Skip to content

How to create new Apple Notes quickly on iPad with Apple Pencil

If you’ve ever wanted to create a new note in the Apple Notes app almost instantly, your iPad can do that — with the help of an Apple Pencil. Here’s how.

Drawing of a garden plan with plant names and sketches, including oak, manzanitas, moss rocks, and poppies, on a tablet screen. Colors include green, yellow, black, blue and red.
All the Apple Notes tools are also available in an Instant Note.

The Instant Note feature on iPad allows users to create a note in the Apple Notes app incredibly quickly. An Instant Note allows access to all the features of the program — including new features added in iPadOS 18.

You must be running at least iPadOS 15 in order to use the Instant Note feature. Whether you’ve arrived late to class and the lecture has already started, someone is imparting important information to you over a phone call, or you’ve just had a brilliant idea, you can get it down right away.

Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums