Today was why S pen is awesome

[heathersimon]

How did you do this?

I opened the pdf in Adobe, then pulled out the S Pen and selected "screen write" in the air command menu.

 

[monsieurms]

That's a great use. Awesome. I always like to hear new ones.

My favorite is clipping some portion of a book or web page and easily sending it off to a friend--sometimes with annotations--by email.

The s-pen is also so much easier for cut-copy-paste than fingers on various things. Copying from Evernote always seems to get screwed up with using the finger to select text.

 

[gpo1956]

I opened the pdf in Adobe, then pulled out the S Pen and selected "screen write" in the air command menu.

Thanks!!

 

[Eva Maria]

Need to write something quick? on lockscreen, hold the button and double tap the screen with the pen, you get an action memo, you can even type numbers there then just "link to action" and you have it

 

[SteelGator]

Thing about the S pen is that you CAN do most things without it. But why the h would you buy the Note and then try to find reasons to not use the S pen? I get that you might not use it out of habit and haven't found a massive use case for yourself, but when people are saying how it can be useful, why fight it? Why sit and say: "Oh yeah well sure, that sounds all fantastic but I could do it THIS way that only takes ten extra minutes! So there! S pen is obviously useless because of how I do things!". I choose not to do that. I don't need the S pen in order to do things, and I don't use it everyday even. But when someone has a good idea on how to use it, I try it out instead of trying desperately to never remove it from it's sheath and unleash it's power.

That is not my attitude, I am literally trying to see why folks think the pen is better. People in this thread have used the pen, so they likely have reasons that make the pen better.This is my first note, and my workflow accounts for never having the pen. The point about it adding straight to contacts is a good one, so i agree that is better than my keep solution.

I will just have to start pulling the pen out more and trying it.

 

[goin_nil]

Need to write something quick? on lockscreen, hold the button and double tap the screen with the pen, you get an action memo, you can even type numbers there then just "link to action" and you have it

That's pretty cool. I never knew that was possible. Very handy. Thanks!

 

[Haalcyon]

Okay.

 

[Sodori]

At my work, my work is of sorts mapping our products with real life. I take image of what I am looking for, notes down possible products we have along with what shelf. And then by my shelf I can note down whether or not I think it's a fit. And I did it all with my S-pen

Also, when someone asks me to do something, and I put up my phone with pen. Hold the pen button and double taps lock screen and start noting his words down. I feel so professional it's hardly possible to imagine unless you've done it yourself xD

Not to mention the fact I always trie use the pen instead of my keyboard, to preserve the long lost art of handwriting!

 

[androider4ever]

Feel happy to have a Galaxy Note 2

 

[Haalcyon]

Feel happy to have a Galaxy Note 2

...and you should, it's a nice phone.

 

[Rarry]

Re. editing PDF files, as I understand it, if you add annotations to a PDF using screen write you are just saving a screenshot bitmap. If you annotate the file after importing it as PDF into S Note you are editing the PDF file itself or a copy of it and so saving the complete file, still keeping it as a PDF.

There was a thread here recently about importing PDF files into S Note.

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[pcbtmr]

This is interesting. I have a required PIN lock screen (Foxfi), pulling out the S-Pen, hold pen button and double tap screen, nothing happens. Once PIN is entered and home screen is open, this sequence works.

 

[monsieurms]

For one, when you enter it as an action memo with the S pen you can save it from there as a new contact and it adds all the info into your contact list.

Just tried that. Awesome.

You know, I'm definitely underusing the S-Pen. Every time I see one of these threads, I find great new uses. It is a very powerful too. Samsung should hold seminars on it.

 

[jordankreationz]

I get really irritated when I'm trying to swype type and keep getting typos so after about the third mistake, I take out the pen and start writing my texts or facebook replies or whatever which then gets turned into text and entered with no typos. Actually I don't think it works with the actual "swype" keyboard but with the samsung keyboard you can still swype to type. Anyway, I was excited to find out that I could write my responses to texts and that basically anywhere I would enter text I can now hand write it. I also love to cut pics off the internet for photography shoot ideas I have, make my notes and add them to my "scrapbook" for later. I just love it for so many reasons!!!

 

[heathersimon]

Re. editing PDF files, as I understand it, if you add annotations to a PDF using screen write you are just saving a screenshot bitmap. If you annotate the file after importing it as PDF into S Note you are editing the PDF file itself or a copy of it and so saving the complete file, still keeping it as a PDF.

There was a thread here recently about importing PDF files into S Note.

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I noticed that, but the admins at the gym said what I sent back worked for them and they were going to print it out (better them than me!) to put in my file. I'm glad to know the "official" way to do it, though - thanks!

 

[Rarry]

I noticed that, but the admins at the gym said what I sent back worked for them and they were going to print it out (better them than me!) to put in my file. I'm glad to know the "official" way to do it, though - thanks!

Sorry, I wasn't being picky, it's just that being able to annotate pdf can be very useful if it's multiple pages or if you just don't want to lose embedded fonts.

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[heathersimon]

Sorry, I wasn't being picky, it's just that being able to annotate pdf can be very useful if it's multiple pages or if you just don't want to lose embedded fonts.

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I didn't think you were - I'm genuinely grateful to have learned something new today.

 

[zynigma]

Had to ring bed company about needing some parts. Rang them up but turns out I needed customer service number so no pen and paper..pull out my s pen during the call action memo the number on the call then actioned to call them.

As I completed my issue I needed to write down the ref number so once again s pen and action memo to the rescue

Times like this is why the note is the best device ever..I would of been in trouble with any other device.

That's great. Like having infinite post-it notes in your pocket.

 

[SteelGator]

That's great. Like having infinite post-it notes in your pocket.

except they don't get crinkled . . .

 

[starbuckk]

I don't know if I somehow set this up (if I did I don't remember doing so) but I noticed my S notes show up in Evernote. I was quite pleasantly surprised when I found out. Does this work for anyone else?

If i recall sometime after starting S Notes you get prompted about syncing via Samsung or Evernote and you choose.

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