How To Use Notes

A few minutes with Notes can save you hours later — here’s a quick guide to getting started!

If you’ve got an iPhone or iPad, you already have a brilliant built-in tool called Notes.
It’s simple, it’s private, and it stops all those important bits of information ending up on scraps of paper or buried in screenshots 🤔.

What You Can Use Notes For

• Shopping lists 🛒
• Holiday plans ✈️
• Recipes 🍲
• Phone call reminders ☎️
• Ideas you don’t want to forget 💡

How to Create a Simple Note

1. Open the Notes app.
2. Tap the square + pencil icon to start a new note.
3. Type whatever you like.
4. Tap Done when you’re finished.

Nice and easy — and the phone saves it automatically 🙌.

⭐ Optional Extras (Just if you fancy it!)

Pin a note so it stays at the top 📌

1. Open the note.
2. Tap the three dots in the top right.
3. Choose Pin.

Great for shopping lists, reminders or anything you reach for often.

Create a folder to organise your notes 🗂️

1. Go to the main Notes screen.
2. Tap the folder icon in the bottom left.
3. Name your folder (e.g. “Shopping”, “Recipes”, “Plans”).
4. Move notes into it whenever you like.