Fill out forms, write outlines, annotate documents, add captions, and more.
- Typing Notes
- Making a Text Box
- Scribble
- Highlighting Typed Text and PDF Text
- iPad Keyboard Toolbar
- Preset Font Styles
- Customizing the Toolbar
- Text to Speech
- Font Support
Typing Notes
- Select
.
(On iPhone, tap the currently selected tool first.) - Tap/click the screen to place the cursor on a line.
Making a Text Box
- Select .
- Select "Draw Text Boxes".
- Using your Apple Pencil, stylus or finger (if no stylus is connected), tap the area of the note where you want to draw the text box and pull down until the text box is your desired size.
Alternative method:
- Tap .
- Press-and-hold anywhere in a note.
- Tap the "+Text Box" button that appears.
Scribble
Scribble can be activated via the tool. Tap the tool and select Scribble.
Write in a text box and your words will automatically transform to typed text.
Highlighting Typed Text and PDF Text
- Tap .
- Double-tap a word to select it.
- Drag the selection handle as desired.
- Tap "Highlight".
- To change the highlight color or remove highlighting, tap a highlighted word and use the menu that appears.
iPad Keyboard Toolbar
- Tap
to change the font. - Tap
to change the text color. - Tap
to change the text size. - Tap
to make a list or outline. - Tap
to make a checklist. - Use
to style fonts. - Tap
to access styling tools. - Tap to make a checklist.
- Tap to make a bulleted (
) or numbered (
) list. - Tap
to take a photo or add a photo from an album. - Tap
to dismiss the keyboard.
Preset Font Styles
Access up to three font styles quickly.
- Tap to set up a favorite text style.
- To change a preset font, press and hold .
Customizing the Toolbar
You can customize the keyboard toolbar to access commonly used tools quickly.
- Press and hold the toolbar to open the tool list.
- Press and hold a tool to drag it on or off the toolbar:
- bulleted list
- numbered list
cursor controls
recently opened notes
Text to Speech
- When you use Text-to-Speech, Notability detects the language of your selected text to read the text in a voice designed for that specific language.