Use Apple Notes Like A Pro: 7 Features You Need To Know

Welcome to my comprehensive guide on mastering Apple Notes! 📝 In this video, I'll walk you through the ins and outs of Apple's powerful note-taking app, helping you make the most of its features for better organisation and productivity.
00:00 Intro
🗂️ 00:31 Folder Structure: Learn how to create and manage a well-organised folder structure within Apple Notes, making it easier to keep track of your notes and ideas.
🧠 01:02 Smart Folders: Discover how to use smart folders to automatically categorise your notes based on specific criteria, streamlining your note management process.
🚀 01:55 Quick Notes: I'll show you how to take advantage of Quick Notes for instant note creation, so you never miss an important idea again.
🔄 02:40 Continuity: Explore the seamless continuity between your Apple devices, allowing you to access and edit your notes on your iPhone, iPad, and MacBook effortlessly.
🖊️ 03:28 In-Note Features: Dive into the various in-note features, such as text formatting, checklists, tables, and more, to enhance the content and functionality of your notes.
🔗 05:51 Link Features: Learn how to leverage Apple Notes' link features to connect and navigate between your notes with ease.
📃 07:07 Document Scanning: Discover how to easily scan and store documents within Apple Notes, transforming your device into a portable scanner for a paperless experience.
07:58 Outro
Whether you're a beginner or a pro Apple Notes user, this tutorial has something for everyone. By the end of this video, you'll have a solid grasp of Apple Notes and be well on your way to becoming a note-taking pro. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and share if you find this video helpful, and leave your questions, feedback and tips in the comments below. 📝📱💻
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[@DesignYourLifeTips]

totally agree. I came a long way from scrivener, notability, notions, goodnotes and now everything in my apple notes. Simple, straight forward and quick.

[@ShivsStudio]

I totally agree, I think its simplicity is perfect for most users.

[@erikasellshomes]

Absolutely wonderful video. I needed to review what I have missed while using Notes. You have shown me features I was not aware of. Thank you.

[@ShivsStudio]

You're welcome!

[@radhikakumar4278]

Great video, will definitely be using notes more now! Making life easy, thank you! 🤝🏼

[@ShivsStudio]

Awesome, glad you found this helpful!

[@nameischarles]

Apple Notes is one of the apps Apple gets right, still lacking some features but good to see they are developing and improving Notes all the time.

[@ShivsStudio]

Agreed!

[@TopherTodd]

Wonderful video. Clean, clear, to the point. And useful! Subbed and looking forward to more... Thx!

[@ShivsStudio]

Thank you for the sub, and appreciate your comments! Anything you would add or change to the video?

[@nicolozss]

A really well done and informative video. Long time Apple user, I'm transitioning all my notes from Obsidian to Apple Notes. I want to move to something simpler and focus more on the content and ease of use rather than spending my time customizing (my fault, I know!). The option to link notes with the new os update is a game changer and move Apple Notes closer to its "competitors". Btw, subbed!

[@ShivsStudio]

I totally agree, and I think Apple Notes is the perfect simple-to-use notes app without sacrificing functionality. Thank you for the sub!

[@94parthsingh]

This was extremely helpful, looking forward to taking notes now!

[@ShivsStudio]

Thank you!

[@JOHNNYSTEINBERG]

Very extensive tutorial in such compact format. Thanks very much.

[@ShivsStudio]

Glad it was helpful!

[@pitvipersports]

I use Notes multiple times daily, this was very helpful. Thanks

[@ShivsStudio]

Glad it was helpful!

[@garyla4378]

Great video, love learning about the subtle features in the Notes app. Will definitely try these out, thanks!

[@ShivsStudio]

You're welcome!

[@appreciatingassetsmedia]

Love the notes app, thanks!

[@ShivsStudio]

Glad you liked it!

[@marekpapro4897]

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[@ShivsStudio]

You're welcome! 🇵🇱

[@berenicedugain8709]

Very informative and strait to the point. ❤ Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@ShivsStudio]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Blue_3rd]

Thanks a lot. Some of the features you mention are not available on my old iPhone/iPad but the majority are. I use notes all the time, so this was really helpful. Cheers!

[@ShivsStudio]

Glad it was helpful!

[@enriquediaz7547]

Agreed with notes constantly improving. I do wish it had expanding/collapsing lists within a note.

[@ShivsStudio]

That's a nice suggestion. Notes has come a long way but that doesn't mean there aren't more improvements that could be made.

[@radharcanna]

I’m still on iPhone 5 and have very few of these features!

[@vivianhudacek1556]

So helpful!Thanks!

