Notes needs to show me where it will break the pages

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Notes needs to show me where it will break the pages

I am using Notes on an iPad to write up multiple pages that then I want to export as a pdf.

No, I do not want to use Pages because I am using my Apple Pencil and I want to hand write and draw and I don't want it converted to text, and no I do not want to share it as a Note, I want to share it as a pdf. Please try and answer my question not some othe rquestion.

Notes presents me with an infinitely long page I can write on that it will then proceed to break at arbitrary points that I do not see while I am writing. Is there any way to see where these pages end and start so I can take my notes accordingly?

No I do not want to switch to another Note taking app especially not one like Goodreads that holds my content as ransom unless I pay this is the very reason I want Notes and nothing else because at least this one comes with the system.

iPad Air, iPadOS 18

Posted on Jan 17, 2025 2:44 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 18, 2025 4:31 AM in response to Andraas

Andraas wrote:

When I export it is too late as the page breaks will cut text and drawings in half.

If you follow the suggested workflow, the print dialogue will display a set of thumbnail images - any of which can be expanded to examine the review the respective page. You can alter the page scaling - and with it, the page breaks - before continuing to saving the note as a PDF.

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Answer 2

Jan 17, 2025 4:13 AM in response to Andraas

Creating a PDF document directly from the Notes App is relatively simple…

Using the Share button at the top of the Notes window (i.e., the square with an upward-pointing arrow), you can access the Share Sheet. From the Share menu, select Print to open the Print Options dialogue page - at the left of which you will see thumbnail images of each page of your Notes file - from which the page breaks will be obvious. Before proceeding, you can refine the page-layout and scaling.

Next, use a two-finger zoom gesture (the reverse of a two-finger pinch) on any of the thumbnail images; this will open a print preview page. At the top of this page is another Share button; tap the Share button to open the Share menu (at the top you’ll, see that it says “PDF Document”).

From the Share menu, select Save To Files - choosing the path/location of your choice. Once you have saved your PDF file, you can close the dialogue windows as necessary.

This method of creating PDF documents works for every App that has a Share button. The description of the procedure is considerably more complex than the action itself.

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