How to draw a circle around text in the note app

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How to draw a circle around text in the note app

If I want to just draw a line under some text, or a circle around some text.....in the Apple notes app (iOS11)...how can I do this??

All I seem to be able to do..is to 'insert' a drawing...but I cannot just draw directly around the notes.

I have tried all the settings in the notes app, and I have scoured the user manual.

It should be possible right? What am I missing here?

Even with the setting 'Pencil only to draw' turn on, in the settings..the Pencil still just scrolls instead of drawing directly from the start...I have to hold the pencil to the screen and then the space to 'insert' a note appears.

There is a highlighter pen in the draw options......how is this to be used if I can only 'insert' a drawing into the notes.

I am sure I am just missing some very simple detail....can anyone out there set me straight?

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015), macOS Sierra (10.12), 8gig ram, amd R9 M390, core 1%

Posted on Jan 15, 2018 7:52 PM

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MichelPM

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Jan 15, 2018 8:45 PM in response to rowie302

I don't believe the Apple Pencil works in the iOS Notes app to edit/markup typed text notes.

This is NOT possible.

The highlight color is used to highlight hand written text in the draw/sketching feature of the iOS Motes app.

If you need notes/PDF markup features, you need to look at other third party Apple Pencil compatible notes/PDF apps.

The Apple iOS Notes app is very limited in its features and capabilities.

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MichelPM

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Jan 15, 2018 8:48 PM in response to rowie302

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