What are the best apps you used to annotate on PDFs ? I just started taking classes again and want to use it to mark up the PDF lecture notes
Ezpdf and lecture notes is what I see most people using. I wish s note could import pdf like the old version could
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ChrisNee1988 said:
Ezpdf and lecture notes is what I see most people using. I wish s note could import pdf like the old version could
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the new Snote can import pdf files
somenone explained how in another tread I don't remember how because I'm in europe and I still have to wait to receive my tablet from usa
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the new Snote can import pdf files
somenone explained how in another tread I don't remember how because I'm in europe and I still have to wait to receive my tablet from usa
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Yea I just saw that on the other thread but it doesn't work with me when trying to import from google drive.
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Yea I just saw that on the other thread but it doesn't work with me when trying to import from google drive.
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Can u post that thread please
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Can u post that thread please
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Found this:
Suriname said:
To import pdf's into S-note:
-while on the start up screen, click on 'recent notes' in the top left corner
-when that opens, touch 'settings' button and select 'import'
-select from which location you want to import (my files, google drive etc) and what the file kind is (s notes or pdf)
-Done
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in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2473164
shb8 said:
What are the best apps you used to annotate on PDFs ? I just started taking classes again and want to use it to mark up the PDF lecture notes
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Hi guys,
I have just released a new slim pdf annotation app that targets those of us who want to annotate while we are reading documents. This app is not for note taking (for those who need that I recommend Papyrus).
My app is the slimmest PDF reader, with pen and marker annotation, I have seen. It is easy to use, and it allows you to annotate and highlight as you read. Exactly as you do on paper. It is extremely easy to switch between the pen and the marker; and to toggle colours.
Also – the app recognizes the difference between your finger and the stylus. Fingers are used to move, zoom and erase. The stylus is used to annotate.
A free version of Stylus Annotator is available on Play. Please try it and rate it.
I tried this and found it useful
iAnnonate
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.branchfire.android.iannotate
I've tried em all. If you're looking for something that you can take notes directly on pdf's while keeping the searchable text xodo and ezpdf are the best. XODO has much better performance and UI but EZpdf has way more options except it's clunky and ugly.
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If I want to convert a Word doc to PDF for reading on the Note 8, what fonts, margins, line spacing, etc. would be optimal? Has anyone experimented with this already?
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If I want to convert a Word doc to PDF for reading on the Note 8, what fonts, margins, line spacing, etc. would be optimal? Has anyone experimented with this already?
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I have not experimented with different export options. I do however come across a whole bunch of different PDF files. The best solution I have found is to use multiple readers, one of them will display a file better. Besides Acrobat I also have the following;
Moon Reader, Kingsoft Office and ezPDF Reader.
Also reading the PDF in landscape mode helps for text size.
Also the reading hub does a good job for pdf reading. .. but no annotations. .. so I also use ezpdf
There a lot of word to pdf converters for PC..I don't think there is a particular need to adjust the word doc margins. ..Keep it default and experiment
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the reading hub?
pakure said:
Also the reading hub does a good job for pdf reading. .. but no annotations. .. so I also use ezpdf
There a lot of word to pdf converters for PC..I don't think there is a particular need to adjust the word doc margins. ..Keep it default and experiment
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What is the reading hub?
One of The Better PDF Readers (but no annotations) in my View is the "Perfect Viewer" with it's PDF plugin :
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rookiestudio.perfectviewer&hl=en
It's a Comic Viewer (CBR,CBZ , etc..), but also supports PDF and can also load pdf's from a Lan Shares (samba/cifs).
It has a tons for configurable options, for color, rendering, touch zones ,as well as productivity ones like,history, bookmarks, auto border detection (removes the margins from pages), etc.
and it's free.
As for margins / fonts etc, Use basic standards and see what suites you best as it's a subjective thing.
Sans Serif Fonts have better readability on electronic devices.Just print documents with couple of different settings/fonts and see what suits your taste. (I personally like as little margins as possible because the tablet bezel itself is big enough of a margin.)
** I am not affiliated with the Perfect Viewer or it's author In anyway, I just use it on daily basis on all my android devices. For my needs,I find it to be better than any pdf reader currently available. (though not the fastest)
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What is the reading hub?
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It's Samsung stock application that is on most of the note series. ..some may not have it depending on their region
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Hello guys
I'm looking for an app for my Nexus with some kind of way to open multiple PDFs at the same time and change between them quickly, for studying purposes. Adobe Reader doesn't do this. Do you know any app with this function?