[@ShivsStudio]

Glad you found it helpful!

[@kabsalsa]

Very helpful!!! Thank you

[@ShivsStudio]

Glad it was helpful!

[@terryg4415]

Very helpful. I have pinned a note with a link to this video in my notes app!

[@ShivsStudio]

Awesome, glad you found it useful!

[@tombridge1225]

Very good thank you. Some excellent information.

[@ShivsStudio]

Thank you, I'm glad you found it useful!

[@pedrodasilva5380]

Great tutorial, thank you

[@ShivsStudio]

Glad it was helpful!

[@97ashi1]

Great video - very helpful tips!

[@ShivsStudio]

Thank you!

[@yamil.343]

Wow your voice is hypnotic! Apple should hire you to do their products commercials 😊

[@ShivsStudio]

Thank you! I’d love that 😂

[@mvdkuijl1]

Thanks verry yusefull. greetings from the Netherlands

[@ShivsStudio]

Thank you, glad you found it useful! 🇳🇱

[@MaheyClicks]

Thanks bro for the video just switched from google keep to Apple notes Apparicaite it ❤

[@ShivsStudio]

Glad you found it useful.

[@AKGatesway]

Thanks for the video! Any tips on Web Clipping into Apple Notes?

[@ShivsStudio]

The closest you can get to web clipping is either: 1) using the link function to add the whole website to your note, or 2) highlighting part of the website you want to reference, right-click and add to quick note, then drag that clipping into the main note you're writing.

[@kelleyhudson3157]

Thank you.

[@ShivsStudio]

You're welcome!

[@viniciusncardoso]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 📋 *Overview of Apple Notes* - Introduction to the simplicity and reliability of Apple Notes. 00:29 📁 *Folder Structure and Organization* - Explanation of how to use folders and subfolders for organizing notes. - Introduction to smart folders and their benefits. 02:09 ✍️ *QuickNotes and Cross-Device Sync* - Description of how to use QuickNotes on iPhone and Mac. - Highlighting the seamless sync across Apple devices using iCloud. 03:32 🖋️ *Formatting Text and Creating Tables* - Explanation of text formatting options and checklist creation. - Demonstrating the ease of inserting and managing tables in notes. 04:45 🖌️ *Drawing, Locking Notes, and Additional Functions* - Describing the drawing feature and its practical uses. - Introduction to locking confidential notes with Face ID. - Overview of note-swiping functionalities and quick access options. 05:54 🔗 *Handling Links* - Explaining how to add web page links and internal note links. - Highlighting link-related features for effective note management. 07:16 📄 *Scanning Documents to Create PDFs* - Description of the document scanning feature and its accessibility. - Noting the advantages of using PDFs within the Notes app. Made with HARPA AI

[@ShivsStudio]

Thanks, but this is already in the description.

[@NirHason]

Thank you for the great video! I wish it had an option to attach a PDF file or any file, actually.

[@ShivsStudio]

You can drag PDFs from your Files app into your Notes.

[@user-fk2pj7yx9u]

Great video

[@ShivsStudio]

Thank you!

[@jasmeet366]

Great video 👍👌

[@ShivsStudio]

Thank you!

[@petecardona8203]

Cant see anything. Wish the notes screen was bigger 😂

[@ShivsStudio]

Thanks for your feedback.

[@rroman429]

You can zoom on the video

[@DM-zq8qy]

Pinch and zoom in to magnify your screen?

[@linovella-gregory45]

Hey Shiv, Thanks a million!, I have just barely been using the capacity of icloud notes, incredible little app! Question, is there a w ay to transfer from OneNote to Notes and vise versa?

[@ShivsStudio]

Glad you found the video helpful! That's a question I've had a lot, and unfortunately the answer is no 🙁 The only way to transfer notes would be to copy and paste them which is not ideal at all. If you do really want to move to Apple Notes, the only thing I can recommend is to start using Notes as soon as possible and just copy over your most important notes from OneNote - you've got to start somewhere!

[@WikiPal]

Thanks for your excellent video, very precious and helpful. I would like to see in next updates by Apple, the opportunity to assign a TITLE to each note, now Notes takes as title the first word that appears in a note.

[@ShivsStudio]

Thank you, I appreciate it. Do you use Notes on your iPhone or MacBook? I may be able to help with your 'Title' issue.

[@WikiPal]

I use iphone 13 ProMax and MacBook Pro@@ShivsStudio

[@ShivsStudio]

On your MacBook, go to your Notes app and click on 'Notes' in the top left corner, select 'Settings' and make sure that the 'New notes start with:' setting is selected as 'Title'. That should solve your issue.

[@aryananeja4468]

Really cool video. Have you tried the new Apple Pencil? I am so confused with all these models 😢

[@ShivsStudio]

Thank you! Stay tuned 😉

[@user-bl7mx3jj1d]

Very good video. I would also like to have a video that shows various ways you can share notes with others. I would also like to know how to have a secondary backup location, outside of iCloud, in case of an accidental deletion or some other problem of accessing my notes. Some way to implement the 3-2-1 rule of backup. Thank you.

[@ShivsStudio]

I don't believe there is a way to back up your notes other than iCloud, but you can manually share your notes via email or export them as a PDF if you want to have a copy.

[@irinac5779]

Thank you! I am so glad I came across this video! Is there anyway to change the the color of the toolbar items? Mine are disgusting yellow, it’s possible I’ve changed it by accident in the past, and now I can’t find the way to change it back. Thank you again. ❤

[@ShivsStudio]

Which toolbar?

[@LincolnEather]

Thanks for the video, been helpful for the most part. It left me with one question that I haven't been able to find an answer to yet... Can you send an email to Notes and it becomes another checklist item in a checklist (to do) note?

[@ShivsStudio]

I’m glad you found it helpful. Unfortunately it doesn’t have the capability you refer to - you’d have to manually add the checklist item.

[@shandy6997]

Thanks

[@ShivsStudio]

You’re welcome!

[@ronaldchan9723]

Thank you 😊 May I ask how to share notes on differ apple devices e.g iPhone and iPad

[@ShivsStudio]

You need to be logged in to the same iCloud account across all your devices for your Apple Notes app to sync across them.

[@ronaldchan9723]

@@ShivsStudiothank you very much …😊

[@nixl3518]

Thanks very much! I did learn a couple of things, though I am very simplistic in my needs and don’t know whether I’ll ever need those features as useful as they may appear to be, perhaps once or twice and then the problem is remembering how to do them! But if you don’t remember how to do it on an Apple device you might as well forget any other kind! My major comment, which is almost irrelevant to your Video clip, is that I constantly get all these updates for all these Apple apps, and not one of them happens to be upgrading the Contacts app!!! Of course, that’s probably because there has been no update for eons going back into the Pleistocene era! I just wish we’d get an update that would make it a lot more flexible, and with plenty more options like adding images to the notes area of each contact, as you can do with Notes!!! Thank you for your time! :-)

[@ShivsStudio]

Thank you, I'm glad you found it useful! What do you use your contacts app for, and what images do you need to add in the notes section for your contacts? I never use it as you can access your contacts from the Phone app instead!

[@nixl3518]

@@ShivsStudio the phone app IS the Contacts app. It’s the same database, but written slightly differently to interface with iOS and macOS, respectively, but the appearance and the fields are identical. I use the Contacts app like I imagine most everyone else, to keep track of my contacts, both business and personal. I would like to be able to make more detailed notes in the notes section that refer to the particular contact which may include let’s say a photograph of their house, or add a link to a photo on the Photos app for some other kind of reference that I cannot come up with at the moment. I do know that there have been many times where I feel hampered by the inability to embellish information on the contact and lament its limitations. The other problem with the Notes area is that it tends to time out while you’re typing something and you find you having typed a couple of characters or even a couple of words too many that have gone into outer space because the time out just threw you off of the Notes area. It is a contrast that the Notes app has been constantly though gradually improved over time while the Contacts app has been left unchanged since it was introduced. It’s as if all those people that wrote the app, up and left and went to some other project within Apple!

[@ShivsStudio]

I didn't realise there were so many issues with the app! I'll be honest, I don't add too many details into my contacts list - just name and phone number, so I wasn't aware of these problems.

[@khomeinimuj]

i can't help to focus on your mac's camera toggle, what is it called? very useful video any way, cheers

[@ShivsStudio]

Thank you. They're called webcam cover slides and they're great for privacy.

[@grosey11]

My detective friend uses apple notes voice to text when walking through a crime scene. Quicker than paper and pen.

[@ShivsStudio]

What an interesting use case 😂🕵️‍♂️

[@urbaneplanner]

Curious about the little plastic thing that covers the camera on the mac

[@ShivsStudio]

They're called webcam cover slides and they're great for privacy.

[@cesarcordova8686]

Great video. Indeed I have start to take notice of the increasing sophistication of Notes thru its constant evolution. However, today I’m stuck with Evernote. I wonder if there is a way to stranger keeping my tags from Evernote’s to Notes. …

[@ShivsStudio]

Isn't Evernote a paid service now? It may be time to start writing new notes in Apple Notes!

