Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Other things you can do before you quit the Notes app include
Tap the Notes button in the upper-left corner of the screen if you're using portrait mode (short
edges parallel to the ground) to see a list of all your notes. If you sync notes with more than
one account, such as iCloud, Google, or Yahoo!, you'll see buttons for All Notes as well as
buttons for notes synced with each service.
When the list is onscreen (Hint: It's always visible when you hold your iPad in landscape
mode with the longer edges parallel to the ground), just tap a note to open and view, edit, or
modify it.
Tap the Action icon near the top-right corner of the screen (it looks like an arrow coming out
of a square) to send the note using the Mail or Messages apps (see Chapter
5
for more about
Mail and iMessages), copy the note to the clipboard (see Chapter
2
for the scoop on copy and
paste), or print the note (see Chapter
2
for more about printing).
Tap the Trash icon near the top-right corner of the screen to delete the note.
Like most iPad apps, your notes are saved automatically while you type them so that you can quit
Notes at any time without losing a single character.
We'd be remiss if we didn't remind you that you can sync Notes with your Mac and
other devices via iCloud. We'd also be remiss if we didn't mention that unlike other sync
functions, you don't enable Notes syncing in iTunes. Instead, you enable it in Setting-
s
⇒
iCloud on your iPad and System Preferences
⇒
iCloud on your Mac.
And that's all she wrote. You now know what you need to know about creating and managing notes
with Notes.
Remembering with Reminders
You can find lots of good To-Do list apps in the App Store; if you don't believe us, try searching for
To-Do list,
and you'll find more than 100 offerings for the iPad. Many of them are free, but others
sell (and sell briskly, we might add) at prices up to $30 or $40. Most of these third-party reminder
apps have nothing to worry about from the Reminders app. Although some people may love it, we'd
be remiss if we didn't point out your numerous other options if you desire features that aren't avail-
able from Reminders.
What you get for free is Reminders, a simple To-Do list app for making and organizing lists, with
optional “reminders” available for items in your lists.
Tap the Reminders icon on your Home screen, and you'll see something that looks like Figure
13-2
.
