How to make digital handwritten notes on your laptop (using a pen tablet) with OneNote
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- čas přidán 17. 07. 2024
- Hi :) this is a more detailed version of my previous video where I talked about how I make digital handwritten notes using OneNote. The tablet I use in the video:
Wacom One graphics tablet (small)*: amzn.to/38umgwA
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A pen tablet is a cheaper alternative to buying a new iPad or any touch screen device - it still enables you to make digital notes. Its lightweight and easy to carry and I wish I started using my pen tablet for making notes sooner.
It can be tricky to get used to using a pen tablet to make written notes on your laptop, but in this video I share different tips on how to make this process easier.
Prior to using the Wacom One tablet, I used the Wacom Intuos small pen tablet for about 6 years. The tablet still works fine but I decided to switch because I was having issues with my cable and the tablet itself was getting a bit worn out (due to neglect on my part to be fair). I initially purchased this to create digital art but ended up using this a lot during A levels to do past papers on my laptop.
Fast forward to now, I use my graphics tablet regularly to make handwritten digital notes - it wasn't always like this though. I started off making typed notes at the start of my degree but I didn't really enjoy doing that. So I spent a lot of time handwriting my notes. However, as the years went by I found that I was just stacking up a lot of paper notes that were difficult to navigate. For example if I wanted to search my notes for Marfans syndrome, it would take me ages to find out bits I had written about it from all of my years of studying. For a while I contemplated buying an iPad Pro and apple pencil to make my notes since I really enjoy making digital art too. But it was just waaaay too expensive for me to justify buying at this point in my life as a student, so I carried on making traditional handwritten notes.
Then I rediscovered my Wacom Tablet and started making digital notes. Now everything is so much easier to find, I can write as much as I want and I don't have to worry about carrying all of my notes to the library to revise a certain module. Everything is on my laptop. Even better - I can access everything on any device as long as they are connected to the internet. If you're a medical student or any type of student, you will probably find this to be a useful alternative to buying an iPad. You can connect a wacom tablet to whatever device/laptop you're working with - you don't need anything fancy.
APPS I USE:
1. OneNote (FREE) - very easy to use, you can write typed/handwritten notes. You can add tags to info, search up things easily and add pdf's. You can structure your notes really well. You can share your notes with others. You can access your notes online on any device. And it's FREE.
2. Notability - you can edit pdf documents very easily. If you're an A-level or GCSE student you might find this app useful to do lots of past papers. You can organise your past papers into folders and write your answers of this pdf. You can then export them as PDF again to share with others. It costs £1.99 I believe, which for me isn't too bad considering I have used it a lot.
3. Microsoft PowerPoint/Word - you can use pen tools on these applications. Just click on the draw tab.
4. Autodesk (FREE) - the app I use for drawing but also for making the animations/handwriting for these videos. It's a really good free app for digital art and drawing. You have plenty of brush/pen options and can control the settings on them to customise the tool. If you like drawing, you might enjoy doodling on there and copying/pasting your drawings onto one note.
I use a USB-C to USB 3.0 adapter to connect my wacom tablet to my laptop.
Time stamps:
0:27 - OneNote basics
0:53 - Paper style
1:20 - Draw tab
2:23 - Writing with the tablet
2:55 - Buttons on the pen
4:35 - Shapes for structure
4:53 - Images and shortcuts
6:00 - Tags and searching
7:41 - Lecture notes
8:34 - Summary
Music:
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Thank you for watching :)
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your welcome :D
thanks mate
lifesaver!
Nice! I used to always use that shortcut until I found out you can change the PrtSc button to do that action. It's in the Snip & Sketch program, first option in Settings.
THANK YOU
@@Ri-Ci OMG you can do that?! Imma try to fix that and just use that cuz I sometimes miss the keys and I wasted 5 seconds wondering why it didn't activate the program lmao XD
I have been looking for this kind of content for weeks now. Everyone's just using ipads and as much as it's convenient not everyone can afford it if you want to do digital note taking
Preach
Specially for the pencil ugh it’s so expensive.
Especially if you need a laptop like for engineering we need one for CAD and coding
@@sophiel9687 yeah but I like to handwrite it because handwriting something engages my brain with the content, I don't just do it for aesthetic
@@geministargazer9830 yeah same. I can remember info a lot easier when I write them
Finally your the first person to actually use the wacom tablet for notetaking succesfully !! I almost gave up, I already put it back in the box lol.
Keep going with it!!! hope it works out for you :)
same 😭
why do you giving up??
@@divashaula7283 I'm working on a chromebook installing software without a Linux distro to assign functions to a button is really difficult. Also Onenote doesn't create fluid lines while writing some other note apps do though
First day i put wacom back but now i use my own handwriting 👍🏻
Gorgeous production. And, very useful information of course. Just re-started using one note and was looking for a basic guide. Actually this was far more information than I expected, beyond my basic needs. It'll be useful to come back to this as I get familiar with the program. Thank you.
