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Notes User Guide for Mac

Apple · support.apple.com Free Beginner

Apple's own guide to Notes, the free app built into every iPhone, iPad and Mac, covering quick notes, checklists, tags, folders and syncing through iCloud.

  • Use Quick Note to jot an idea from any app.
  • Tags and smart folders replace most of what people buy a notes app for.
  • Notes sync through iCloud, so they follow you to every Apple device.
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