[@cesarcordova8686]

@@ShivsStudio but is it possible to transfer my notes from Evernotes (which is a paid software ) to Notes?

[@ShivsStudio]

Maybe if you can copy your Evernote tags into the actual body of the notes you want to transfer to Apple Notes, that may be a solution and avoid you having to start using Apple Notes afresh. Let me know if that works?

[@Thefootynutritionist]

Thanks for the video. I can't seem to.get the table column stay in the width of each device like you mentioned?

[@ShivsStudio]

How many columns have you added to your table?

[@Thefootynutritionist]

@@ShivsStudio 3

[@ShivsStudio]

@@Thefootynutritionist 3 columns stays within my 14 Pro Max's width - maybe it depends on which phone you're using. What do you use?

[@Thefootynutritionist]

@@ShivsStudio 12 pro. I thought the video said you can set the column to stay within the width of the device. Maybe I misunderstood

[@ShivsStudio]

@@Thefootynutritionist ah, unfortunately you can't specifically set the columns to stay within your phone's width, they just do it automatically if your table doesn't have too many columns.

[@zappakama35]

Hello ! I would like to know just how to synchronize a MacBook Air M1 with Sonoma 14.4 and an iPhone 15 Pro from both devices and in vice and versa because sometimes the simple things are the most difficult ones to adopt... We can understand clearly from your video that you absolutely master this app and your devices ! Thank you in advance for a little video fro beginners too ... Maybe ?! 👍🏽😃

[@ShivsStudio]

This is very straightforward! Have you logged in to the same iCloud account across your devices?

[@tinocentrumcz]

Is it possible to share smart folder with all content? I´m using smart folder with cooking recepies and I want to share automatically new added recepie.

[@ShivsStudio]

Smart Folders technically don’t contain notes; they contain references to notes in other folders. Smart Folders also can’t be locked, turned into subfolders or shared, although they can reference shared notes. I hope that helps!

[@HenryWijaya]

Is there a better way to clip web using apple notes? That's one feature from Evernote that I will really miss if I switch away

[@ShivsStudio]

There's a few ways to clip from the web, you can highlight text and add a quick note, share a webpage to notes, or add your current webpage inside the note itself.

[@HenryWijaya]

@@ShivsStudio That's rather weak compared to the Evernote's web clipper. We can save the whole webpage for offline viewing with that feature :(

[@yashvijayvargiya]

Off lately I can’t see the option to rename notes in ipad pro 2023. Can you suggest how to do that? It just takes the first line as name of page

[@ShivsStudio]

Notes takes the first line of your note as the title of the note.

[@rajivrajpurkar8092]

Hi Can you view locked notes on multiple devices via iCloud?

[@ShivsStudio]

Yes, if you lock a note on your phone, it will lock on your other devices too.

[@johngraves8561]

iOS 17 Notes App, When you link to a note, how do you get back to the originating note?

[@ShivsStudio]

You can't go back to the originating note unless you include a link back to it.

[@micheljauvin3536]

super

[@ShivsStudio]

Thank you!

[@TGozProperties]

Emailing Scanned Document. Thanks for the video. In the older version of notes I was able to email a scanned PDF . In the new version I am unable to send a particular scanned PDF. It wants to send the entire note of all the PDFs in the note. Can you help? Thank You

[@ShivsStudio]

Sure, above your scanned PDF you will notice a Title with a downwards arrow to its right. If you click on that, it reveals a menu with a 'Share' option. Once you click this, you'll be able to share your PDF via email. Hope that helps!

[@TGozProperties]

@@ShivsStudio. Thanks, It worked, I appreciate it.

[@Landon-ok7wk]

By any chance can you tell me how to move images around in your notes?

[@ShivsStudio]

Of course, just hold and drag an image you want to move to another place in your note.

[@moeyrajah]

What's the name of the calendar widget that you're using?

[@ShivsStudio]

Fantastical!

[@andrewmcclaren8780]

Would like to have a way to have the current date and time inserted

[@ShivsStudio]

Whereabouts?

[@LisaCute12378]

I hope they will allow us to edit text Color on iPhone

[@ShivsStudio]

Good idea!

[@piotrekchoinski7709]

Is there a possible way to make a note app come out of the corner? My friend can do that, I don't know how to do it tho They told me they can just keep it and a corner, and note by just pressing it. It comes on the screen not closing the other app

[@ShivsStudio]

On the iPhone or MacBook?

