Notes, handwriting and canvases

#Notes and canvases

A note is a page-based document for writing and typing. A canvas is a free-form space without pages for arranging text, images, shapes and handwriting. Create either from New Note (the arrow next to it offers New Canvas) inside a project.

#Writing by hand

Write with a stylus or your finger. New notes use the Think pen by default, alongside a ballpoint pen, pencil and Highlighter; your ink is saved automatically. The Lasso lets you select handwriting to move it or act on it.

RooQi also supports compatible Bluetooth styluses. When one is connected, RooQi reads its connection, battery, buttons, model and device settings.

#Typing and inserting

Use Insert to add an Image, a Table, a Shape or canvas content. You can type anywhere on a note alongside your handwriting.

#Convert handwriting to text

Select handwriting with the Lasso and choose Convert Handwriting to Text. The original strokes are kept unless you remove them.

#Mind maps

Choose Create Mind Map or New Mind Map to sketch a structure of topics. Add child and sibling topics, and use Mind Map on Facing Page to keep a map next to your notes. Mind maps in RooQi are strict trees: every topic has one parent.

#Undo and history

Undo and redo are available in the toolbar and with the usual keyboard shortcuts on Mac.

#Moving to Trash

Choosing Move to Trash keeps the item recoverable from Trash until you delete it permanently. Removing a local download, moving to Trash and deleting from iCloud are different actions.