Create Quick Notes anywhere on iPad

You can use Quick Notes to jot down information over any app or screen on iPad (not available on iPad Air 2 or iPad mini 4). Add handwriting, links, Safari highlights, tags, and mentions to a Quick Note so you can get to important names, numbers, and ideas easily. When you highlight text in Safari or add a link from an app, you see a Quick Note thumbnail next time you visit the site, taking you right to what you were viewing before.

You can access all your Quick Notes in the Notes app . And when you make a Quick Note on your iPad, you can see the note on your iPhone and Mac, too.

Create a Quick Note

Start a Quick Note in any of the following ways:
- Swipe up from the bottom right corner of the display using your finger or Apple Pencil.
- Open Control Center, then tap .
  (If you don’t see , add it to Control Center—go to Settings > Control Center, then choose Quick Note).
- If your iPad is connected to an Apple external keyboard, use the Globe-Q keyboard shortcut to open Quick Notes. If Quick Notes is already open, you can use Command-N to create a new note.
Do any of the following:
- Enter text: Type or write with Apple Pencil.
- Add a link: Tap Add Link.
- Start a new note: Tap .
- Switch to other Quick Notes: Swipe left or right.

View and organize your Quick Notes

To view all your Quick Notes in the Notes app, tap the Quick Notes folder.

If you move an individual Quick Note to a different folder, it becomes a standard note and no longer appears as a Quick Note while in other apps.

Note: You can’t lock a Quick Note unless you move it to a different folder.

Change or turn off the corner gesture for Quick Notes

Go to Settings > Notes > Corner Gestures, then do any of the following:

Turn on or off Allow Finger to Swipe from Corner.
Tap Left Corner Swipe or Right Corner Swipe, then choose an action.

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iPad User Guide

Create Quick Notes anywhere on iPad

Create a Quick Note

View and organize your Quick Notes

Change or turn off the corner gesture for Quick Notes