Apps, iPads, More

Notability; TAPE tool

TAPE!

This is a tool that can help you learn from your notes. USe the tape tool to cover over the notes – see if you remember the material, and then tap to reveal the hidden areas.

CLICK HERE to read more, and view a video that demonstrates it.

Here is how to add Tape

  1. Select right arrow in toolbar.png to expand the toolbox and then select tape.png.
    • Choose from three different sizes of tape. 
  2. Draw, as you typically would, over any note content that you’d like to hide and Tape will cover it.
    • When drawing vertically, hold to make a straight line first and then draw.
  3. Tap on tape to reveal the content.
    • A colored border will appear around the revealed area. Tap inside the outline to re-cover with tape.

Remove Tape

  • Erase with Full Eraser to remove Tape from the area completely.
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Notability: New Features you should play with

WIDGETS!

Widgets are the tiles on your iPad that give you the Weather, News, Photos, etc. They are VERY customizable [for example, are you tired of seeing the weather Cupertino? CHANGE IT!].

The Notability widgets lives on your HomeScreen, and you can use it to create a new note, access a specific note [Long press the widget, then select the note you want to have quick access to], and view your Recent Notes.

CLICK HERE for more details.

OPTIONS MENU UPDATE

You can rename and sort a note, all within the note Info screen.

You can also more easily import multiple documents into Notability at the same time., instead of having to do one at a time.

You can HIDE the status bar, if you’d like more screen devoted to note taking.

TAPE!

This is a tool that can help you learn from your notes. Use the tape tool to cover over the notes – see if you remember the material, and then tap to reveal the hidden areas.

CLICK HERE to read more, and view a video that demonstrates it.

More, Security

Watch out for Spam!

If you get an email with a block asking you to “click here” – BEWARE!

This particular email supposedly came from AT&T, and was delivered to several students recently. Notice that line at the bottom, which says it came from “Veterans United Home Mortgage Reviews” and “Intuit Credit Karma” – not exactly the same at AT&T!

DO NOT CLICK – just delete it. If you aren’t sure if it is legit or not, PLEASE check with MDS Tech. Don’t be shy!

Notes, Tips, Hints, & Answers