How to Take Notes in Apple Notes

Apple Notes is built into Apple devices, including iPhones, iPad, and MacBooks. It is a handy application to keep quick notes convenient for offline access. I like its features, including folders, tagging, smart folders, locking, checklist, web sharing, and handwritten notes and sketches. Let's dive in. 

• Apple Note folders can be used to group notes and protecting notes from accidental showing during screen sharing. 
• Tagging and Smart Folder organize content with tags for prioritization and extended categorization after macOS Monterey.
• Locking protects notes when keeping personal information handy, such as a digital copy of a driver's license, healthcare card, membership, and personal documents. 
• The checklist is used for the to-do list, which we can pin on the top.
• Handwritten notes and sketches are used when on the iPad using Apple Pencil. We can easily convert to text with the Apple Pencil's scribble feature. ​

In summary, Apple Notes lacks advanced formatting, structure, and indexing capabilities found in apps like Quip, Evernote, and Notion. As a result, users tend to use Apple Notes for quick notes and then transfer them to other apps for more complex tasks.​