Hello 🙂 this is a more detailed version of my previous video where I talked about how I take digital handwritten notes with OneNote. The tablet I use in the video:
Wacom One graphics tablet (small)*: https://amzn.to/38umgwA
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A pen tablet is a cheaper alternative to buying a new iPad or other touchscreen device; you can still take digital notes with it. It's lightweight and easy to carry, and I wish I started using my pen tablet for note-taking sooner.

It can be difficult to get used to using a pen tablet to take notes on your laptop, but in this video I share several tips on how to make the process easier.

Before 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 (due to negligence on my part to be honest). I initially bought this to make digital art but ended up using this a lot during A levels to do previous papers on my laptop.

Fast forward to now, I regularly use my graphics tablet to take handwritten digital notes – although this wasn't always the case. I started taking typed notes at the beginning of my studies, but I didn't really enjoy doing that. So I spent a lot of time writing my notes by hand. However, as the years went by, I found that I was just piling up a bunch of paper notes that were difficult to navigate. For example, if I wanted to search my notes for Marfans Syndrome, it would take ages for me to discover pieces I had written about it during all my years of studying. I've been thinking for a while about getting an iPad Pro and an Apple Pencil to take my notes, as I also really enjoy creating digital art. But it was just way too expensive for me to justify the purchase at this point in my life as a student, so I continued taking traditional handwritten notes.
Then I rediscovered my Wacom tablet and started taking 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 taking all my notes to the library to revise a particular module. Everything is on my laptop. Even better, I can access anything on any device, as long as it's connected to the internet. If you're a medical student or other type of student, you'll probably find this a useful alternative to buying an iPad. You can connect a Wacom tablet to any device/laptop you work with; you don't need anything special for it.

APPS I USE:
1. OneNote (FREE) – very easy to use, you can write typed/handwritten notes. You can add tags to information, easily look up things and add PDFs. You can structure your notes very well. You can share your notes with others. You can access your notes online on any device. And it's free.
2. Remarkability – you can edit PDF documents very easily. If you are an A-level or GCSE student you may find this app useful for doing many past papers. You can organize your past papers into folders and write your answers on this PDF. You can then re-export them as PDFs to share with others. I believe it costs $1.99, which isn't that bad for me since I've used it a lot.
3. Microsoft PowerPoint/Word – you can use pen tools in these applications. Just click on the Draw tab.
4. Autodesk (FREE) – the app I use for drawing but also for creating the animations/handwriting for these videos. It's a really good free digital art and drawing app. You have plenty of brush/pen options and can manage the settings accordingly to customize the tool. If you like drawing, you might like to scribble there and copy/paste your drawings onto one note.

I use a USB-C to USB 3.0 adapter to connect my Wacom tablet to my laptop.
Timestamps:
0:27 – OneNote basics
0:53 – Paper style
1:20 – Drawing 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 Search
7:41 – Lecture notes
8:34 – Summary

Music:
Music by Goosetaf – Cherry Blossom – https://thmatc.co/?l58A0DC3C
Music by Goosetaf – Fresh air – https://thmatc.co/?l4764E107
Music by Goosetaf – Efflorescence – https://thmatc.co/?l55111C68
Music by Goosetaf – Bumblebee – https://thmatc.co/?l82BEC6A2
Music by Rögg Collins – Up All Night – https://thmatc.co/?l34075D88

Thanks for looking 🙂

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