Finish in Pages
Ever started typing a note in the Notes app, and wished you’d done it in Pages? In Sonoma, you can turn a note into a Pages document, quickly and easily, and with no copying and pasting required.
In the Notes app’s toolbar, click the Share icon. From the Share menu, select Open in Pages and the Pages app is launched, and the note you were working on is turned into a Pages document. Images are carried across as well as text.
The PDF (Portable Document Format) is a very important type of file, and one that many of us use a lot today. The way we work with PDFs has been enhanced and improved in macOS Sonoma.
Using machine learning, text fields in PDF forms are identified and made available for typing. You can use AutoFill to quickly fill out a form, and simply type into fields where no AutoFill is available.
You can add a signature you have saved in Preview or make a new one, and check boxes are ticked when you click on them. This works on documents you scan with your iPhone’s or iPad’s camera and open on your Mac, as well as those sent to you as a PDF.
In the Preview app, click the Show Markup Toolbar button for more options. These include a text entry tool, a drawing tool, a redaction tool, a signature button and a new text box.
The way the Notes app deals with PDFs has also been improved. You can open a PDF stored within a note at full-width view within the Notes app, keep multiple PDFs in the same note, and with Live Collaboration, changes made to a PDF you’re working on with another person are made in real time.
Another improvement to the Notes app is that you can now add inline links from one note to another. With a note open, click on the place in the note where you want the link to appear, and right click. From the menu, select Add Link and you can then type or paste a web address or the title of another of your notes. You can add a name if you wish.