Note Taking iPhone iPad Essentials

Note taking, Word Processing and Keeping Files Type notes

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Note Taking Notes

Examples Built into iOS and iPad OS Notes Originally an email IMAP feature Evernote Now is integrated with iCloud to keep Notes fles Notability

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Type a note

Write or draw with Apple Pencil or stylus Demo Add pictures

Keep notes in iCloud or IMAP in email accounts

All devices must be available for iCloud or you only use IMAP

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Notability

Solid app Demo

Similar to Notes with some refnements and improvements

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Demo More extensive saving, sorting scanning & web clipping

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Word Processing

Pages

Word Apple built in

Markdown apps (Drafts, Bear IA Writer and others) simpler than Word

Google Docs (separate app)

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Pretty much a full featured word processor Demo File systems One Drive (Microsoft cloud)

Files (iCloud)

Selected alternative

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Word

Full fedged word processor Requires a Microsoft account Demo to sync with a PC or Mac Word app requires an active account for Offce 365

Will sync to One Drive or Files (iCloud)

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Intended as a method of easy high volume writing with keystrokes setting formating Examples simplifed options Bear Heading #

IA Writer Italics *

Drafts Bold **

Numbered or bullet list

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Files

Demo The app that shows you the fle structure of your iCloud Must turn on iCloud Drive in Settings

Settings > Your Name > iCloud > iCloud Drive (on)

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Files navigation Files navigation

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