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GoodNotes comes with a wide variety of covers/templates that should meet the most common note-taking needs. If your work requires special or personalized templates, however, you can add them all to GoodNotes.

Every PDF or image file can be used as a custom cover or paper template.

Add custom templates

1. Open GoodNotes menu.

   • How?

2. Choose Notebook Templates.

3. Select the paper size and layout that match those of the covers/templates to be added. For example, if you’re adding an A4-sized template in portrait (i.e. vertical orientation), select “A4” from the first dropdown list and “Portrait” from the second:

   

4. Choose the template type to be added:

   • Add a custom cover: Tap the Default Cover preview in the upper section.
   • Add a custom paper template: Tap the Default Paper preview.

5. You will see several template groups in the lower section. To add your covers/templates to a specific group, scroll to the end of the list under that group and tap Import:

   

   <aside> 💡 You can create your own group by tapping + next to Edit in the top-right corner.

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6. Choose an import method:

   • Add one or more covers/templates from the Files app (recommended): Tap From Files.

     • Import one file: Tap on it.

     • Import multiple files: Tap Select near the upper right corner of the Files interface, select those files, and tap Open.

       

       <aside> 💡 You can swipe across a row of files to select them quickly.

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     <aside> 💡 For best results, add a PDF instead of an image. For example, add an A4-sized PDF instead of an image having the same dimensions in pixels of the A4 size.

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     <aside> ℹ️ If you add a multi-page PDF as a custom cover/template, only its first page is added. If you want to use the PDF as a template document (e.g. a multi-page contract), import it to your library instead and duplicate it.

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   • Add a cover/template from the Photos app: Tap From Photos, then tap a photo.

Delete templates (including built-in)

1. Choose Notebook Templates.
2. Choose the template type to be deleted:
   • Delete one or more covers: Tap the Default Cover preview in the upper section.
   • Delete one or more templates: Tap the Default Paper preview.
3. Tap Edit in the upper right.
4. Select the template(s) you want to delete.
5. Tap the Trash icon in the upper left.

<aside> ℹ️ Deleted custom templates can’t be restored; you’ll need to add them back. Built-in templates can be restored from GoodNotes Settings.

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