Thanks
Duarteman said:
Hello guys
I'm looking for an app for my Nexus with some kind of way to open multiple PDFs at the same time and change between them quickly, for studying purposes. Adobe Reader doesn't do this. Do you know any app with this function?
Thanks
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Try iannotate
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Duarteman said:
Hello guys
I'm looking for an app for my Nexus with some kind of way to open multiple PDFs at the same time and change between them quickly, for studying purposes. Adobe Reader doesn't do this. Do you know any app with this function?
Thanks
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If you are only looking for PDF reader, then just go with any really. All are good!
However, you are looking for PDF reader + epub, mobi etc support go for moon+reader. It has speech and many cool options
If you are looking for PDF+ Office documents, just try office365
I am using both apps (paid versions) and there is not any app better than them in my opinion. Free ones are as great but Office365 free version won't let you edit documents.
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Try iannotate
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I tried iannotate and it really has a nice system of tabs to open multiple PDF files and that was what I needed. But the App itself is a little buggy and not very fluent (can't even compare to Adobe). Do you know any other?
Thank you
Radaeel pdf , not sure if its compatible if you get it from playstore, but google the apk if u can't get in the playstore
QuickOffice by Google ?
Maybe OfficeSuite (not free)...
I never used a multi-pdf viewer so I couldn't really tell
Kingsoft Office?
Duarteman said:
Hello guys
I'm looking for an app for my Nexus with some kind of way to open multiple PDFs at the same time and change between them quickly, for studying purposes. Adobe Reader doesn't do this. Do you know any app with this function?
Thanks
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You need EBookDroid.
HTML:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ebookdroid
It's a great PDF reader, and I use it to read my university books all the time, jumping from one book to another.
I paid for Moon+ Reader Pro in the past, but I've found EBookDroid works a lot better.
I like Foxit.
I tried EbookDroid and even though I liked it, it doesn't have a decent way to change quickly between PDFs. I think I'm gonna stick to iAnotate.
just go for adobe reader.
Try RepliGo Reader, ability to add notes and stuff
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I read a lot pdf's on my nexus and i tried most of pdfs readers and i can truly say that mantano reader is the best for big pdf files
Mantano is slow as hell and does not support in pdf files included page numbers.
I have to read an insane amount for school, so i personally use Moon Reader or Foxit for those few PDF's that Moon Reader has a problem rendering. Kingsoft is nice for just reading but doesnt have any good markup options like Moon or Foxit. Moon is pretty feature rich and has options for both day and night time reading to reduce strain on your eyes which is helpful if you have to go late into the night.
Cheers
I like Adobe Reader but the tabs system is really important for me. I study engineering and I need to have one PDF with exercises opened and another PDF with the theory, that's the way I'm used to work with my computer and I bought a tablet mainly because it's very light and portable.
The ability to write notes and underline words/sentences on PDFs isn't very important to me, I don't use it.
ezPDF reeder is the best on android, and 10% of GoodReeader on IOS
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I tried a lot of PDF readers only ones with both good text reflow and reversed/nightview ifound were ezPDF Reader (paid) and Adobe Reader. I think paid Moon+ has that too with PDFI. For epub it is by far the best imo and I am consisering buyong pro.
In my opinion every reader should have reversed/nightview for when one has to read much or at night.So ridiculous that so much pdf readers don"t have that or automatic resizing text to fit screen They shouldn't even be called a reader-app.
In EzPDF Reader you can switch easy to other pdf's via recent documents. It will remember the pages of all the pdf's where you were at. If that is what you mean. I like it a lot it has a lot of options. .
But if Moon + pro is as good with pdf as with epub I might switch in the near future. (It has better animated page flip with epub than Ez with pdf also by the way).
try SmartQ Reader.it's the best PDF reader that i ever used
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I tried EbookDroid and even though I liked it, it doesn't have a decent way to change quickly between PDFs.
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I think EBookDroid's tab interface is very decent.
Hello, I just got this tablet, and I am not sure how to import PDF files so I can write on them. I saw that this version is different and I am looking for help on it. Thanks.
Download ezPDF with the $25 credit Samsung gave you.
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I had the same question. I want to use s note to organize it. Not ezpdf. I know the old note was able to do this.
