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    From Ammammata@21:1/5 to All on Thu Nov 9 10:49:31 2023
    hello

    I'm asking for an (old) friend, OTOH I'm not an Apple user: is there
    anything available on the store to replace the built-in Notes app?
    he uses it, typing and dictating, but its very unconmfortable when he
    tries to send/share/print

    Thank you in advance

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  • From Chris@21:1/5 to Ammammata on Sat Nov 11 08:50:46 2023
    Ammammata <ammammata@tiscali.it> wrote:
    hello

    I'm asking for an (old) friend, OTOH I'm not an Apple user: is there
    anything available on the store to replace the built-in Notes app?
    he uses it, typing and dictating, but its very unconmfortable when he
    tries to send/share/print

    Send/share/print is managed by iPadOS. It's pretty much the same process regardless of the app. I don't think changing the app will help.

    What's the problem your friend has?

    Thank you in advance


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  • From Ammammata@21:1/5 to All on Mon Nov 13 09:29:01 2023
    Chris was thinking very hard :
    but its very unconmfortable when he
    tries to send/share/print

    Send/share/print is managed by iPadOS. It's pretty much the same process regardless of the app. I don't think changing the app will help.

    What's the problem your friend has?

    I report some of his issues (but, I repeat, I don't have an iPhone or a
    Mac to confirm)

    He says he can't send/share part of a note, the app always sends the
    whole stuff, in some cases the app sends as a picture even if the
    source is a text, he can't comfortably manage the notes when is
    connected to icloud.com with his pc (Windows), and so on.

    He's 80 yo, please be patient ;)

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  • From Ammammata@21:1/5 to All on Mon Nov 13 14:13:25 2023
    Ed Cryer expressed precisely :
    There are other apps available in the App Store; lots, in fact. Just do a Search for "note" and you'll find things like Goodnote, Notefree, and a host more

    yes, in the meantime I made some tests with Android apps, I found that
    OneNote from Microsoft works fine: I can type a note, or register a
    vocal, or dictate using the microphone. Notes are almost immediately
    synced with OneNote on the computer and here I can work on them,
    adding, changing, deleting and, on exit, all the modifications are
    synced back to the phone.

    thanky you for your tips, my first try will be OneNote on the apple
    devices and in case of failure I'll give a try to the a.m.

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  • From Ed Cryer@21:1/5 to Ammammata on Mon Nov 13 12:42:08 2023
    Ammammata wrote:
    Chris was thinking very hard :
    but its very unconmfortable when he tries to send/share/print

    Send/share/print is managed by iPadOS. It's pretty much the same process
    regardless of the app. I don't think changing the app will help.

    What's the problem your friend has?

    I report some of his issues (but, I repeat, I don't have an iPhone or a
    Mac to confirm)

    He says he can't send/share part of a note, the app always sends the
    whole stuff, in some cases the app sends as a picture even if the source
    is a text, he can't comfortably manage the notes when is connected to icloud.com with his pc (Windows), and so on.

    He's 80 yo, please be patient ;)


    That Note app. is very bare-bones. I use it only for writing text, which
    I'll then copy and paste elsewhere.
    I suggest MS Word.

    There are other apps available in the App Store; lots, in fact. Just do
    a Search for "note" and you'll find things like Goodnote, Notefree, and
    a host more.

    Ed

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  • From Chris@21:1/5 to Ammammata on Mon Nov 13 21:32:08 2023
    Ammammata <ammammata@tiscali.it> wrote:
    Ed Cryer expressed precisely :
    There are other apps available in the App Store; lots, in fact. Just do a
    Search for "note" and you'll find things like Goodnote, Notefree, and a host >> more

    yes, in the meantime I made some tests with Android apps, I found that OneNote from Microsoft works fine: I can type a note, or register a
    vocal, or dictate using the microphone. Notes are almost immediately
    synced with OneNote on the computer and here I can work on them,
    adding, changing, deleting and, on exit, all the modifications are
    synced back to the phone.

    Not sure how this is any different to Notes? That's exactly how I use Notes
    on my ipad and Mac.

    Your OP was about "sharing" not syncing. What exactly is your friend trying
    to achieve?

    thanky you for your tips, my first try will be OneNote on the apple
    devices and in case of failure I'll give a try to the a.m

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  • From Chris@21:1/5 to Ammammata on Mon Nov 13 21:27:03 2023
    Ammammata <ammammata@tiscali.it> wrote:
    Chris was thinking very hard :
    but its very unconmfortable when he
    tries to send/share/print

    Send/share/print is managed by iPadOS. It's pretty much the same process
    regardless of the app. I don't think changing the app will help.

    What's the problem your friend has?

    I report some of his issues (but, I repeat, I don't have an iPhone or a
    Mac to confirm)

    He says he can't send/share part of a note, the app always sends the
    whole stuff, in some cases the app sends as a picture even if the
    source is a text,

    I can manage it. He needs to highlight the part of the note he wants to
    share, select the "Share..." option in the pop-up menu (he'll likely need
    to skip a few options before finding it) and choose where to save/share the selection.

    he can't comfortably manage the notes when is
    connected to icloud.com with his pc (Windows), and so on.

    That's a different issue and I don't use icloud with windows so can't help here.

    He's 80 yo, please be patient ;)


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