Create Quick Notes anywhere on iPad

You can use Quick Notes to jot down information over any app or screen on iPad. Add links, images, tags, and mentions to a Quick Note so you can get to important names, numbers, and ideas easily. When you highlight text in Safari or add a link from an app, you see a Quick Note thumbnail next time you visit the site, taking you right to what you were viewing before.

A Quick Note is open at the bottom-right corner of the screen over a Pages document.

You can access all your Quick Notes in the Notes app . And when you make a Quick Note on your iPad, you can see the note on your iPhone and Mac, too.

Make a Quick Note

To start a Quick Note from any app, do any of the following:

Tap , then tap Add to Quick Note.
Swipe up from the bottom right corner of the display using Apple Pencil.
Tip: You can also do this gesture with your finger—go to Settings > Multitasking & Gestures, then turn on Swipe Finger from Corner.
Open Control Center, then tap .
(If you don’t see , add it to Control Center—go to Settings > Control Center, then choose Quick Note.)
If your iPad is connected to an Apple external keyboard, use the Globe-Q keyboard shortcut to open Quick Notes. If Quick Notes is already open, you can use Command-N to create a new note.

View and organize Quick Notes

To view all your Quick Notes in the Notes app, tap Quick Notes in the folders list.

Note: You can’t lock a Quick Note unless you move it to a different folder.

If you move an individual Quick Note to a different folder, it becomes a standard note and no longer appears as a Quick Note in other apps.

Change or turn off the corner gesture for Quick Notes

Go to Settings > Notes > Corner Gestures, then do any of the following:

Turn on or off Allow Finger to Swipe from Corner.
Tap Left Corner Swipe or Right Corner Swipe, then choose an action.

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iPad User Guide

Create Quick Notes anywhere on iPad

Make a Quick Note

View and organize Quick Notes

Change or turn off the corner gesture for Quick Notes