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Yeah, the old one had it so I was annoyed that I couldn't do it on the new version. The whole replace it with another app, well... Lecture note, or ez pdf?
import pdf's in s note
To import pdf's into S-note:
-while on the start up screen of the app, click on 'recent notes' in the top left corner
-when that opens, touch 'settings' button and select 'import'
-select from which location you want to import (my files, google drive etc) and what the file kind is (s notes or pdf)
-Done
Suriname said:
To import pdf's into S-note:
-while on the start up screen of the app, click on 'recent notes' in the top left corner
-when that opens, touch 'settings' button and select 'import'
-select from which location you want to import (my files, google drive etc) and what the file kind is (s notes or pdf)
-Done
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Thank you! This is awesome!
Suriname said:
To import pdf's into S-note:
-while on the start up screen of the app, click on 'recent notes' in the top left corner
-when that opens, touch 'settings' button and select 'import'
-select from which location you want to import (my files, google drive etc) and what the file kind is (s notes or pdf)
-Done
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When i tried this, it doesn't find any pdfs on my google drive when there should be quite a few. It won't let me dig deeper than the first level folder structure.
Edit: I noticed that importing from my files tells me to select pdf or s note but importing from google drive doesn't give me that option.
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When i tried this, it doesn't find any pdfs on my google drive when there should be quite a few. It won't let me dig deeper than the first level folder structure.
Edit: I noticed that importing from my files tells me to select pdf or s note but importing from google drive doesn't give me that option.
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I was also not able to import files from google drive into lecture notes. Any ideas?
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Are you able to highlight or put sticky notes in S Notes or Lecture Notes?
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Suriname said:
To import pdf's into S-note:
-while on the start up screen of the app, click on 'recent notes' in the top left corner
-when that opens, touch 'settings' button and select 'import'
-select from which location you want to import (my files, google drive etc) and what the file kind is (s notes or pdf)
-Done
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when I try doing this, it asks it asks me to choose a different PDF app to accomplish the process. And when I choose Lecture Notes, the PDF looks awfully fuzzy.
I've noticed that trying to import PDFs fails pretty frequently for no apparent reason. And it doesn't seem like I can import more than 1 at a time which makes it extremely time consuming to import all my stuff for my class.
Anyone have any ideas for either of these?
I tried to import pdf from snote and the app just crash. What's the deal? Anyone else getting this? This also happens to me on my galaxy note 2...
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I tried to import pdf from snote and the app just crash. What's the deal? Anyone else getting this? This also happens to me on my galaxy note 2...
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Mine doent crash, it just fails
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Mine doent crash, it just fails
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I finally fixed it. It crashed because I disabled pre installed file explorer called 'My files'
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I still can't import pdf files to s-note. The settings menu won't appear anywhere. Does any one know what can i do?
Why would anyone use import if ezpdf does such a fantastic job.
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Why would anyone use import if ezpdf does such a fantastic job.
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ezPDF isn't free. And buying from google play is a nightmarish hassle for me (I doubt it is only hassle for me). On my note 2, I simply import PDF files and scribble away to my heart's content. The new S Note not being able to import the same way is vexing.
how
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I finally fixed it. It crashed because I disabled pre installed file explorer called 'My files'
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can you tell me please how did you do this in detail please it wil help
Einstellungen > import > AShMem NICHT verwenden
Settings > import > deactivate AShMem usage.
Hello, I am considering to buy Google ebook. I clicked on a sample button and the ebook was launched by some kind of browser. I tried to select a word or a series of word using the S pen but this function did not work.
1. How come the S pen features do not work on Google ebook? Any way to make them work?
2. If I want to underline, highlight, annotate text and pictures using different colors, what can I do?
3. Can I convert ebook into pdf format so that I can view and annotate using ezpdf viewer?
4. Do I need to have internet connection in order to view ebook? I wonder if it will be downloaded and saved to the Note PRO locally.
Thanks.
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Hello, I am considering to buy Google ebook. I clicked on a sample button and the ebook was launched by some kind of browser. I tried to select a word or a series of word using the S pen but this function did not work.
1. How come the S pen features do not work on Google ebook? Any way to make them work?
2. If I want to underline, highlight, annotate text and pictures using different colors, what can I do?
3. Can I convert ebook into pdf format so that I can view and annotate using ezpdf viewer?
4. Do I need to have internet connection in order to view ebook? I wonder if it will be downloaded and saved to the Note PRO locally.
Thanks.
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I have no idea about other issues but if you have ebook or mobi file you can covert it to a pdf.
Thanks. What is the best way/app to do it?
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Thanks. What is the best way/app to do it?
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I did it once through a website. Just Google search ebook to pdf.
