One finger writes. More fingers edit. One button sends.
New to it? You don’t need the gestures to start: hold the button at the bottom right for Help, Dictate and New drawing. In the app, Help is also a three-finger ? away. The gestures are for when you want to go faster; the buzzes tell you each one was understood.
| Do this | To |
|---|---|
| Write with one finger | Add text. Each word appears after a short pause (you can set how long). |
| Tap | Write a dot, even on a drawing. |
| Draw ⅃ < > | New line · backspace · space. |
| Draw ^ | Dictate. The button lights up as a mic that moves with your voice; tap anywhere to stop. |
| Draw a big box, or hold four fingers still | Open a new drawing. |
| Do this | To |
|---|---|
| Swipe one finger straight off an edge | Move the cursor a letter (← →) or a line (↑ ↓). Hold at the edge to keep going. |
| Drag two fingers together | Scroll. The cursor stays on its word. |
| Put down two fingers, lift one, drag | Move the cursor like a trackpad. Push against the top or bottom to scroll line by line, faster the further you push. |
A buzz tells you two fingers have landed, and another when you lift one into the trackpad.
| Do this | To |
|---|---|
| Hold a word | Select it, with handles to adjust. |
| Hold blank space | Select the word the cursor is on (or paste, if it isn’t on one). |
| Put down three fingers, lift two, drag | Select from the cursor, a buzz per word. |
| Write over a selection | Replace it with what you write. |
| Tap off it, or put down two fingers | Let it go. |
The bubble over a selection grows with your text. Its top row offers spelling and grammar fixes and the handwriting’s other readings of a word (handy when it misread you); its icons are Say (replace by speaking), Cut, Copy, Paste and Select all.
| Do this | To |
|---|---|
| Draw a line through words, or through and back | Delete them. |
| Scribble a zigzag over words | Delete them; a long buzz as the zigzag forms, the delete when you lift. In blank space, it deletes the word at the cursor. |
| Scribble a zigzag with three fingers | Clear the page, after asking. Three fingers up brings it back. |
| Fingers | Left · Right · Up · Down |
|---|---|
| One | Move the cursor a letter or a line. Hold at the edge to keep going. |
| Two | Delete a letter · add a space. Hold at the edge to keep going. |
| Three | Delete the line · new line · undo · redo |
The button at the bottom right shows where your note goes. Tap it to send. It starts on the clipboard every time: tap, and the note is copied and you get a fresh page.
Like a screen-off memo: a black page and your finger. Hold a drawing in your note to open it again. Opening and closing the drawing page gives a double buzz.
| Do this | To |
|---|---|
| One finger | Draw, or erase. |
| Two fingers | Pinch to zoom in (up to 10×) for detail; drag to move around. |
| Three fingers ↑ ↓ ← → | Undo · redo · pen · eraser. |
| Four fingers held on an empty page | Back to writing. |
| The pen button | Slide up for a colour, then right for the thickness. |
| The eraser button | Tap it on or off; drag right to size it. |
| ✕ · ✓ | Discard · put the drawing in the note. |
From Help, tap Settings: text size; cursor and scroll speed; how long to wait before writing turns into text; when the page fades while idle; how far drawings zoom; colour pairs for the text and the handwriting; whether to ask before clearing the page; which shortcuts the button’s list shows; the three-finger letters (Gesture mapping); and Report a problem.