To enable this:

1. Press the plus symbol to the right of Subjects.

2. Hit either Add Subject or Add Divider.  

3. Hold down on the Dividers. 

4. Add Subject. 

At any time, users may hold down a Subject or Divider they’ve created and alter it by either pressing Rename, Edit (which changes the color), or even Delete. 

To view the Subjects in full color: 

1. Go to Settings

2. Scroll down to Themes

3. Turn on Colorful Subjects.

This feature makes the entire subject the color chosen and better showcases the bright colors Notability has to offer. 

To open a Template:

1. Open the desired template.

2. Press the icon with a square with an arrow breaking through it.

3. When a full-screen preview pops up, press Save and Use.

It will then automatically open a new note and be ready for use. Although, for this method, users are only able to use templates  once.

To insert images: 

 1. Go to the Toolbox 

 2. Press the Image Icon. A drop down menu will appear with five icons.

 3. Press the first Icon

 4. Select the desired Image

The Icon to the bottom left of the pop up also directs users to document scan and the right icon to take a photo to insert.

The second Icon is for Stickers.

Stickers are a great way to insert small premade graphics or even create custom ones. 

To create custom stickers:

1. Use any of the drawing tools and draw something 

2. Take the Lasso to circle the creation 

3. Click Save

This drawing can then be found in the Stickers section and can be inserted at any time to any document.

The third icon will be the GIF icon, allowing users to insert GIFs into their documents.

This adds a level of fun and an interactive element to user’s notes. 

The fourth icon is Sticky Notes, allowing users to insert digital sticky notes into their documents.

This can be used for brainstorming, organization, or just to add a colorful element to users’ documents.

To create a Pen shortcut:

1. Click on the Pen icon in the Toolbox.

2. In the dropdown menu, make the desired changes.

Select the circles with the black dots to the right to alter to the desired pen sizes of that shortcut.

Scroll all the way to the right and press the wave symbol to select the pen style of the shortcut.

Each of the (maximum eight) colored circles represents a pen shortcut.

To Delete, Press and Hold the shortcut.

This process can also be applied to the Eraser, Highlighter, Pencil, Tape, and Laser.

To edit Toolbox:

1. Scroll on the Toolbox towards the left or press the arrow

2. Press the Settings icon

3. Use the pop up to alter the tools to the preferred order or duplicate a tool shortcut

4. After these alterations, press Done to finish the process.

To make selection:

1. Select any section of a document

2. Press Paste Image

This also works for user drawn aspects.

There are five main ways to manipulate this item: Duplicate, Copy, Paste, Cut, or Delete.  

Users may also change the Style in regards to stroke, size, color, and pen style.

To switch efficiently through notes:

1. Open a new document.

2. Swipe towards the right, which will open a side menu with the most recent notes.

3. To open a different note, tap it or hold the desired document until a menu pops up.

4. Manipulate the document by either renaming, favoriting, duplicating, or sharing it. 

To then split screen a document:

Press either Open on the Right or Open on the Bottom.

Users will now see the two documents side by side or stacked on top of one another.

The bar in the middle can be adjusted as far left or right as needed. At any time, they may also hold and drag any document and place it, having it automatically split screen.

Users can also select the same document and  split screen it to have two copies of it, taking away the need to repeatedly scroll up and down.

On the main screen, users can change how they view their notes to simplify personal navigation. In the upper right-hand side, users can find three dots.

While clicking on that, they are able to switch the view between Grid and List, select Notes to manipulate certain ones, and sort By Modified Date, Name, or Created Date.  

Zoom allows users to zoom in on their writing and automatically follows your words. This feature can be found in the Toolbox.

To activate: Press the magnifying glass icon.

Users can also create a shortcut to access this by going to Settings, scrolling to Gestures, turning on Tap, and holding Zoom Mode. With a tap and a hold while handwriting, users can now focus on writing, and it will take them where they need to.

Tape allows users to draw a layer of tape, covering pieces of information and tapping to uncover them.

This can be used primarily for studying, in a way similar to flashcards. Users can also change the sizing of the tape to be as big or as small as they need.

Disconnecting Your Apple Pencil: allows users to write like normal with their fingers should their apple pencil stop working or get lost.

At the top right of the screen, press the three dots, click Info, look for Apple Pencil, and press Disconnect. To reconnect it, just start writing again and it will automatically reconnect. 

Record allows users to record audio—a lecture, or a conversation, for example—and then play it back on the document.

To Record:  Press the microphone icon.

To listen to the recording: Press the play icon.

To record another recording, press the microphone again. 

While pressing the play icon, a drop-down menu will appear with the recording, and users can either scrub to the part they desire, or go to the three dots for more options.

In the three dots, there will be all of their recordings. Users can press Tuning to tune the pitch of the recordings, and playback speed to change the speed or adjust the Voice Boost, which adjusts the voices heard in the recording. 

If users were writing notes on the document while recording, while playing back the recording, the items written will light up corresponding to when in the recording they wrote it down.