03 Notes and Reminders

IMPORTANT LITTLE DETAILS THAT YOU JOT DOWN ARE MUCH SMARTER AND RICHER.

PERSISTENT REMINDERS

Due reminders on the Lock screen remain there unless you actively action them — if you unlock and then lock your phone, your reminders will still be listed on the Lock screen.

MORE RESPONSES

When you do action a noti cation, you have more options than before: you can mark something as completed, or you can choose the Later option, which gives you the choice of ‘snoozing’ the reminder.

CREATE REMINDERS

While in an app, you can tell Siri to “Remind me about this” and it will create a reminder named a er whatever you’re currently looking at in the app. You can also send things to Reminders from apps such as Safari by tapping the Share button, then Reminders. Here, you can add text and, by tapping the Options button, set a time or location to be reminded. In Safari’s case, when you access that reminder, it will take you straight to the linked web page.

ENHANCED NOTES

In the new, richer Notes app, you can embed pictures or web links into your notes. e easiest way to do this is o en from Safari or the Photos app — tap the Share button, then choose Notes. You’ll have the option of adding text to go with your link or photo, and choosing whether to create a new note or add to an existing one. Pictures can also be added using the camera icon above the keyboard inside the Notes app (if this isn’t visible, tap the + on the right to reveal it).

MAKE CHECKLISTS

You can add checklists to notes, too — tap the icon of a circle with a tick inside, just above the keyboard. Type your rst to-do, then press return to start a new one. Press the icon again to stop. To mark an item in the list as done, tap its circle.

SKETCH OUT IDEAS

Tap the squiggly line icon above the keyboard in Notes to add freehand drawings and use a ruler tool to draw straight lines. You can choose di erent drawing implements and line colours. ere are undo and redo options, and you can rotate the whole drawing for easier working. Tap Done to insert it.

TEXT STYLING

e Aa icon above the keyboard in the Notes app lets you style up text in notes as headings, subheadings and lists. Highlight text and choose a new style for it, or start a new line and choose a style before writing. Highlight text and then tap BIU in the pop-up options bar to change its weight and decoration. You can indent the current line or selection from the same pop-up.

You can ask Siri to remind you later about whatever you’re looking at in Safari.

Reminders have more ‘snooze’ options.

(Left) Notes can contain much more than text; you can attach links to web pages, add checklists and draw sketches on the touchscreen.