This is AMAZING! What a game changer for me since i was interested in getting started with digital notes but i was getting hesitant whether i should get an ipad but THIS! My brother has a pen tablet since he's into digital art i might get one myself since it'll save a lot of money! THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! You deserve wayyy more subscribers!
best believe im saving this vid to rewatch when im going to uni
aww loool😂💗 hope it helps hehe best of luck for uni xx
Actually I prefer this since I do not have to sacrifice my posture. I just have to look at the screen while writing. I do not have to curve my posture looking down.
I'm a medtech student on a budget and I really want to try digital note taking. However, ipads and apple pencil are very expensive for me and out of all the videos/reviews I have watched, your videos are the one that convinced me the most! My pen tablet will be arriving in 2 days! I can't wait to be productive!!! Thank you so much for a very informative and helpful video! Subscribed :D
edit: I'm using now my pen as I write this edit.
how was your experience so far?
i'm in the same boat as you were then
Hello. Just to check out, if you are still using the tablets for notes. I am too in a similar situation and I require extensive note taking
There is no option for eraser there in pen button section, how did she do that?
R u alive
@@sehandevadi5503 You still want help?
You are sooo underrated! The quality of this video is top notch 💜 alsoooo, I never knew you could do these in one note
thank you sooo much and thank you for watching❤️ it's honestly so useful!
This was so helpful! I was frustrated using OneNote with my Wacom initially and gave up, but you gave a lot of helpful pointers. Thank you so much! ☺️
You're welcome! thank you so much for watching :)
what was frustrating about it?
@@Adnan-me4uq I’m a year late but I think a lot of people don’t know how to find the grid/guide and try to freehand it which is super difficult especially when starting out
@@sonic3817what grid guide
such a gourgeuos video to watch, I'm impressed with the details and the edition! amazing work, gourgeous handwriting, congratulations ❤
Omg finally I found someone who's using graphic tablet! I've been using it for several months bc I'm too broke for iPad :') but there are many things that are still unfamiliar to me, esp OneNote, so your video is really helpful! Thank you and all the best for your studies and channel! :)
thank you so much! All the best with your studies :)
This is the video i've been looking for from the past few weeks. Thank you! 😇
thank god I found this video, almost spent $1k+ on an iPad Pro just for notes
Use a notebook it's so much better especially if you've math courses or stuff to solve it's not a good experience to write on iPad I've the iPad pro
Your actually amazing like I feel blessed that I found your youtube channel. I have worried about buying an iPad for university, but know that I have found out about this graphics tablet I can put my limited budget to better use.
Thank you so much ✨❤️❤️
That's such a detailed way if taking notes ,and a detailed video as well..
Can't thank you enough for this video:)
This really inspired me a lot
Wow Wow!! That's truly amazing, And a great innovative alternative!
And you're presentation video and attention to detail is top draw!
Plus this is a great insight for professional people/students to pursue their chosen
profession/fields/subjects and dreams. Thank you so so very much for this! : )
Thank you for the very kind comment 😌💜 xx
The amount of effort you put into your videos and editing is mind blowing. Love it 💜✨✨
thank you so much and thank you for watching 💜
Just love the manner in which you explain all these useful tips! Thanks a lot for helping out noob folks like me :)
Thank you so much for the tutorial. It's so clear and i can follow your steps easily. Really helpful!
Love your editing and handwriting too
Such neat and interesting notes you make, above all what a presentation on youtube. 10/10.
Please keep posting more such videos.
Thank you for this I bought a graphics tablet about a month ago for this purpose but I haven’t been able to use it it’s difficult to write and position it but now I see that you’re zooming in thank you so much !!!
ahhh thank you for making this video! i was planning to do this after getting my first laptop, considering that i'm too broke to buy an ipad lol. glad to see that it actually works! i will def try this out now!!
omg ur editing skills 😩 great video i loved it!!
Thank you so much 🥺🥺 says you!
Yes finally someone made this with a tablet !!❤️ thank you
Great video. I can't believe I haven't discovered digital note-taking sooner. This has given me a lot of insight into how to go about doing so.
THANK YOU SO MUCH ive been blind to onenote and my wacom tablet for the past 5 months of my life
super useful for online class season! i didn't think of using my drawing tablet this way, thank youuu
Seeing your video encourage me so much. I want to take note digitally and buy a pen tablet. But it's so hard because my handwriting is ugly to begin with and taking it with pen tablet making it worse. And I didn't familiar with OneNote. So I shove it back to my drawer and never use it anymore. Now I see your video really make me want to take it out and start over. 💛
This is the video i was looking for, i was just looking at microsoft surface options for this kinds of tasks, but you just made up my mind, i will use a pen tablet just like you, thanks a lot!! great video!!
