Using iPad as a handwriting tablet

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Using iPad as a handwriting tablet

I am wanting to use my iPad as an electronic tablet that I can take notes with all day meeting with clients, just liked lined notebook paper. Has anyone used an app like writepad for this reason? How well does it work? In a weeks time I take 15-20 pages of handwritten notes and it would be great to use the ipad for this.

iPad, Mac OS X (10.5.7)

Posted on May 7, 2010 5:35 PM

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Answer 1

May 7, 2010 5:42 PM in response to gary.conrad

there are many that will let you create graphic representation of your lines (writing). I use Adobe Ideas

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May 7, 2010 5:55 PM in response to EmbeddedGeek

Sketches I am not wanting to make. I just need to take pages and pages of handwritten notes with a stylus. I saw the Adobe app and it wont do what I want it to do. I am looking for something that has lines to write on just like a lined manila tablet.

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May 7, 2010 6:09 PM in response to gary.conrad

Ill have a look - i was looking for something similar to what you described.

For me the IDEAL is to have OneNote ( http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/onenote/HA101656661033.aspx)

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May 7, 2010 6:27 PM in response to gary.conrad

I am using TakeNotes app. Best $2.99 I have spent in a while. Lets you choose white lined, yellow lined, grid, or any image/PDF as the background for your note taking. Also lets you use a combination of written or typed notes in any combination.

I often use a Pogo Sketch Stylus.

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May 7, 2010 6:43 PM in response to Craig Brady

does it support multiple pages or is it a single page thingy? - NVM - it appears its multi page as I interpret terms such as scan/scroll pages and copy pages

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May 7, 2010 6:47 PM in response to EmbeddedGeek

Multi page for sure. And multiple notes, with multiple pages, so you can organize by subject if you want. It also lets you export as email, to web server, to another iPad nearby, or to the shared folder in iTunes. Formats available are PDF, JPEG, PNG and IPN (editable) for other iPads.

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May 7, 2010 7:52 PM in response to Craig Brady

looks great! Needs a Windows app to edit the native file si i dont have to deal with import/export/conversion

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May 7, 2010 8:40 PM in response to EmbeddedGeek

oops - and a way to share files with desktop/laptop without itunes.

Grrrrr not being able to transfer files as dies a real computer or phone ***

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