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Noting Taking (stylus style) app?
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Have tried a ton of them and have found Noteshelf smoothest writing and good integration with Evernote/ Dropbox etc.
Hi. I've tried many of them, and my favorite at the moment (for many reasons) is Note Taker HD. Whatever you do, I'd recommend getting an app with a zoom feature in order to deal with the iPad screen, which really isn't made to handle a stylus. Penultimate is an app I would stay away from, even though many people seem to like it.
As for a stylus, just about anything will probably do, but I've been pleased with my Targus.
As for a stylus, just about anything will probably do, but I've been pleased with my Targus.
I agree with Palpatine that Note Taker HD is among the best note taking apps. NotesPlus is comparable and includes audio recording (not included in Note Taker HD).
I also like 7Notes Premium HD very much for handwritten notes. It includes a translation from handwriting to text that I find works very well and a predictive word engine that anticipates what you are about to type from your previous entries.
As far as styluses are concerned, it's very much a personal preference. I like the models from iFaraday.com because the conductive tip glides on the screen very well.
One word of warning, though, whatever app and stylus you choose, be sure your father understands the need to PRACTICE to become proficient. Writing on the iPad screen is very different from using a pen on paper and it requires a commitment to become proficient.
I also like 7Notes Premium HD very much for handwritten notes. It includes a translation from handwriting to text that I find works very well and a predictive word engine that anticipates what you are about to type from your previous entries.
As far as styluses are concerned, it's very much a personal preference. I like the models from iFaraday.com because the conductive tip glides on the screen very well.
One word of warning, though, whatever app and stylus you choose, be sure your father understands the need to PRACTICE to become proficient. Writing on the iPad screen is very different from using a pen on paper and it requires a commitment to become proficient.
I've been using NoteTaker HD and it has now completely replaced a notebook for meetings and field work. It is very handy to have all my notes on hand wherever I go.
NoteTaker HD has it's quirks (adding text and shapes by dragging instead of tapping being one) but overall it meets my unique note taking needs. I've tested quite a few note taking apps, and since they are constantly being updated, I periodically take the time to reevaluate them.
NoteTaker HD has it's quirks (adding text and shapes by dragging instead of tapping being one) but overall it meets my unique note taking needs. I've tested quite a few note taking apps, and since they are constantly being updated, I periodically take the time to reevaluate them.
only one that i know of:
"I also like 7Notes Premium HD very much for handwritten notes. It includes a translation from handwriting to text that I find works very well and a predictive word engine that anticipates what you are about to type from your previous entries. "
There are now several other apps that include handwriting to text translation. WritePad and PhatPad do so, for example. (And I believe they use the same underlying software and even come from the same company.)
However, 7Notes Premium HD is the only app I've found that translates to text in "real time" as you write. I may be wrong (I haven't checked in a month or so) but I believe all the others require that you select a block of handwritten text and apply the translation to that block. Both inconvenient and problematic if you select an extended passage and the translation fails on specific words in the passage.