Do you want to get an Apple Pencil for iPad? Apple’s premium stylus often gives the impression that it is only suitable for designers and students. But in reality, that’s hardly the case since Apple Pencil does more than just let you draw pictures or take notes.
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Rather than reiterating the artistic and academic benefits of having an Apple Pencil, let’s take a look at six other great reasons why you should buy one.
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1. Use Scribble
When it comes to typing, you have to either put down the Apple Pencil or use it to peck the onscreen keyboard. It slows you down and doesn’t make for a good experience.
But starting with iPadOS 14, you get Scribble, an awesome feature that lets you write in text fields, whether it’s universal search, Safari’s address bar, or web forms. Scribble automatically detects and converts your handwriting into real text.
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To make things even better, Scribble comes with its own set of unique gestures. If you make a mistake, for example, you can cross out the converted words to remove them. Want to replace a word or phrase instead? Just circle it and start writing again.
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2. Navigate in Safari
With the introduction of iPadOS in 2019, Apple changed Safari to work just like its Mac counterpart. In other words, Safari on iPad displays desktop versions of websites by default.
This makes a lot of sense considering the larger screen sizes. But that also brings other problems. Unless you’re using a trackpad or a mouse (or a magic keyboard for the iPad Pro), navigation and interaction can often be hit and miss on sites with tiny elements.
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Apple Pencil solves this problem quickly. Since desktop sites are designed with a mouse cursor in mind, Apple Pencil’s small touchscreen helps you manage them like a champ.
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3. Select Handwriting
For a while, the Notes app allowed you to search your handwriting using smart OCR detection algorithms. But that was about it. However, if you have iPadOS 14 installed on your iPad, you are going to be in for a treat.
The Notes app in iPadOS 14 comes with perfect handwriting detection capabilities. You can easily select handwritten text as you would any typed text, then copy and paste it elsewhere.
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Image courtesy of Apple.
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Pasting your handwriting into other apps also automatically converts them to typed text.
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4. Make annotations
An Apple Pencil makes annotating anything you look at a snap. Just swipe up from the left edge of the screen and your iPad will seamlessly take a screenshot. It will also take you to the screenshot editing screen, where you can then use a host of annotation tools to get the job done quickly.
Advice: If you’re using an iPad with iPadOS 14 installed, you can also choose to reduce the opacity of screenshots, making it easier to see your annotations against noisy backgrounds.
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In addition to screenshots, your Apple Pencil also makes it easy to annotate PDFs. You don’t even need a third-party app since the native iPad preview functionality (accessible through the Files app) is all you need. Just tap to open the PDF and start making your annotations.
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5. Draw shapes
Are you horrible at drawing shapes? If you are, you don’t have to worry about it anymore. As long as you are using iPadOS 14, there is a simple trick to easily create precise shapes (lines, squares, pentagons, etc.) in the Notes app.
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Suppose you want to draw a perfect circle – do your best but hold your Apple Pencil at the end. The Notes app will automatically detect the shape and adjust it for you.
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6. Remote desktop
If you’re using a remote desktop client (like Chrome Remote Desktop) to access your PC or Mac from your iPad, you should already know how hard it is to interact with those tiny desktop items with your finger.
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This is where an Apple Pencil can come to your rescue. You will have a much easier time using your computer remotely, as Apple’s stylus can interact with even the smallest of Windows or macOS user interface elements.
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Get one?
An Apple Pencil should make for a much better and faster experience when interacting with your iPad in general. With iPadOS 14’s improvements to the Notes app, heavy note takers have even more reason to buy one.
Obviously, the first and second generation Apple pencils are quite expensive. But if you want to increase your productivity even by a small margin, grabbing an Apple Pencil would be worth the investment in the long run.
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Ensuite :
If you buy an Apple Pencil, you might want to monitor its battery level. Here are three ways to do it.
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