Getting Started with Remarks

Handwriting, note taking and annotating app for the iPad

Contents
Notes View

Entering Text

10

Making a New Note

Inserting Shapes & Images

11

Creating Folders

Annotating PDFs

12

Managing Notes

Undo, Redo and Eraser

13

Notepad View

Sharing and Printing

14

Handwriting

Editing Pages

15

Navigation in the Note

Network View

16

Zoom Mode

Syncing Notes

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Notes View
Notes view is your entry point where all your notes can be found
and where a number of different actions related to your notes can
be performed

Tap to add
a new note

Sort your notes

by Name or Date

Tap Edit to enter

to edit mode
Search the needed
document

Tap to add
a new folder

Switch between Recents,

Notes and Network views

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Making a New Note

You can create a new note from anywhere inside the application. Its just
one tap away

Create a new note by

tapping on the + button
at he Notes view

As an alternative you can

use Add button at the
bottom of the Notepad view

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Creating Folders
You can organize your notes into folders with a simple drag & drop
movement. Each folder can have any number of subfolders withi

1. Tap and hold on the note.

2. Move your finger to place the
note on top of the other note.
3. Release the note to create a folder.

To move a note into the folder

simply drag it there.

Also, you can use Create Folder

button to make folders.

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Managing Notes
Remarks allows you to do a number of things with your notes. You can
organize them in folders, copy, move, email and even open in other apps.

Tap Edit button in the Notes View

to go into Edit Mode.

Tap Done to
finish editing

Counter of the
selected notes

Select All notes

from the list in one tap

Copy/Move notes
between folders

Delete or Email
selected notes
Open the notes in any
PDF compatible app

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Notepad View
You can make all your notes here. Below is a quick overview of the
various actions available in the Notepad.

Pen
Tap Notes to get
back to the notes view

Tap to enter
Page Manager

Shapes
Text

Tap to rename
the note

Tap to Add a Page

or a New Note
Tap to enter the
Zoom mode

Tap to Undo or Redo

your changes

Eraser
Hand

Tap Actions to
change paper type,
Email the note or
Open In another app

Tap to change Pen

thickness, opacity or color

Tap to paste image

from the album or camera
Tap to paste
audio note

Tap to switch
between pages

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Handwriting
Writing down thoughts and notes is one of the main purposes of
Remarks. It is an easy and straightforward process.

1. First select the Pen tool on the

toolbar.

Long tap on the Pen tool lets

you switch between your 6
favorite pens and markers.
We highly recommend you to use
a stylus for precise handwriting.

2. Choose the color of your pen and

start writing. You can change
thickness, opacity and color of the
pen at anytime you need.

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Navigation in the Note

There is number of ways you can scroll the page or navigate
between pages. Tap the Hand tool on the toolbar to switch into
reading mode. Now you can use:

Pinch to
zoom in
and ou

Swipe to
turn pages

Swipe to
scroll pages

Note! In the handwriting mode you can

scroll the page with two fingers closely
placed on the screen

To navigate between pages you can

also use page navigator. Use arrows to
turn over the pages back and forward or tap
on the page number for faster navigation.

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Zoom Mode
Zoom mode lets you fit more handwriting onto the page. It zooms a part
of the note where you are writing at the moment so you can place twice
more words on the same space

To activate zoom mode tap on the

Zoom button on the bottom.

Writing in zoom mode is

very convenient:
Zoom window automatically scrolls
when you reach scroll zone. You can
adjust its size if needed

At the same time you can manually

move zoom window with your finger
or using a special joystick

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Entering Text
Besides handwriting you can type text notes with the help of Remarks.
It can be a full page text note, a small remark or a label near the image.

Tap Text tool to activate text input and

simply tap anywhere on the page where
you want to insert the text. Start typing
the text once the keyboard appears.

You can change font of the text to one

of the many supported ones, including
Helvetica, Noteworthy and many more
To select between regular, bold or italic
version of the font tap on the
button
near the font name.
You can change the font size and color
using other buttons on the pane

Once you have entered the text you can

move it across the page. Just tap on the
text once to access move mode. Then
use drag & drop to move it where needed.

