How I Use Apple Notes: iPad Productivity

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  • @insideoptout
    @insideoptout 10 місяців тому +20

    This is super helpful! I was bending over backwards trying to figure out which notes app to subscribe to while going back to school... I have learned that the apple notes app will do just fine.

    • @himanshusingh5214
      @himanshusingh5214 7 місяців тому +1

      I use collabnote as I write in my own handwriting and don't want a headache.

  • @TonyTylerDraws
    @TonyTylerDraws Рік тому +7

    I have a Notes/Reminders/Calanders task management system on my iPhone and iPad, but I really wish they integrated more. Like I should be able to put a reminder in a Note that shows up in my Reminders. And reminders should show up on my Calendar, or at least have the option to.

    • @willrikersbeard
      @willrikersbeard 11 місяців тому +4

      You can send a note to reminders and create a link between reminders and notes. Click share in the note -> make sure “send a copy” is selected -> share to reminders.
      Your new reminder will have a note icon and will open the note when clicked. Despite sending a copy, the link will show the latest version of your note.

    • @HoneyPastry
      @HoneyPastry 22 дні тому

      And thankfully they’ve added the reminders-in-calendar feature 👍 I love it

  • @jimgrant1776
    @jimgrant1776 Рік тому +35

    Christopher - An excellent video. - - - However, 98% was about how Apple Notes works. I think your followers would appreciate a follow-on video that explains how you use it. For example:
    * How do you decide to make a new folder? Is it just a matter of the 'need of the moment" or do you have a pre-conceived design that you try to adhere to ?
    * Tags - You said you rarely use them. Why not?
    * Why do you put Notes about a project into a "project" folder?
    Your demo Apple Notes database had only 35 notes. Do you have another with hundreds /. thousands of notes? If yes, how do you structure that database.
    Thanks for considering.

  • @markos741
    @markos741 7 місяців тому +2

    I’ve watched a ton of tutorials and reviews about this topic and this is the single most helpful video so far. You’ve chosen the most useful topics and explained in a comprehensive manner. Good job. I Subscribed.

  • @kevinfjharris
    @kevinfjharris Рік тому +8

    Your timing is spectacular! I just migrated to Apple Notes and this video is super helpful. I learned quite a few new tricks from it. Thanks so much!

    • @heyjennylee
      @heyjennylee Рік тому +2

      For some reason I can’t leave a regular comment so I will leave a reply on Kevin’s nice comment! This video was so helpful, Christopher! I’ve been using Apple Notes for so long and am SO excited to see they added linked notes. And the tip for a smart folder that contains any notes with checklists? Amazing hack!

  • @chewhx
    @chewhx Рік тому +22

    Hope Apple Notes, in the near future, provides markdown and slash command menu (like in notion). It will be great to also have something like a snippet expander to quickly insert current date or time, or regularly used templates.

  • @Icarsuss
    @Icarsuss 9 місяців тому

    I have tried many note-taking apps. LIKE A LOT. but i always come back to apple notes and they have improved this app alot. So, I am just sticking to this app.

  • @tarotnomad
    @tarotnomad Рік тому +4

    Ahh, I was looking on your channel about 6 hours ago for an Apple Notes video. Crazy synchronicities!

  • @jeffhale1189
    @jeffhale1189 Рік тому +2

    Thanks for sharing. I have learned so much about Notes beyond basic features. I use Notes daily. Blessings on your day.

  • @staroversky
    @staroversky Рік тому +4

    Chris, I see that you also use Obsidian. How do you differentiate what goes into notes and what goes into Obsidian?

  • @AdrianEarnshawMusic
    @AdrianEarnshawMusic Рік тому +2

    Great video, and very useful as to what's coming in iOS17. I would love the ability to change the default font for notes.

  • @GamerRadar
    @GamerRadar 8 місяців тому +4

    It’s crazy that apple notes are extremely more intuitive and nicer/better than one Note… this video just made me question my notion.. i might just move over to this for my notes instead.

    • @__umbra
      @__umbra 8 місяців тому

      One thing I don't like about notion is that it takes a second to load the pages. I hate to see the loading icon. Opening a page should be seamless. But I love the toggle lists in notion which the apple notes lack.

    • @myystevv
      @myystevv 4 місяці тому

      I agree I’ve used notion for a while but using notes, reminders and calendar across all of my apple devices seems so much easier. Not sure what to do with notion once I’ve transferred everything 😭

  • @AllenSchubert
    @AllenSchubert 10 місяців тому

    Thanks for this video! I've used Notes for ages and figured there lots of other features, but I don't know them. Now, at least, I have some ideas of what I might want to do with Notes! [I only found your channel a couple days ago. I'm considering going with just an iPad instead of the old 2014 MacBookPro, and your channel seems very iPad-themed!]