[@mikegreene7883]

It would cool could send a chart to open the numbers app

[@ShivsStudio]

I’ve not tried this, but can you drag a numbers file into your note?

[@msmmishad4271]

Can I edit doc file with Apple Pencil?handwriting to text possible in doc file edit?

[@ShivsStudio]

Yes - you can write with the pen farthest from the ruler, which has an "A" on it. Your handwriting will convert automatically to text as you write.

[@msmmishad4271]

@@ShivsStudio how to edit doc file in iPad with Apple Pencil.regarding this plz make a video

[@ShivsStudio]

I’m not sure if you can edit doc files but you can write on PDFs using the Markup function.

[@gagasgaga8213]

Hi Shiv amigo, you know I uninstalled Notes app from my Macbook pro/Highsierra, and I would like to install again. But I couldn't found the notes.app nowhere. Can you help me in this case, from where can I download it? Thanks

[@ShivsStudio]

I don't think it's possible to delete an Apple stock app from your MacBook. Have you tried searching for it? Try pressing Command + Spacebar together to bring up the Spotlight Search, and search for 'Notes'.

[@Will-Parr]

???Having trouble with Notes not syncing between iPhone/iPad. Same Apple ID. Any suggestions??? Photos, Reminders, Calendar all sync properly.

[@ShivsStudio]

Try checking your iCloud settings?

[@strengthbydesign]

My main request would be to be able to nest smart folders because I have lots now and they all have to show in one very long list on the left, unless that is someone knows a way of doing this already but I haven’t found that yet. A bug in notes is that share sheets don’t recognise tags, if I type #receipt for instance in a share sheet and press return it does not become a tag in the note the way it should do, I have to then open the note it created in the app Notes, go to the end of the #receipt tag, insert the cursor and press return, only then does it become a tag. If you hit return when you’re typing in the share sheet nothing happens either way, it doesn’t become a tag. I’m sure this will get fixed at some point.

[@ShivsStudio]

Hopefully Apple updates these in the next update!

[@vickiehurt2665]

Are these features on the iPhone 12?? And on the 16.3.1 iOS update??

[@ShivsStudio]

I'm note sure, you may need to download the latest iOS software to get some of these features.

[@anandshah71]

Can I use Apple notes as evernote’s web clipper I visit lot of websites and I want to save scrapbook of the sites in categories

[@ShivsStudio]

When you're on a website, you can click on the share icon at the bottom of your screen and select the Notes app or 'Add to Quick Notes', both of which will let you save your website in the Notes app.

[@anandshah71]

@@ShivsStudio thank you for reply I want to tag the screenshot of the web page so I can save in seperate categories. Is it possible in notes ?

[@ShivsStudio]

Yes - check out the Smart Folders section at 01:02 of the video which talks about how to set up Smart Folders and use tags to automatically file your notes.

[@tjmanou6422]

I agree with everything however, I wish it also had an option to use the pencil over the text. Meaning if you wanna highlight or make additional notes over a specific text for some reason it doesn't do that like notability or goodnotes to thank you for the video.

[@ShivsStudio]

That's a good point, and I find Notability and Goodnotes to be far superior when it comes to making notes with an Apple Pencil.

[@ThiagoMoreiraGoncalves]

Right now i'm using UpNote and it's great. It has markdown language, code blocks and it's really simple just like Apple Notes, but it also has a rollback feature in case we do something wrong with one of our notes. I love Apple notes, but i was always afraid of deleting something or messing the sync features, because on Applenote you can't recover your notes after they are changed.

[@ShivsStudio]

That's a really great point, maybe Apple should look to add 'version control' like Notion does so that if you do mess up or need to go back to a previous version, you have that option. Thank you for your valuable input!

[@FoodMyDreams]

I also use UpNote, and it's one of the best apps for writing notes!

[@ShivsStudio]

@@FoodMyDreams awesome - does it have an iPhone and Mac app? I might need to try this...

[@FoodMyDreams]

​@@ShivsStudio I think it has the support of all platforms and all popular mobile devices. I'm using it on iPhone, Android, iMac, and iPad, and I am super happy with it. It's also not perfect and has some lost opportunities. But it's the app of the category when you buy Premium not because the Free Version does not have all needed functionality, but because you are so happy to work with it, that you think that you need to buy it because projects like this should grow and make more people happiness. I think you can make your own review and decide for yourself what is the best app for you, and even maybe create a new KZbin video, that will help other people. I think it will be a very interesting video. Something like: "It Could Be The Perfect Note App, but only if ...". 😎

[@ShivsStudio]

Thank you for the suggestion!

[@armandomargjokaj1410]

Can u make pdf from u photos with note app?