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Inserting Shapes & Images

You can easily insert several simple geometric figures into the notes.
Squares, circles, line and arrows are supported at the moment.

Tap on the Shapes button first and then

tap on the place of the document where
you want to insert the image.

It is possible to add a picture from the

iPad camera or Photo Library to your
note with the help of Remarks.
Tap Insert Image button at the bottom
toolbar and select the image source.
Once inserted you can freely resize
and move images. Just tap on the
image to access move mode

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Annotating PDFs
While being a note-taker, Remarks is a fully capable PDF annotation tool.
You can use this app to hightlight text, add notes or draw in a PDF
document. All your notes are real PDF annotations that you can edit with
Adobe Acrobat on the PC and Preview on the Mac.

To highlight, underline or strikeout

text in PDF file:
1. Tap and hold on the Text tool;
select the needed text; choose
highlight in the pop-up.

2. Tap and hold on the Pen tool

to reveal Highlight, Underline and
Strikeout tool.

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Undo, Redo and Eraser

All of us make mistakes and we need an easy way to correct them. Thats
why Remarks has a right set of tools to correct your little errors.

Undo & Redo buttons are located on

the left of the bottom toolbar. They
allow you to cancel recent actions
and works exactly like you expect.

Erasers purpose is to correct errors in

handwriting, erase dots that you put
on the page accidentally or to delete
something drawn long ago. It is a great
complimentary to Undo & Redo
functionality.
Like all tools in Remarks, eraser has
parameters that you can adjust. In this
case it's size.
Also, you can quickly delete everything
on the page using Clear Page button.

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Sharing and Printing

All notes in Remarks are regular PDF documents. It means that you can
easily share them, print and even co-edit with other people. At the same
time you can put any PDF document into Remarks to read or annotate it.

Tap Actions button to open the menu.

1. Select Email Note if you wish to
send the note by email.
2. Tap Open In to transfer the note
to another iPad application.
3. Press Print to send the document
to any AirPrint enabled printe
To send several notes by email at once
open Notes View and tap Edit, select
the needed notes and tap Mail.

You can send your notes to other Remarks users and they will be able to
edit them just as any other notes. Its real collaboration in note taking

Remarks supports iTunes File Sharing

for easy transfer and backup of notes
and PDFs.
1. Connect your iPad to your computer.
2. Open iTunes and select your device
in the list.
3. Open Apps tab and scroll it to the File
Sharing section.
4. Select Remarks in the list and use Add
and Save to buttons to move the notes
to your computer and vice versa.

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Editing Pages
Remarks lets you fully control pages inside your notes and PDF
documents. You can add, delete, rotate and move pages within the
document, as well as copy and paste pages between notes and PDFs

Tap Pages button on the toolbar

to open Page View.

Counter of the
selected pages

Select All pages

from the list in one tap

Add an Empty Page

at any place of the note

Copy/Move pages
between notes

Delete or Email
selected pages
Create a new note
based on the selected
pages with Extract button.

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Network View
Network view lets you work with Dropbox, GoogleDocs or any WebDav
storage. You can upload notes to the cloud, download PDF files and even
sync folders between your account and iPad.

To add a cloud storage:

1. Go to the Network View inside Remarks
and select the storage that you use.
2. Enter your login and password to
connect to the storage

To put a note to the cloud storage:

1. Tap Actions
button inside the note
and select "Upload" in the action sheet.
2. Select the storage where you want to
copy your note.

Please note that only PDF documents can

be downloaded from online storages.

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Syncing Notes
Remarks supports two-way sync of a certain folder between the online
storage and the iPad. It also creates "Remarks" folder on your network
account that you can use to sync notes.

To sync a folder:
1. Open your cloud storage in Remarks.
2. Navigate to the folder that you want to sync.
3. Tap Sync button on the navigation bar,
then tap Sync this folder button in
the popover.

You can also use Actions button near the

folder name to sync it.

To sync a note with any server:

1. Tap Edit button in the Notes View.
2. Select a note and tap Move button.
3. Choose Remarks folder and tap Move.
The Sync process is fully automatic and will
start every time you create or edit a note in
a synced folder.

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