  • @Itsmeadi8
    @Itsmeadi8 6 місяців тому

    Thanks I recently got an iPad. And trying to figure out Howe to use it

  • @Shutterbug_medico
    @Shutterbug_medico 2 місяці тому

    How did you got the dark page?

  • @envyme310
    @envyme310 21 день тому

    이 사람이 iOS를 어떻게 활용하는지를 보면 디자인적으로나 실용적으로나 너무 훌륭하다. 내 취향에도 맞고 정말 최고다.

  • @devarni
    @devarni Місяць тому

    Do you stopped using Craft? I think in most cases Apple Notes or Bear works better.

  • @MrCabimero
    @MrCabimero 6 місяців тому

    Is there a way to make a note that has multiple Check lists in it? Eg Main title is Packing list
    Then there is a checklist for Electronics, one for hygiene, one for exercise.

  • @ServantStatusMinistries
    @ServantStatusMinistries Рік тому

    They now have the feature where you can type >> and then type the name of a nother note or make a new note to add links within a note. Although the notes linked together do not show backlinks as of October 2023, it is still an awesome feature.

  • @meanmachines16
    @meanmachines16 4 місяці тому

    how do you use it compared to obsidian?

  • @justtry.47
    @justtry.47 4 місяці тому

    How to have keyboard settings like he has?
    I think it would be more useful in my daily basis

  • @davidmontgomery874
    @davidmontgomery874 Рік тому

    Hi Chris, Can you please tell me how I can use Notes (ios 17) to fill and sign a PDF once I have it in the Notes App? Many thanks Chris. 👍

  • @paulbarker3655
    @paulbarker3655 Рік тому

    Hi Chris
    How do I change my iPad notes keyboard to do any of those things. (No chevron or command key etc)

  • @Akella1986
    @Akella1986 Рік тому

    Good vid as always Chris 👍

  • @dmarcinkowski
    @dmarcinkowski Рік тому +2

    Great video! I have been embracing Notes with the new updates. There's now a blockquote option, so you don't need to use monospace text. Also, Quick Notes can be added just by swiping with a finger on the iPad.

  • @tophercaesar5375
    @tophercaesar5375 Рік тому

    I love notes, I use it for personal use, employment use and university use. The only thing I wish it had that it doesn’t, and I don’t understand why, is when I type notes and want to go back and use the Apple Pencil to highlight something I can’t…I can only seem to highlight handwritten notes and not typed notes. This feature would really be great for me, as it is I find myself going back to good notes for school because I can highlight typed and written notes.
    If I’m missing something or someone knows how to do it I can full time apple notes

  • @abhinavalhat6548
    @abhinavalhat6548 5 місяців тому

    How many gbs req for only notes making?

  • @danielsmith4522
    @danielsmith4522 7 місяців тому

    Brilliant video! Burning question - what’s the macOS finder icon for in your iPad dock and how did you get it?! Thanks 🙏🏻

  • @TunedByJ
    @TunedByJ Рік тому

    Love Notes App it's become such a powerful everyday app for me

  • @philipculbertson55
    @philipculbertson55 Рік тому

    I've heard others talk about creating a launchpad in Notes. I am intrigued by that idea. Do you have or know of a video that goes into more detail?

  • @philharmonicaz
    @philharmonicaz 9 місяців тому

    I would love them to add theme support to notes. One thing I miss from Bear.

  • @carinebelle4356
    @carinebelle4356 Рік тому

    Thank you, this video was excellent and I’ve learned new tips/way to use Apple notes more efficiently 😊

  • @Moosekeys
    @Moosekeys Рік тому +1

    I just want markdown support

  • @mr.nucleus8966
    @mr.nucleus8966 Рік тому

    I cannot crop and edit photos in Notes. Please help me with that.

  • @gaelguilloteau3179
    @gaelguilloteau3179 Рік тому

    just like you rearranged the folders to whatever order you wanted .. can you do the same thing with the notes in those folders? (arranging the notes in the order i want)

  • @Scott_Glover
    @Scott_Glover Рік тому

    Thanks for the video. What are the widgets that are using for your iPad? I see weather, calendar, tasks, market, shortcuts, etc. I am curious what the two are in the upper right corner? I am not familiar with these.

  • @drdentrepair5530
    @drdentrepair5530 Рік тому

    Excellent video. I did not know about typing the 2 greater than symbols. thanks for that. With the tables, I do like that you can touch the 3 dots in a table line or column and move them around. that's been helpful.

