The iPhone Notes application lets you type, store and email small text documents.
The main screen will list the notes you have stored, and the last time you edited them. Press on a note to edit it. Press the + button to create a new note.
When viewing a note, you have a few buttons at the bottom of the screen. You can use the arrows to move from note to note. You can use the letter-shaped button to email your note. You can use the trash can to delete the note.
Click on the body of the note to enter edit mode. This will bring up the keyboard. You can type on the keyboard to enter text. You can roll your finger over the text in the note to reposition the cursor. To enter non-letter characters, press the the .?123 button at the bottom left. You can press, hold, roll and release to enter a single special character, or tap on the .?123 button once, and then tap on a key to type multiple characters.
Posted by Gary Rosenzweig on 2/21/08.
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Hi
I am loving my iPhone, but I am really disappointed that the Notes feature does not sync. Do you know of any work-arounds? Is there any other app that will work just like Notes on the Mac? I have seen a few like EverNote, but am concerned about storing my notes externally and some products don’t sort the list alphabetically. Any suggestions?
BTW, thanks for your Podcasts – I love them.
Cheers
Kelvin
I hear you. It is disappointing that Notes still don’t sync. But the solution is 3rd-part apps. I use EverNote. But there are plenty of others that vary by feature. I’d just look through them and find the ones that fit your needs best.
Hi,
Do you know how to sort the Iphone notes in an alphabetical order?
Thanks,
Simcha
No, not on the iPhone anyway. I don’t think the app was even meant to be used for so many note that they would need to be sorted. There are lots of 3rd-party notes applications available and I’m sure some of them allow for sorting.