The highlighting feature Doesn’t seem to work on Notes.

Once I have typed my notes I try to highlight parts But it does not work. What is the problem?

iPad Air 2, iOS 13

Posted on Nov 12, 2019 2:25 AM

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Posted on Nov 12, 2019 3:02 AM

Your screenshot shows the drawing palette - used to create or edit a sketch that can be inserted into a Note. The drawing palette doesn’t provide direct text highlighting features.


However, you can use the “markup” feature to highlight any area of a note - but the output will be a flattened PDF representation of the original note - and you choose where to save the PDF copy. To access markup, select your Note from the Notes list using touch-and-hold to reveal an actions menu, then select markup.


I hope this helps.

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Nov 12, 2019 3:02 AM in response to MenacingMickey

Your screenshot shows the drawing palette - used to create or edit a sketch that can be inserted into a Note. The drawing palette doesn’t provide direct text highlighting features.


However, you can use the “markup” feature to highlight any area of a note - but the output will be a flattened PDF representation of the original note - and you choose where to save the PDF copy. To access markup, select your Note from the Notes list using touch-and-hold to reveal an actions menu, then select markup.


I hope this helps.

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