  • @AaaaBbbb-bd8up
    @AaaaBbbb-bd8up Рік тому

    very informative content! Thank you

  • @audeeophile
    @audeeophile Рік тому

    It really seems like Apple Notes has been improving over time, and that's something I've completely neglected in my search for a good note-taking app because I've thrown every random thought into Apple Notes to die because I hardly check it. With these changes, I really think it's time for me to give it a proper shot, so thank you for this or I'd never have known! The ability to link to other notes is what's making this extra viable considering how competitors also have such a function.

    • @scalewithjaice
      @scalewithjaice Рік тому

      This is exaclty the same thing I thought. This video has inspired me to try the apple ecosystem out again for my productivity stack (calendars, notes, reminders, contacts(CRM))

    • @scalewithjaice
      @scalewithjaice Рік тому

      The linking makes this instanely powerful as a second brain

  • @monopolybreaks2785
    @monopolybreaks2785 Рік тому

    Hey Christopher! Hmm i really like Apple Notes but I've also fallen in love with Craft.
    I was wondering if you find yourself using the two apps at the same time and what would be your use cases? Or recommended use case for using both.

  • @waduwek3787
    @waduwek3787 8 місяців тому

    hi! what ipad do you use? I can't find a shift button on my ipad mini 6 just like one that you showed on the video :/

  • @anonymous7851
    @anonymous7851 Рік тому

    would love for notes just to get formatting esp colors that is more intuitive and toggle lists like notion. Once that's in that'll be 100% my school note taking app

  • @Sauly47
    @Sauly47 Рік тому

    Where did you get your hat!? 😍

  • @adamkareem
    @adamkareem 8 місяців тому

    really awesome vid mate

  • @Mutravid
    @Mutravid 11 місяців тому

    What keyboard app u using on your iPad

  • @felizdj5147
    @felizdj5147 Рік тому +1

    yo bro ! i saw your “Starfield’s note” … wonder what’s in there ? haha

  • @gregpotts5631
    @gregpotts5631 6 місяців тому

    Why does no one talk about the ">>" feature?! I had no idea you could do this.

  • @Wat3rSheep79
    @Wat3rSheep79 Рік тому

    That Launchpad thingy tip… thx!🙌

  • @AhmedYahya18
    @AhmedYahya18 Рік тому +1

    Hey Chris, great video as always!
    Your points (the markdown and rtf) + (tables & formulas) had me thinking: isn’t it about time we had extensions for Notes? What extensions would you want to see if that was to ever happen?

  • @TonyTylerDraws
    @TonyTylerDraws 7 місяців тому

    I made a shortcut that makes a new quick note and then added it to my iPhone dock

  • @danielibarra1618
    @danielibarra1618 10 місяців тому +2

    I don’t understand how you use the notes app without overheating and the iPad battery life being sucked dry after 30 mins of use.

    • @zenax1826
      @zenax1826 6 місяців тому

      @@danielibarra1618 and if you screen share while using notes app, then iPad becomes a stove

  • @illhaveawtrplz
    @illhaveawtrplz 7 місяців тому +5

    I really wish the notes app allowed handwriting to inhabit the same space as typed text. It’s weird that you can do it, but it segregates the typed and written text into separate sections of the note.

    • @AnasChemmala
      @AnasChemmala 7 місяців тому +2

      Exactly going through the same and kinda frustrating

  • @Savvycyclist
    @Savvycyclist Рік тому

    Again, a wonderful video. Thank you so much1

  • @badcatdesign
    @badcatdesign Рік тому

    Will iOS 17 Notes allow you to duplicate a note like you can on macOS?

  • @sploo1012
    @sploo1012 Рік тому +1

    I would love to move from Evernote to Apple Notes (have just shy of 8k notes), tried it once, but the sync is abysmal. Anyone else seeing the same thing or have a recommendation?

    • @guyfromage
      @guyfromage Рік тому +2

      I have had a lot of issues importing from Evernote ENEX files. Some will import just fine and others will completely clog up iCloud and keep any Apple notes from syncing afterwards. I contacted Apple about it in June and spoke to many people including an engineer and they say it is on their list of fixes.

  • @GarryKnight
    @GarryKnight Рік тому

    I want the opposite of what you want. I want to use the rich text controls without having to type markdown. But I want to be able to export and import markdown.

  • @chinothedreamgiver1629
    @chinothedreamgiver1629 Рік тому

    Amazing what I didn't know about my Notes app

  • @mebubba3845
    @mebubba3845 11 місяців тому

    It would be great if you could go slower or dedicate brief one on launchpad idea you use with hyperlinking of notes. It’s a great idea but it went too fast and not as in depth

  • @mishkoala
    @mishkoala Рік тому

    I just paid for Bear 2 because I noticed a lot of the features in there were not in Notes. Now I see that Notes really has come a long way. Maybe I won't even need to pay for Bear soon enough. The only thing that holds me back is getting a link to a note that I can drop into Things 3. And also more accessible sharing like Notion can publish to web.

