How do I take nice notes on my Surface Pro?

Take notes

  1. Click or tap anywhere on the page and start typing.
  2. Use a stylus, mouse, or even your finger to handwrite a note.
  3. Select a handwritten note and then select Draw > Ink to Text to turn handwriting into typed text.
  4. Select a note and quickly move or resize it on the page.
  5. All of your work is saved automatically.

Can you take notes on a Surface Pro?

Go into Settings on your Surface device, open Devices, and select Pen. From there, you can choose either right or left hand. You can make simple hand-drawn notes on web pages in Microsoft Edge or, with the November update to Windows 10, you can hand-write reminders directly into Cortana.

What is the best note taker?

Jump to:

  • Microsoft 365 – Best all-rounder.
  • Evernote – Best app dedicated to note-taking.
  • Ulysses – Best for iOS users.
  • Simplenote – Best user interface.
  • Bear – Best looking note-taking app.
  • Dropbox Paper – Best for collaboration.
  • Google Keep – Best for simplicity.
  • Atom – Best for cross-platform users.

Is there a writing app for Surface Pro?

OneNote. Microsoft’s own free note-taking app syncs across all your devices, but it shines when you add the Surface Pen. Take notes on blank or grid backgrounds, highlight text, or draw pictures using various tools, then easily sync with OneDrive to keep your notes with you wherever you go.

Is Surface Pro good for handwriting?

As you might expect, handwriting recognition works better on a Surface Pro/Pro2 due to the inclusion of a Wacom stylus but it will also work just fine on a Surface RT/2 using a finger or capacitive stylus.

Is Microsoft OneNote the best note-taking app?

Best for Students Note-taking apps are great for students, and our top pick for them is Microsoft OneNote. Not only do you get a lot for free, but also the app has a few features that students may want. On touch-screens, for example, you can write by hand and make sketches for classes in biology, physics, and others.

Which app is best for note-taking with stylus?

Evernote (Android, iOS, macOS, Windows, Web) It’s one of the most powerful options around and can handle notes in almost any format you want. You can add text notes, audio clips, images, PDF documents, scanned handwritten pages, Slack conversations, emails, websites, and anything else you can think of.