note taking

A note taking app from Zoho that is definitely worth trying

September 10, 2020 by Satyapriya

Note taking is the major concern for many of the smart phone users. There are many note taking apps until now both for the ios and android platform users. But here comes the one more useful and interesting app from Zoho, a Chennai based company. Its Zoho Notebook, a free note taking application for android and ios users.

The android app may not look as good as the ios app, but it is an efficient working app.

This application makes it easy to create notes, categorize the notes and also editing the notes as well. You can create various notes, check lists, audio notes. It helps you get the work done quickly.

You can even sync your various notes across the device by simply logging into the Zoho account or creating a new one.

The app allows to group the various notes with pinch gesture very easily.

This app from Zoho network works very well as a journal app, and it will be very much useful to those who like to keep a diary of notes. It also serves your various other needs like saving shopping lists, saving audio recordings.

There is no desktop and web application of Zoho notebook as of now.

Don’t miss try this wonderful note taking app in your android or ios devices.

A Simple Guide On How To Use Microsoft OneNote

May 8, 2018 by Satyapriya

Microsoft OneNote is one of the most underrated note taking app. Many have just known it as an application to save to do lists and write down notes, but you can also actually write notes, to do lists, shopping lists with a stylus, and you can also convert your handwritten notes into text and can also organize your recipes collection.

Creating Notes:

The structure of OneNote involves three layers which include Notebooks, Sections, and pages. Once you are done with creating Notebook and sections, you can rename the page by typing in the top left corner of the page. You can then start writing or typing your notes. When you right click on the particular page name you have on the left-hand side of the OneNote, you will get the various options that you can do with the page. You can either choose to have a plain page, or lined page or a page with grid lines.

If your monitor supports using a stylus, I mean if your monitor is a touch screen then you will be provided with the Radial menu which will allow you to choose among the four different pen styles and various colours of pens and sizes of the pen lines.

In case your screen is not a touchscreen, then you will find the paper icon which will have different options which are also OneNote’s more complex.

Camera option which allows you to click pictures and insert them directly into the OneNote page, draw option allows you to draw with your mouse, table option to create your own customized tables. This radial menu is one of the best things in OneNote which gives you easy access to the settings.

Customization:

There is a big room for customization in Microsoft OneNote which makes it the best application. You can get a lot of customizing options once you right click on the particular section or a page you will get the various options to customize. Under the customization options for the section, you will get colour changing option, there will be about 16 colours to choose from which will change the appearance of the entire application once you select a colour, but the right panel and bottom panel colours will be default and will never change and will be purple always.

You can pin a particular page or section to the start screen which will give quick access to that page or section.

Microsoft OneNote automatically saves the content to SkyDrive which will not give a chance to lose your content. And this also allows you to share the links to your pages with your friends and all.

So this is how you can easily use your OneNote application, hope you like this and start using OneNote and make it your default note-taking app.

Best Free note taking apps for android devices

June 27, 2016 by Satyapriya

Digital note taking may not be as simple and easy as taking notes with the help of paper and pen. These days no one goes anywhere without carrying their phones, so taking digital notes whenever required is the best option and no need to carry any notepad along. But there comes the question what are the best free android apps for taking notes on your phone? So here I present you some wonderful free apps for taking notes digitally using your android devices.

Google Keep:

Google keep will surely come in the first among the list of the best free android apps for taking notes. It is really good for quick notes and reminders. You can search for notes rather than browsing through the folders. At first it may feel strange as it will not be like all the other note taking apps, but it will be fine once you get used to it.

OneNote:

From the most popular company Microsoft, OneNote is one among the most popular and useful note taking apps that offers the users with the best features. It allows you to do a lot of things which include inserting clip from the web, multimedia files, tags and search for notes, drawing with your finger. It is very easy to learn and it is even very clean in its look and modern as well.

Evernote:

It was the first fully features multi note taking app that hit the mobile devices. It was very innovative. It has a lot of interesting features like clipping from the web, scanning the text in photos and many more.

FiiNote:

It is a multi purpose note taking app that’s similar to both OneNote and Evernote. It has support for both typed and handwritten notes. It is very easy to use even on a small screen phone.

ColorNote:

It mainly focuses on delivering the quick convenience that you would get from the real life sticky notes. The only purpose of this app is to serve you for your quick note taking needs. It supports lined notes and check lists.

Omni Notes:

It is simple, clean and delightful to use. It has the ability to merge the notes, batch editing of notes, sketch note mode which allows you to draw. With the Google now integration available I it you can just dictate the notes that you want to note in it.

Simplenote:

As its name suggests it is one of the most simple note taking apps that you will ever come across. So use this if you are tired of all the apps that are fully loaded various features that you don’t even use.

Monospace:

Monospace is a writing an note taking app mixed in one thing. It doesn’t have any features other than the basic formatting of the text.

Picking up the right app will help you feel good and engage you in note taking, Take the right decision choosing the right app for your needs.