The Document View

The Document View refers to the view where you take notes, using several editing tools at your disposal. It's what you see when you tap to open a document from the Library View.

What You Can Do in Document View

Rename the document

1. Tap the document title at the middle-top:

   

2. Tap the title field and change it.

Change the recognition language

The recognition language is used to make your notes searchable through a process called indexing. The default recognition language can be set for new documents, but you can always change it for a particular document.

1. Tap the language text next to "Recognition Language".
2. Choose a new language.

The app will re-index the document in the new language.

Move the document to a different folder

1. Choose Move to a Different Folder.

2. Choose the destination:

   • Select a folder: Tap it.

   <aside> 💡 Tapping a folder also show its subfolders, if any. Tap it again to hide its subfolders for a more compact view. To create a new folder in the selected folder, tap the New Folder icon in the top-right corner of the dialog.

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3. Tap Move.

Add a page

1. Tap the Add Page icon near the top-right corner.

2. Select the position of the new page:

   • Before: The new page will be added before the current page.
   • After (default): The new page will be added after the current page.
   • Last Page: The new page will be added as the last page.

3. Select the type of content to add:

   • Add a blank page in the current template: Tap Current Template.

   • Add a blank page in a different template: Do either of the following:

     • Tap one of the templates in the scrollable horizontal list.
     • Tap More from Templates... and choose a different template.
       • Next steps

   • Add a page by pasting one or more copied pages: Tap Paste Page(s).

     <aside> ℹ️ This menu item is available only when one or more pages have been copied to the clipboard.

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   • Add an image from Photos as the new page: Tap Image. Then find an image and tap on it.

   • Add one or more pages by scanning a physical document: Tap Scan Documents.

     • Next steps

   • Add a page by taking a photo: Tap Take Photo. Then take a photo and tap Use Photo.

   • Add one or more pages by importing one or more files: Tap Import and select the file(s).

     • Next steps

     <aside> ➡️ Import documents

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<aside> 💡 You can also pull up on the last page of the notebook to quickly add a new page.

• This works with the default vertical scrolling mode. If you've set horizontal scrolling direction, pull from right to left to add a new page.

• If this doesn't work at all, check that "Pull to Add Page" is enabled in GoodNotes Settings. </aside>