Convert note to doc, pdf...

I have a note in the standard notes application, where there are bullet points, photos, font styles. As soon as I copy the note through CTRL + C and insert it by CTRL + V, for example, into the Word, there is only a naked text. When I try to convert to PDF, the program for some reason creates a PDF only from the photos in the note. Is there any way to save all the design works and get a normal converted document (DOC, DOCX, PDF is fine)?

iPhone SE, iOS 11.2.6

Posted on Mar 25, 2018 9:25 PM

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Mar 26, 2018 9:46 PM in response to LuWao

If you don't have access to a Mac that you could sign your iCloud ID into, then then only remedy that I can think of is to remove the images, and then put them back once you have created the PDF or Pages doc. I tested this on my iPhone 7Plus, and once I removed the photo, the rest of the note saved correctly as both a PDF and when I did a Save to Files and put it in my Pages folder.


Do you have a ton of photos in the doc, or could you add those after you got the body of the Note to a document format?


Cheers,


GB

Mar 27, 2018 9:26 PM in response to LuWao

Have you tried saving it to iCloud Drive instead (Files)? You can save it in any folder (I put mine in my Pages folder).


I just tried this on my iPhone, and when I saved it to Files (instead of as a PDF), and then saved it to the Pages Folder "On My Phone", I was then able to open it as a text file that was still completely formatted.


I then clicked on the ... at the top, and then from that menu clicked on Export, which gave me the option to export to PDF, Word, RTF, or ePub.


I think you would need to convert it to a file type for which you have compatible software on your device, although I was able to save it as a Word file to the Pages folder, and it did show up there as a Word document.


Cheers,


GB

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