[@ShivsStudio]

Unfortunately not, only scanned documents can be turned into PDFs.

[@richardjcote9854]

How would one print all its notes?

[@ShivsStudio]

If you're on MacBook, can go to File > Print, or press Command + P.

[@georginavegas2017]

I appreciate your video, however can you redo it and slow down and focus the camera closer? Thanks

[@ShivsStudio]

I appreciate your feedback. To address these issues, you can try slowing down the playback speed by going to Settings > Playback speed, and try watching the video in theatre mode (t) or full screen (f).

[@Tinacrafts2]

My problem is that if I used the on screen keyboard first to write a note I can’t go back with the pencil to mark it up or add pencil note in margin. 🤷‍♀️ Even after choosing the tools function.

[@ShivsStudio]

Yes unfortunately Notes separates the area where you type and write with the Pencil. Hopefully they update this in the next iPadOS.

[@rheamendes891]

I didn’t know we could do SO MUCH with notes! Also, how can you unlock a note? I forgot my password.

[@ShivsStudio]

People really underestimate the app, so I'm glad you found this helpful. Unlocking a note requires FaceID so there's no way you can forget your password 😄

[@SCinc94]

Thought I should chime in on this. I committed to using Apple Notes about a year ago. I had 15 or 20 folders and probably over 300 notes. About a month ago the app started deleting my folders and sent my notes to the recently deleted notes. Thankfully because of that I was able to recover my notes but now I have abandoned the notes app and switched back to OneNote. Not sure what happened because the notes app had been very reliable up until then. After it was over the app deleted every one of my folders over the period of about a week. I spent the better part of two days cleaning up that mess.

[@ShivsStudio]

That’s odd! Were you in the process of backing up/moving your information to a new device? Or did they just randomly start deleting?

[@SCinc94]

It was random, no new device nor was I organizing notes on any device. What was really strange is that it kept happening over a few days until all my folders were gone.

[@ShivsStudio]

That’s quite unlucky, never heard of that happening before. Does OneNote fulfil all your requirements?

[@SCinc94]

Yes, it is quite good on Mac and Windows@@ShivsStudio

[@ShivsStudio]

Nice, I'll check it out! How's the iPhone app?

[@WikiPal]

I'm viewing again your video since, for a non native english speaker, I need to frequently pause it in order to understand fully the operational procedures described. A thing that I hope Apple will implement is this: In a smart folder I can see all the folders that contains hashtagged notes, but it would be nice to see the CONTENTS, the single items written in each folder, not the folder. When I gather, for examples, the suggestions of my students, each in a folder with the studen'ts name and a tag #Suggestion in each folder; it would be useful that the smart folder will contain the suggestions and not the single folders with the name of the students, in such a way it will be useful to order the different suggestion and eliminate duplicates and print all of them in a bunch etc.

[@ShivsStudio]

When I add a tag in a note, the note itself gets added to the Smart Folder. In the same way, if you have a Smart Folder called 'Suggestions', and applied a selected tag called '#suggestions', then all of your students notes that have '#suggestions' in them should come up in that Smart Folder. Is that not the case?

[@WikiPal]

@@ShivsStudio I tried but if I create a Smart Folder called Suggestions, and then I have different other folder, with various names, in which the notes have the tag #Suggestions; then what goes in the smart folder are not the single notes but the folder that contains them. At least this is how it works on my computer.

[@edf2953]

I don’t think being a non English native speaker impacts your ability to watch the video without stopping. I am U S citizen and always need to pause these instructional videos as I find the author seems to speak too fast. Just an fyi.

[@xLoganWong]

Been using Apple Notes for about 3 weeks now for school. I’m taking hand written notes, which is okay…biggest complain is that I wish there was a way to “turn page” as the document is getting longer, it’s getting laggier and laggier

[@ShivsStudio]

Are you using the Notes app for handwritten notes? Apple Notes is best for typing notes, while for handwritten notes there are better apps such as Goodnotes and Notability.

[@thaakir-ahmedjacobs1318]

Downside is that you can't write text with the Apple Pencil over typed text

[@ShivsStudio]

That is one drawback, although I guess the 'Markup' feature is the closest solution Apple provides. Do you find yourself having to write over typed text a lot?

[@thaakir-ahmedjacobs1318]

@@ShivsStudio not very often, but I do from time to time want to scribble over some text or highlight text that I’ve typed. For that reason I use Goodnotes 6 instead of

[@ShivsStudio]

Goodnotes is great for writing notes with your Apple Pencil, but I find it less useful when making typed notes. Notability is a great alternative too - have you used that?

