{"id":3413,"date":"2015-12-08T09:30:53","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T08:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=3413"},"modified":"2016-01-11T16:41:05","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T15:41:05","slug":"note-making-and-annotating-with-an-ipad-which-apps-do-i-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2015\/12\/08\/note-making-and-annotating-with-an-ipad-which-apps-do-i-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Note-making and annotating with an iPad – which apps do I need?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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flickr photo by S@Z <\/a>shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) license<\/p><\/div>\n

When academics and students start using an iPad some of the first things they want to be able to do are make notes (in lectures, at conferences or in meetings) and annotate pdf documents.<\/p>\n

There are many apps available to accomplish these tasks so we have been comparing some of them to help new iPad users to decide which to try.<\/p>\n

Make notes or organise notes?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

First, it is important to think about what you want or need to be able to do. For example, do you only want to make notes, or do you want an app that will let you organise your notes as well? Will you be keeping the notes on your device or do you want to sync them so that they are available with a web browser or other mobile device(s)? Additional questions to consider\u00a0include:<\/p>\n