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The video provides an extensive guide on using the GoodNotes app across various Apple devices, focusing on practical tips to enhance note-taking and document editing. Key features include audio recording during note-taking, managing pen and highlighter colors, and utilizing the zoom feature for better handwriting. The app also supports text conversion from handwriting, the Apple Pencil's scribble feature, customized color addition, and easy font importing. Users can efficiently manage document scrolling, employ precision tools like the eraser, shapes, and lasso, and take advantage of the iPad’s split-screen function for bulk image importing and screen space optimization. GoodNotes also offers the ability to sync files across iPad, iPhone, and Mac via iCloud, use custom shortcuts, drag and drop notes, and collaborate through shared links. The video concludes by encouraging viewers to share their tips and check out additional resources for mastering GoodNotes, including a beginner’s tutorial.
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In this part of the video, the creator shares a variety of tips, tricks, and hidden features for the GoodNotes app. These include:
1. Recording audio during lectures and meetings while taking notes, which allows for replaying notes along with the audio.
2. Adding and managing favorite pen and highlighter colors through a plus icon, with deletion possible by long pressing.
3. Using a zoom feature for easier handwriting, with adjustable zoom levels and automatic page scrolling for continuous writing.
4. Typing across the page without text boxes, with automatic text line spacing that can convert handwriting to text.
5. Utilizing Apple Pencil’s scribble feature for text deletion, space insertion, and word selection with gestures.
6. Adding new pen colors by using hex codes and rearranging colors via drag and drop.
7. Finding hex codes by taking screenshots and using the color dropper tool.
8. Importing additional fonts through an iPhone app and following installation steps.
9. Changing document scrolling direction between vertical and horizontal in settings.
10. Employing Precision eraser for small details, using the shapes tool for perfect shapes, and customizing shapes by adjusting lines, removing outlines, and deciding on shape fill.
11. Using the lasso tool for selecting handwriting or objects and changing their color.
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In this segment, various tips and tricks for using an iPad for note-taking and document editing are presented. Users can access their favorite pen colors via presets and hide the iPad status bar for more screen space. Images can be duplicated, dragged, and dropped across files, and screenshots can be taken and pasted as images using the lasso tool. The freehand crop tool offers flexible cropping, and elements can be saved and resized. Bulk importing images is possible via split-screen with the Files app, and additional pages can be added by pulling to the left. Physical notes can be scanned, cleaned, and brightened. Shapes can be drawn and snapped into place, and highlighters can be used for color blocking. Notebooks can have customized templates, and pages can be rearranged. A second window can be opened for easier cross-referencing and image dragging. iPad OS 16 allows objects to be lifted from images and dragged onto pages, with the lasso tool offering selection customization.
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In this part of the video, various functionalities and tips related to using GoodNotes on different Apple devices are explored. Key points include the ability to sync files across iPad, iPhone, and Mac using the same iCloud account. For example, you can plan on the iPad and view the list on your iPhone. The video also highlights how to create custom shortcuts for quick access to documents, drag and drop handwritten notes using split screen, work with hyperlinks, and manage tabs efficiently. Additional features include resizing text boxes and images, conducting a search within files, using the lasso tool for copying text, adding web links to text boxes, clearing pages, utilizing keyboard shortcuts, and enabling dark mode. The video also explains how to favorite documents for easier access, create quick notes with handwritten titles, and collaborate with others using shared links and comments.
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In this part of the video, the speaker encourages viewers to share their own tips and to check out their other videos on how to use GoodNotes for digital planning. They mention having a beginner’s tutorial for those needing a step-by-step guide. Additionally, the speaker asks viewers to give a thumbs up if they found the video useful, and to subscribe and hit the notification bell for updates on new videos.