[@thaakir-ahmedjacobs1318]

@@ShivsStudio I’ve tried notability but always find myself returning to Goodnotes. Just a preference I guess

[@ShivsStudio]

For sure, and I think their features have converged a bit over the years too.

[@BoardNotes023]

Try BoardNotes

[@ShivsStudio]

What's that?

[@BoardNotes023]

@@ShivsStudio BoardNotes is a handwritten note taking app designed specifically for iPads

[@1964robw]

Why can’t I simply add a folder to my hard drive on my iPad and MacBook like I can on my phone?

[@ShivsStudio]

Do you mean inside your Notes app, or to your Files?

[@IntheNikoftime1]

Most of us watch videos not on full screen sir, we need little zoom of what you’re showing , thanks

[@ShivsStudio]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@als7132]

Needs to expand the illustrations to see Shivs’ note tips. Otherwise, the program is okay.

[@ShivsStudio]

Thanks for your feedback, I've made this adjustment in my more recent videos.

[@als7132]

Thank you

[@FoodMyDreams]

Thanks for the great review, but the UpNote App is much better than Apple Notes. Apple Notes has a few big problems, critical for me: 1. The BIGGEST issue: No support for Markdown. It's a shame to not have it. 2. No ability to create anchors in notes. So you can't link one note to some specific place in another note (in Apple Notes as I see, it allows to link only to URL or other note (not specific place in that note)). 3. Notes look good only on the mobile. Apple Notes doesn't have a max-width limitation and images do not take all width: so for example portrait orientation pictures will look good only on the mobile, but on my iMac, it will take only 1/3 of the screen, but the text will take all width, so it looks so ugly, that it's kill any wish to work with it. So when Apple fixes these 3 issues - I will remove all my external Notes Apps, and will use only Apple Notes)

[@ShivsStudio]

Apple Notes supports Markup, just click the pen icon and start writing on your PDFs.

[@FoodMyDreams]

@@ShivsStudio ​ Apple Notes doesn't have Markdown. Markdown and Markup - it's not the same. Markdown move notes to the next level.

[@gilpineda]

wish u keep the relaxing lofi vibe of the cideo and get rid of that title card sound its jarring video and

[@ShivsStudio]

Thank you for the feedback.

[@chelin7023]

Great content; difficult to follow. Needs closer views of screen, menus, and slower pace.

[@ShivsStudio]

Thanks for your feedback. I’ve corrected a few of these points in my more recent videos.

[@prashantvatshyayan1087]

Every day I usually have more than 35 notes………… how to put all those notes in a SINGLE. FOLDER with date wise

[@ShivsStudio]

You can drag notes into folders. When you’re in the folder, press the … button in the top right corner > Sort By > Date Created.

[@markaznar1979]

Apple’s notes app cannot converted to read only. If you accidental deleted an entry or even a single line in one of your notes while browsing the note app, then your screwed

[@ShivsStudio]

That's a good point that another viewer also mentioned. I think it would be a great feature if Apple added version control so that you could go back to previous versions of your notes in case you accidentally delete something.

[@markaznar1979]

@@ShivsStudio just give us the ability to make it read only so we can’t accidentally delete anything off it while browsing

[@eugenemccafferty2255]

Sorry, I don’t get your point, an accidental deletion goes to the recently deleted folder and can be recovered for up to 30 days.

[@markaznar1979]

@@eugenemccafferty2255 not an entire entry deletion but a few accidentally deleted words or lines. Since it can’t be converted to read only, while browsing a specific note and erroneously deleting a word or words.

[@ShivsStudio]

I think the best option you have is to swipe away the keyboard so you don't accidentally delete anything.

[@tonyp1945]

Thanks for the Video, however there seems to be a flaw with its back-up. Try finding Apple Notes in your Time Machine...it's not there and that makes a good product unreliable.

[@ShivsStudio]

What about iCloud backup?

[@tonyp1945]

Thanks for your reply. I use notes on iMac. If my Mac developed a problem and it lost all my stuff, all my stuff would be saved on Time Machine all except my notes as they are synced with it. If I delete a note on my iPad or vice-versa, within seconds it's gone from my iMac and on iCloud. The kicker is, Time Machine doesn't save Notes and would be lost but my other stuff would be saved.

[@ShivsStudio]

I understand now, it’s quite surprising Notes aren’t backed up with the Time Machine.

[@Oldnose63]

Only one downside: you can’t save it in a folder with all the other documents that belong to let’s say a project. But for all the simple things you do on your own it’s great.

