@gregphillipsmusic1880]

Thanks for that. I an here because I want to be able to draw a rectangle in Notion, around some existing text. Can I connect Goodnotes to my Notion and do this sort of thing?

[@cerone5834]

Que plantilla es la que estás usando? O tu la creaste?

[@christynall-mathis1785]

Do you have any tutorials that’s for some of us newbies to technology! I’ve downloaded the GoodNotes app, but I’m not computer savvy enough to use it but would love too! Thank you

[@darra9812]

Same here

[@sofidrake7513]

How do you make the pages on the side? The little tabs that automatically switch to a new month or page?

[@tanyaashton8635]

To engage ‘the write to type’ (converting handwriting to text) you need to first go to your Apple Pencil settings and turn on the ‘scribble’ feature, then you are good to go.

[@fatking9231]

When u pay for it is it just one payment or like do u pay every month?

[@rajberisings]

Is the weekly dashboard you show a template?

[@stewste4316]

very good video

[@lindedr2222]

love the video! i do have a question though: when you export a notebook to your files, but later continue writing and adding pages in said notebook, do you have to export it again every time or does it “update” itself automatically?

[@med-girl]

You have to export again!

[@aliciapark6241]

@@med-girl to same document or does it create 2nd one

[@med-girl]

@@aliciapark6241 It creates a 2nd document.

[@maggierose6437]

everytime i try to write to type , i open the text box but it doesnt let me write.. anyway to fix this?

[@nataliejackson8781]

Is there a way to set a different default text for each notebook?

[@adkp5720]

Do you use a screen protector for iPad? If yes, could you please mention the one you would recommend

[@angelcamacho9057]

I would highly recommend paperlike

[@sumpurnashrestha]

@@angelcamacho9057 exactly. Its add plays throughout the video btw

[@Mike-hu8yz]

ESR. Cheaper. One third the price of over hyped Paperlike. No glare. Feels great. Doesn't wear away your pencil. Easy to apply. It's better.

[@Thepatriotpodcast24]

Hey is there any feature to compress the page of any pdf to the highlighted text of page only ... Suppose i highlighted imp things in a pdf now i want only that highlighted portion to come out as separate pdf to make it easy to revise

[@Mania26]

How do you create this lines and charts on pages?

[@Maiima06]

Idk why im watching this twice , i dont have even a ipad

[@JCG7336]

Does this work on iPad mini 4?

[@jasminepender7531]

How did you label all your notebooks?

[@JJ-pz2dx]

great video!! But i wanna know how long does the subscription lasts for? Like do i have to resubscribe after a while?

[@quoit99training83]

Can you make list of favourite quotes with Goodnotes? When I read a book and come across a quote I like, I usually write in separate blank page in goodnotes so that I can recall that line or comment later. It will be good if there is a feature where you highlight something and it is saved… kinda like a Kindle. Let me know, thanks

[@zaehrlmarcel]

Is there Any Chance of using a similiar way to tape answers as Notability can?

[@beaubiddle834]

Do you need an apple pencil to use the write to type function?

[@indahayupradina1785]

Allahumma sholli’ala sayyidina Muhammad

[@Mike-hu8yz]

Useful video, thanks. Please, how can I fill a shape with a black outline to yellow. I've tried for hours. My friend said he can with his iPad but he uses Notability. Anyone? Thanks.

[@aee4268]

3:28 how can i get this paper??

[@giuliagenrich9944]

Great Video. Trank you! Is ist possible to write on Lines and delete the Lines later, so i „wrote“ on blanc Papier?

[@sumpurnashrestha]

Yes. Just change the page template to blank after you've written it.

[@emik_]

I wish write to type/scribble worked in my language… It would make it SO MUCH easier for me

[@iixbri]

Can you do one for CollaNote?

[@bigbluewhale3220]

@Flourish Planner I tried to use my Apple Pencil to draw diagonally over text but it just moves the whole text around the canvas instead of highlighting. I can’t draw a horizontal line either to add space. Do you know what I’m doing wrong?

[@rabiakeskin325]

Go to your iPad settings, then to Apple Pencil and there is something called scribble. If it’s turned off then turn it on and it will hopefully work.

[@lauramurru1965]

Can I ask you if you know how to use a downloaded font on the pages app on MacBook? I have a toon but it only shows me the 4%

[@Diamondraw4Real]

There was an ad about "paperlike" in case there's any artists or writers who want a paper quality experience (tablets) Also no fingerprints or scratches. I'm new here :)

[@twilight7457]

Hi, Flourish Planner: There is a "backup data" function in Goodnotes. But I am not sure where is the backup stored. Have you used it? How do you save your data in case the app crushes, and all the data are gone?

[@Donnie-ys7vr]

I believe there's an option to sync all your notes on icloud or google drive in the settings.

[@sumpurnashrestha]

@@Donnie-ys7vryes. There is an option for one drive as swell

[@Damien_Paxton]

My question is, how did you that "planner" / " weekly dashboard" that you've using?