How to Mark Up and Annotate PDFs in GoodNotes (iPad + Apple Pencil)

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Here are some tips and tricks when it comes to using GoodNotes to mark up and annotate PDFs on the iPad!

0:11 - Importing PDFs
0:35 - Highlighting, drawing and writing on your PDFs (ft. the Lasso Tool!)
0:58 - Searching handwriting and text in PDFs
1:07 - Viewing your edited PDFs on the computer with auto-backup

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[AllanLeonardJr]

Awesome, I didn't realize we could sync to something other than iCloud, sweet!!!

[rvndre]

is there a way to add a section or page to the side of a pdf? so I can read my notes just to the side of the page. page by page. there is just not enough room for me to to write everything within the pdf itself.

[vanessadelgadoelias]

Can you change or edit a document after uploading it to Goodnotes? Like change the content in the document?

[jopoitras]

Hi, Nice video. I work on a lot of PDFs for plans and quotes that I get from engineers or construction contractors. I have to find a lot of symbol and calculate their quantity. Example: On a plan, I have to find this kind of symbol ($), I also have to highlight a lot of important information in the specifications. I am looking for an application that could compile all this information for me and I would classify it afterwards. What do you suggest to me?

[funnykurdish]

Please can anyone tell me when you select a word or a text on goodnotes what options will apper

[eliah]

Very nice ! But there is no big space to write explanations for any point on the pdf ! I can only write on the white space

[AmandaTimes]

I just downloaded the free trial of good notes and opened my own PDF file of a day timer I have designed and have used for years as a printed and bound timer. Wanted to move to digital, but I cannot do any typing or writing on it, any ideas?

[itzoreo.o]

Is there a way to put one of my schools ebook into Goodnotes?

[mathiasgaethe]

are we going to get this feature for windows on the beta?

[jaysteph]

THANK YOU!!! This is what I was looking for. I need to fill out forms and needed to know how

[theociba]

Hi there. I am trying to see if this is possible, but IF I mark up a paper (PDF, Word, google docs, etc.) - could a person who lacks Goodnotes open and review my feedback? Think Professor or teacher. Appreciate the response!

[thDecember]

Very nice tutorial. Please answer the questions in the Comments.

[fortunatoneto]

How to change the colour of the page on pdf files?

[cyprianskiba]

What if you want bigger margins for note taking?

[ariamed]

Why did i find this when I wanted to make a comment on my macbeth pdf book for my English class. Google really knows my life

[oudomsambatchorn]

Is it possible to have a pdf on one side and blank note on the others side (same window not split) that i can write across like I did on Microsoft OneNote?

[Demon_]

When you try to write on a pdf with notes app the iPad comes with it asks for a password is it the same case here or can you just annotate without that password

[hmmarques]

Gracias por el vídeo !!! Deberían de siempre tenerlos traducidos a otros idiomas !!!

[joelpatrol]

Can you add blank pages to a pdf for notes?

[ZSX]

is the PDF markUp available on MAC version ???