    • @IRVremy
      @IRVremy Рік тому +1

      You can get a link to a note. Albeit you would have to go through shortcuts to create it and then paste it in Things 3

    • @TORIFS80
      @TORIFS80 Рік тому +1

      I use a different work around. I share the note with myself and copy the link that it generates. I think there are other ways as well. I am going to try that shortcut option!

    • @mishkoala
      @mishkoala Рік тому

      @@IRVremy I know, but I find it's just unnecessary friction...

  • @identityvskywalker8379
    @identityvskywalker8379 8 місяців тому +15

    when importing a large pdf file (200 MB) into the notes, notes became extremely slow and laggy, utterly unusable. i really tried to use apple notes and ended up using goodnotes

    • @patrickgamboa7270
      @patrickgamboa7270 7 місяців тому +5

      Woah 200MB? what's exactly in that kind of PDF? 😮

    • @qudanyun
      @qudanyun 5 місяців тому

      @@identityvskywalker8379 apple ecosystem only allows minimalism in.

    • @HoneyPastry
      @HoneyPastry 22 дні тому

      200 mb?!

    • @identityvskywalker8379
      @identityvskywalker8379 22 дні тому

      @@HoneyPastry it is a 700 pages of scanned document

    • @HoneyPastry
      @HoneyPastry 20 днів тому

      @@identityvskywalker8379 Is it a book?

  • @rogeriogomesosorio4755
    @rogeriogomesosorio4755 Рік тому

    The option of bringing PDF’s inside notes is great, but would be greater if I was able insert outlines on the PDF’s

  • @Ali-xu4sd
    @Ali-xu4sd 7 місяців тому

    0:05 make a video about shortcuts

    • @Ali-xu4sd
      @Ali-xu4sd 7 місяців тому

      oh I found a video from you about it 👍👍

  • @marekruzicka1303
    @marekruzicka1303 Рік тому

    Hello, is this iPad 11 inch or 12.9 ? Thank you.

  • @franckleveneur676
    @franckleveneur676 Рік тому

    Chris, you can link notes by just typing : >>
    It should list the notes and you can pick the one you want.

  • @JeffPom
    @JeffPom Рік тому

    Honestly - what started as simply jotting literally a note - seems to now be practically a literal notes powerhouse. Sure, may be missing a few features others have, but the collaboration and the ability to link between other stock apps… wow wow wow!

  • @ohnenamenspieler
    @ohnenamenspieler Рік тому

    Your Keyboard seems totally different from my ipad keyboard

  • @IRVremy
    @IRVremy Рік тому

    Hyperlinks and linking notes
    It's about time Apple added this feature.
    Having to do this through shortcuts was a pain.
    The one thing that I wish would be added is (markup) highlighting behind text.
    Apple needs to get rid of this paint/highlight crap.
    I prefer HTML over markdown but that's just me.

  • @CozyIrishChai
    @CozyIrishChai Рік тому +2

    Can we still not simply highlight the text yet? Thats all i want! Hahaha

  • @ravishanvinura2907
    @ravishanvinura2907 Місяць тому

    super

  • @TTisodi
    @TTisodi Рік тому

    When you put over 1000 notes and lots of hand written, it gets reaaly slow and unusable.

    • @TheIkaika777
      @TheIkaika777 Рік тому

      I have 3,666 notes in Notes and it’s lightning fast for me. I have the 12.9 M1 iPad.

    • @TTisodi
      @TTisodi Рік тому

      ​@@TheIkaika777 Good for you. but for me, it’s still unusable. Maybe it also depends on the length of the notes and hand written notes.

    • @TheIkaika777
      @TheIkaika777 Рік тому

      @@TTisodi, Do you have the M1/M2 iPad pros?

    • @TTisodi
      @TTisodi Рік тому

      @@TheIkaika777 Yes, mine is m2 ipad pro.

  • @JimmyN48
    @JimmyN48 Рік тому

    File management in Apple OS stinks.

  • @hristoborislavov6578
    @hristoborislavov6578 Рік тому

    Sorry but there is no productivity on this device. Forced myself to use 12.9 M1 Pro with Magic Keyboard for year and a half and this was the most challenging thing in my tech life hahahahaaha. Recently switched back go MBA Air 15 inch and I could not be more happier. Never again will go back to iPad as a laptop replacement...

  • @ChrisFontenot
    @ChrisFontenot Рік тому

    @ChrisLawley_ I think your mastadon account link in the description of the video is old

    • @ChrisLawley
      @ChrisLawley  Рік тому

      Oooppps! Thank you for letting me know. I just fixed it. Here is the link also: mastodon.social/@ChrisLawley