This is a brilliant video. As someone who's thinking of getting into tutoring this both helped and gave me some new ideas!
you inspired me to start using graphic tablet, helps me a lot during my master degree.
Thanks so much for the video. I was thinking about getting a regular iPad for note taking but I already have a very good laptop so this saves me so much money!
Thank you Dr. Shiv🙂 This is exactly what I need for massage therapy courses! I only wish all of my professors sounded so calming and Zen as you do 🙏🏽😊
Thank you so much!!!!
I was thinking of buying a tablet to write handwritten notes. I'm switching to digital notetaking, to avoid carrying folders around.
This saved me loads of £££
watched the video yesterday, went and bought my wacom today and really love it after using it for an hour
looking forward to more videos ☺️
Hi! May I know if the Wacom tablet has palm rejection and if your writing on the tablet is smooth on the laptop?
I didn’t even know about onenote and it has apparently always just been there on my laptop.. this video just saved my life!!
Lmao XDDD
Hi please help me to get online tution in your country in subject like physics and mathematics.
@@mukulsrivastava8679 don't you have money ??
this was honestttly soooooòo helpful omg i can't even explain how much i needed this😭😭😭😭
Aww I'm glad to hear!! Thank you so much for watching 💗💞
Great video and overview! Wish I did something like this back when I was in school with my old graphire 4. Thanks for the video!
This seems like a great option! Loved the video.
Great video! I could listen to your voice all day, very soothing 😌 I myself use the wacom one purchased from PC World for £35. A great alternative to the expensive ipads etc
ur a lifesaver, you convinced me to buy the tablet and now I'm using it for my maths uni class and Im having so much fun!
After 22 years i live in this planet. This is the most useful video i've found on CZcams. I love you... Thank you
My school is starting next week and i would definitely take notes like you do 😍 loved the vid
beautiful handwriting even on tab,, I'm impressed with it
This is beautiful, great work! It's amazing💕
i'm getting my wacom tablet in a few days and im so excited to try this out! currently in my freshman year of undergrad
finally i found one video about digital note taking using digital pen tab!!! i’m so happy and your video are very useful and informative✨💜
Thank you so much and thanks for watching🥺 so glad you found it useful!! Hope it works well for you :)
Thank u soo much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
It has been 1 yr of me doing digital note taking using pen tablet and laptop...
And am soo woo much grateful for ur videos since i wanted an alternative to the i pad......
I can't thank u enough....it just made soo much of difference with the windows paid version....it has sooo much of useful feature and simple everything combined had transformed me in an unimaginable way.... 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank u again....(literally i can't thank u enough....!!!)
You have no idea how much this helped me! THANK YOU!!!!
After writing about 1500 pages of notes in notebooks, I'm glad I'm finally making the switch to digital notes.
Thank you for the tutorial, it is great!
I use a lot of time to find the way to write digital note without buying any ipad. finally you give me the idea. thank you so much
Omg this video is a life saver🥺🥺❤️❤️✨✨
Really glad that I found this video ❤️✨🥺
This video is FULL of amazing information. Thank you! 😁
This is the best teaching video I have ever came across regarding digital notes making.
Great video - informative, succinct and covers important functionality. It was very helpful to me, thanks.
I was initially thinking of getting a samsung or ipad tablet or e-ink tablet but this idea just popped into my head. I was afraid this won't be as practical, but seeing you make notes removes that doubt.
Getting my wacom one tmrw, Yay!! Thank you for the tutorial 😊
Thankyouuuuu so muchh to share the info and make videos about how to use a pen tablet as a tool for digital writing, I really saved from buying the expensive product that actually I don't need it. You actually saved my saving for monthhh~ Thankyouuu very muchh
Thank you tons🙏 .. i'm an aspiring CA student currently pursuing my B.com through distance education and paper & pen notes were not all intersenting to study , typed notes are pain. was googling ways to make digital notes .. found ur awesome video🥰.. this a total budget friendly idea .. You inspired me to buy a digital tablet.. Bought XP G960 Plus two days back.. Trust me i started writing from day one & my notes look exactly like handwritten but are beautiful .. Though i was skeptic in the beginning of writing without looking.. The idea of how i use the mouse without looking has made me a pro in two days .. You are a life saviour to all who cannot afford exepensive tablets for digital notetaking🤩👌
Hello. I am in the same situation, and due to time constraint, I am not able to make paper notes and navigate through them. Wanted to know how has been your experience so far?
I am a CA... firstly all the best, i am looking over this for teaching
So glad that I found your video, it'll be so much helpful for me. Many thankssssss ❤️❤️❤️
I bought 2-in-1 laptop and wanted to take notes. Your video was a huge help. ❤️
This makes things very easy for me! Thank you so much !!!!
