
To see all notes that I’ve tagged as OWC-specific, all I need to do is click on the #owc tag item in the Notes sidebar. Typing #owc allows me to tag those notes. Tags are a wonderful way to quickly summon similar notes.įor example, let’s say I have a number of notes I’ve created for research on articles for this OWC blog. One other new feature is the ability to add tags. It is possible to drag and drop those notes into other Notes folders you’ve created. Quick Notes are stored in a separate folder in the Notes app.
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Where can you find the fn key? The lower-left corner of most Mac keyboards. This hot key is “fn-Q” (press the fn (Function) key and Q). The final method of creating a new Quick Note is to use a hot key. But if you use a different note-taking app. There’s no way to use the pop-up menu to indicate which note you want to add selected text to. macOS Monterey introduced an easy way to jot down your thoughts in Apple Notes using a new hot corner shortcut. Let’s say you’re doing research on two topics and have created a Quick Note for each. One thing I already wish Apple would add to this feature is a way to Add To a choice of Quick Notes.

This can be very useful when doing research, as a single note can contain text and links from a number of web pages. If you now decide to select other text from a web page, that “New Quick Note” menu item that appears when you right -click selected text now turns to “Add to Quick Note”. The selected text and a link to the web page appear in the note That box is actually a Quick Note button. Say, for instance, you are watching a recipe video on YouTube and you want to quickly jot down the ingredients, you can do so using Quick Note. Monterey is set up with the lower right corner of the screen being “hot.” In other words, when you move your cursor to that hot corner, a white box appears. Quick Note is a new addition to macOS 12 that lets you quickly capture notes no matter what app you are currently using. There are three methods of creating a Quick Note in macOS Monterey: 1 – With a Click It doesn’t, at least not in this beta version.

After creating a note from a web page in Safari, it should appear in the corner of the Mac screen when I return to that page. Perhaps Apple can fix the feature by the Monterey release date, but it is one feature that could actually disappear from the shipping product. It doesn’t always work as advertised and occasionally crashes.
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Of all of the macOS Monterey features covered in this series so far, Quick Note seems the most like a beta feature. Once created, Quick Notes reside in the Notes app in their own folder.

Work fluidly across your devices with AirPlay to Mac.We expect macOS 12 Monterey to arrive in September or October of 2021. Get more done with powerful productivity tools like Focus, Quick Note, and Tab Groups in Safari. Enjoy new FaceTime audio and video enhancements, including spatial audio and Portrait mode. MacOS Monterey lets you connect, share, and create like never before.
