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IOS 11 was just released; let's talk about how to best take notes using the iPad pro.

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The iPad pro is an amazing piece of engineering but I am not going to go into all the different

features.

You can look at other videos for that.

Here we're going to go over the optimal ways to use the iPad pro as a student such as for

taking notes.

So here it is, this is the Apple leather sleeve.

I have the iPad with the smart keyboard as well as the Apple pencil.

So let's talk about a few critical features they're going to make your life as a student

much easier.

If you are taking notes in class and you look something up on your own, let's see want to

take a screenshot of this zygomatic bone because you're studying craniofacial anatomy.

You can quickly press the home button and the lock button just like any other iOS device,

take a screenshot, then quickly edit such as crop and even annotate your image.

You can then quickly copy it.

If I have the keyboard out I would just press command-c to copy or you can go right here,

hit copy, return to your note-taking app and easily paste the image.

If you're done with the image, swipe it to the left and it will disappear.

Another feature that is new to iOS 11 is the ability to annotate your PDFs within iBooks.

So let's say I'm reading about ear reconstruction and I press this button up top to enable annotations

and I can then choose from a pen highlighter pencil and eraser to mark up the document.

The great thing is these changes will propagate amongst all your iOS and Apple devices.

Multitasking was possible with iOS 10 but in iOS 11, it's even more powerful.

Let's say I want to do flashcards but also reference some other material at the same

time, I can swipe up to see the dock then drag and drop let's say iBooks, split-screen

and quickly reference the material that I want to reference.

And again here I can annotate the document if I wanted to by pressing on this button

and drawing as such.

Now, a great feature about the iPad pro with the Apple pencil is you can seamlessly transition

between writing and typing.

Let's say I want to create a new note, I can quickly type line notes here and just as easily

quickly draw right to the text and then go back to typing, just like that.

So next let's talk about some of the best note-taking applications for iOS 11 on the

iPad pro.

I'm a longtime user of Evernote, a huge fan and I've been using this for several years.

Now, this is a note I took on breast reduction, a very important procedure in plastic surgery.

And as you can see, I was able to type notes and then draw images that were relevant.

But a significant shortcoming with Evernote is that you can't actually draw or insert

images seamlessly between text and drawing.

So for example, if I want to insert an image, I press this button here, this canvas shows

up and I can draw whatever it is that I want.

I hit done and it inserts the image, but now I can't quickly annotate it or have it draw

arrows between the text.

That's a common problem on most of these apps.

Regardless, this is a very powerful tool and I think it's going to be great for most people.

Next is Apple Notes.

Now, I quickly create a new document, I can fullscreen it and I can easily type and then

draw whatever it is that I need to draw.

Again as with Evernote, you can type and then draw but not both at the same time.

Another neat feature about using Apple notes is if you turn your screen on but don't unlock

it, you can take your Apple pencil, touch the screen and a new blank Apple note sheet

will appear so you can quickly write down whatever notes you need to write.

And next is OneNote.

This is actually my favorite note-taking app on the iPad pro as of right now.

Here's an example of notes I took on breast reconstruction.

And what you can see here is I was able to type on the left hand side and then seamlessly

transition to drawing a breast with incision markings and even reference the text by drawing

along the words I've already typed.

You can even control where you type as I've done here, illustrating this is the right

breast not the left breast.

Another great feature about using OneNote is you can import a PDF, this is a PDF of

a PowerPoint that someone was presenting and you can easily annotate on this as well.

So I have highlighted text I thought that was important and I've also written right

here on the margins.

You can even write directly on the slides.

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