Wow! I think I just saved money on an iPad and apple pencil/stylus that I never had!
Thanks so much, this is a great and versatile option!
Just bought this! Going to try it out. Thank you!
Omg! Thank you for this! I was thinking about getting an iPad just so I could do digital notes. Now that I know about this, I won’t need to spend so much money ! Thank you so much. I hope to learn how to perfect it before I start grad school ^^
@@sophiel9687 I might try this thanks !
What's fascinating is that we have the exact same tablet which is really cool cause I can follow exactly as your guide
I was thinking of going digital for note-taking but the iPad was so expensive for me. Will definitely look into this.
I am subscribing. Quality content here. Keep up the good work!
Absolutely fantastic video. Thank you for making this.
thank youuu! I just got mine for my upcoming class and your video is perfect!
I really needed this badly you just saved my life
I was thinking of getting an Android tablet, because I want to get started on digital note taking and I was getting shocked at the cost of the tablets and I stumbled upon your video and OMG that's so dope, I also remembered that one of my friends got a graphics tablet recently and he recommended it to me, so thanks, now I know what to get myself for Christmas
OMG! This was the vid what I needed!! Tysm!
the pasting pdf tip saved me 🙏🏻 lovely video! subscribing :)
ive been considering using a wacom tablet to go paperless for a while now and this video has really really helped me! very informative and i love that you actually show so many examples of how you take notes!
how long did it take you to get used to this rather peculiar way of writing? where you don't immediately see the ink right beneath your pen
I'm glad it helped, thank you for watching :) I started using this tablet many many years ago so honestly I can't remember how long it took me to get used to it. I remember initially feeling weird and unsure about it but with time it became second nature. You just get used to looking at the screen and making the gestures with the pen (without actually looking at your pen) - using lined paper and zooming in really helps
Good luck Doctor! This was very helpful tutorial
This what i was looking for. Many thanks.
I just ordered the xp pen deco 01 v2 for my birthday
And I am soo excited!!
This is what I am looking for. Thanks for saving my wacom 😂, tons of support for your channel.
thank you for this, you're an absolute life saver!
I wish your videos had existed when I was in the market for a tablet. I bought the same tablet as yours after quite a lot of research, but I couldn't use it like you do (I never really put in the time to get better at it and I was kind of disheartened by the mechanics of the whole process and my handwriting on it). Now, almost 6 months later, I found this video by chance and it has given me all the hope I needed to try again. ❤️
Did you get better at it ? I’m also the kind of guy who gets disheartened easily.
@@raulvelez2827 I didn't, because honestly, I never tried again. I just couldn't bring myself to take it out of the box. I don't think I'll ever be able to face it. I know this sounds bleak, but don't let it throw you off. Keep trying.
this is what i've been looking for! Ty
I was trying to find a video like this, for sooo long
I felt the same lool😂 but it honestly works really well in my opinion, hope it helps!
So good. You definitely deserve a greater audience, and you are one of the few good budget studytubers, I will buy a graphics tablet intsead of an I pad👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
thank you so much 🥺 Honestly it will save you a lot of money and you can end up with similar results, definitely worth it in my opinion!
You just saved my 1400 dollar
so glad to hear 😌 hope it helps :)
Lmao u can get an iPad 2018 with Apple Pencil 1 st gem for around £400 (refurbished)
@@user-jt8db8gk9b the pen tab only cost 50 dollars..
I feel you 😂 I got the same problem
@Its Ri Actually here in India a few microsoft laptops such as my own cost cheaper then an iPad, so laptop is a better choice for me
Great video just what I needed
Honestly your channel is so good and Im a fan. 😁😁😁
hey, really appreciate this tutorial
been wanting try to make that kind of digital handwritten notes
but always stuck on the budget, these ipad price really :(
moreover on this condition right now (needs to really save up money for emergencies)
so helpful :(((((((
sendingggg hugggggssssss
u r so amazing. the way you sound, explain and show the video with lovely music, its so nice. thanks
I just bought the wacom tablet.
Thank you for this idea
I LOVE THIS, IS REALLY GORGEOUS!!!
THANKS a lot, im just about to start college and this helped A LOT. BLESS YOU
Amazing! Thank you so much, I needed this video
you're welcome, thank you for watching💗
I love your accent, i love your handwriting, I love your voice and I love your content. You're perfect 💗
thank you so much😢
@@studiesum did you answer me? 😳😢
Great video , really helpful and clear thanks :)
Thanks for this! This is gonna be great for online school!
Amazingly helpful!
this was really helpful, thank you :)
yes! I got it and my notes look great. Thankyou!!
Thank you for posting this vid. I had been looking all over the place to see if these pads could be used in this way, unable to find a thing until I got here. Although ipads look great, they also cost great and are just not worth it for the time they last considering how fast they get outdated as I already have a desktop.