[@ShivsStudio]

You can! Just add a hashtag to the notes and documents you want to save together and Apple Notes will create a Smart Folder for you.

[@Oldnose63]

@@ShivsStudio I mean Excel Word, Pages Numbers PowerPoint etc documents. Like reports, presentations etc. You can’t have a project consisting only of notes I think.

[@ShivsStudio]

That's a good point, although with iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma, Apple has introduced a feature where if you are typing something on Apple Notes and start to find it too restrictive, you can actually finish writing your note in Pages. That way you can start in Notes and save it as a Pages doc with all your other documents.

[@celsocarvalho1113]

If you dedicate enough time to know Apple’s apps, you won’t need to spend money at the store - you get high end apps for free from Apple. They’re excellent and work seamlessly throughout all of them: iPhone, iPad, MacBook, Mac. You just start on one and finish on the other.

[@ShivsStudio]

Agreed, and the way they're optimised to work on your devices makes them even more useful!

[@kingvn8849]

I always used notes for all my work but my only issue is that after your handwritten note exceeds 4-5 pages it gets buggy and stops rendering

[@ShivsStudio]

Apple Notes is great for typed notes, but there are better apps for handwritten notes such as Goodnotes and Notability.

[@kingvn8849]

@@ShivsStudio yeah I use Goodnotes for handwritten and Notes for typed

[@GRalecos]

PDF Expert for hand written notes is excellent and everything is pdf, you can save anywhere in your file system and there are also internal and external links.

[@nickbothfeld0219]

Nervous about his battery being in the red!

[@ShivsStudio]

😂

[@ramysami]

First off, not available on Android

[@ShivsStudio]

That's right, Apple Notes is not available on Android.

[@humanbeing6933]

Lack of ability to highlight or colour text lets the app down imo… I use it for taking notes from books.

[@ShivsStudio]

I agree, Apple Notes has come a long way but that’s not to say there aren’t more improvements Apple can make!

[@humanbeing6933]

@@ShivsStudio I’m not an expert but would imagine being able to add highlights or change the colour of text is an easy modification. Would be such a useful feature for me personally… allowing me to highlight notes based on subject or importance etc

[@ShivsStudio]

@@humanbeing6933 definitely, should be an easy addition for Apple to make. Do you only use Notes for studying or also use it day-to-day as well?

[@humanbeing6933]

@@ShivsStudio I read non fiction so take notes so I remember that I’m reading. In other apps I highlight them depending on importance. I use bold on apple notes or even underline

[@ShivsStudio]

@@humanbeing6933 in that case I think the link features Notes offers would be great for you! Have you tried that before?

[@ohwong102]

I dont need to see your table or hands. If I watch from my mobile, I dont know whats going on in your mobile screen. If I pinch and magnify, then I don’t know whats going on in the periphery if there’s changes

[@ShivsStudio]

Thank you for your feedback, I've corrected this in my more recent videos.

[@sarah1492]

umm, is everyone just ignoring how he has nearly 100,000 unread emails in gmail???? (at 8:04 )

[@ShivsStudio]

😂😂😂

[@vamsikrishna9825]

Notes app in ipad sucks. It’s draining battery very quick, specifically when I use pencil and writing some notes.

[@ShivsStudio]

That shouldn't be the case - are you on the latest OS?

[@vamsikrishna9825]

@@ShivsStudio I can see the notes app using much ram when you write something more than a 10 pages. Ipad is getting heat up and pencil strokes are getting late. And when you scroll down or scroll up the app while you writing it is taking time to display the data. My ipad software is update and i think apple should look into this issue seriously.

[@ainolazif7302]

If you accidentally delete your sentence, just shake your iphone and it will undo typing.

[@ShivsStudio]

Great tip, and this works across iOS 17.

[@chriswatts1909]

Can’t see anything that you are doing.

[@ShivsStudio]

Thanks for your feedback, I've taken this on and corrected this in my more recent videos.

[@herbwiseman9084]

Unable to follow what you were doing.

[@ShivsStudio]

Thanks for the feedback, I've corrected this in more recent videos.

[@visalusanson]

many features indeed although you are much to hasty in walking thru the How To’s.. your page would be significanlt stickier if you slowed the ‘heck’ down I got dizzy attempting to stay with you

[@ShivsStudio]

Thanks for your feedback, I've made this adjustment in my more recent videos.

[@CamillaChanPrecureFan]

I hate it when the notes app scrolls back to the top of the page! I don’t understand why it does that! It needs to stop doing that right now

[@ShivsStudio]

That's odd - does that happen while using the app or when you close and open it?