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Have you tried opening the epub in Moon+ reader, Aldiko or Mantano reader?
Converting to pdf can be done on pc with Calibre.
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Thanks.
I cannot find the ebook on my GNote PRO nor on my Mac. Where is it stored?
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Thanks.
I cannot find the ebook on my GNote PRO nor on my Mac. Where is it stored?
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If you launched it via the website on the device, it's a temporary file that you can't access. On a Mac it might be located in Temporary files, provided Apple has such a folder.
But if you install one of the apps you should (mind you, I've never used Google Books) be able to select it to open in one of those.
I clicked on Play Book and I could view the ebook from there. However, I cannot find the location where the source file is saved. I want to transfer the source file to my Mac to conversion to pdf.
I can also find the ebook after logging into my google account from Mac. When I clicked on it, it opens. I also cannot find the source file.
On Google Play Store in a web browser on a computer you can go into books and then my books... Each of your books will have a 3 dot menu that has download options for epub and pdf.... Keep in mind that you are dealing with DRM/copyrighted material so don't expect to be getting unprotected files out of the application...
What you end up with are not straight epub or PDF files though. No idea what they are but that's as far as I got with just a minute of searching via google.
Good luck.
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On Google Play Store in a web browser on a computer you can go into books and then my books... Each of your books will have a 3 dot menu that has download options for epub and pdf.... Keep in mind that you are dealing with DRM/copyrighted material so don't expect to be getting unprotected files out of the application...
What you end up with are not straight epub or PDF files though. No idea what they are but that's as far as I got with just a minute of searching via google.
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I have tried that already. For the book I got, clicking the 3 dot menu gave me two options: remove from my library, about this book.
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I have tried that already. For the book I got, clicking the 3 dot menu gave me two options: remove from my library, about this book.
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Odd. I wonder is it's a regional thing.
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Hi everyone, so using more and more the tab s4 I find I could really use an app for android (but I'll even take it for mac if that's the only way) to make OCR out of a pdf.
I would need this in "2 versions", first with handwriting, some way to make OCR out of my handwriting (I already have the pdfs ready, they're just not searchable) and second to make another not handwritten pdf , searchable.
I tried looking online but I could only find apps that let you snap a photo and then make it searchable but I already have an app that does this, I can already make pdfs I just need to make the ones that I already have, searchable.
Really hope someone can help me thanks!
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Hi everyone, so using more and more the tab s4 I find I could really use an app for android (but I'll even take it for mac if that's the only way) to make OCR out of a pdf.
I would need this in "2 versions", first with handwriting, some way to make OCR out of my handwriting (I already have the pdfs ready, they're just not searchable) and second to make another not handwritten pdf , searchable.
I tried looking online but I could only find apps that let you snap a photo and then make it searchable but I already have an app that does this, I can already make pdfs I just need to make the ones that I already have, searchable.
Really hope someone can help me thanks!
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For searchable PDF's. I didn't read this so I don't know if this is what you're looking for. https://techwiser.com/5-best-ocr-app-for-android/
Adobe Acrobat Reader has a search function.
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For searchable PDF's. I didn't read this so I don't know if this is what you're looking for. https://techwiser.com/5-best-ocr-app-for-android/
Adobe Acrobat Reader has a search function.
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I'm afraid it's not what I needed. Those let you create ocr pdfs. My problem is that I already have the pdf, both hand written and not and I need to make them ocr
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I'm afraid it's not what I needed. Those let you create ocr pdfs. My problem is that I already have the pdf, both hand written and not and I need to make them ocr
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The Adobe reader will read your current PDF's and search through them....solves at least part of your problem.
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The Adobe reader will read your current PDF's and search through them....solves at least part of your problem.
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Adobe acrobat you mean? That's the only one I couple find but it has a monthly fee sadly
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Adobe acrobat you mean? That's the only one I couple find but it has a monthly fee sadly
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So I'm awaiting delivery of my Tab S4 but I did download this on to my Moto Z3 phone today at no cost and it searches PDF's. May be different for the Tab.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.reader
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So I'm awaiting delivery of my Tab S4 but I did download this on to my Moto Z3 phone today at no cost and it searches PDF's. May be different for the Tab.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.reader
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Indeed that makes a pdf searchable but it has a subscription fee. And it's not that low. I was looking for something that was free or at least pay once can use forever
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Indeed that makes a pdf searchable but it has a subscription fee. And it's not that low. I was looking for something that was free or at least pay once can use forever
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That is interesting, they must charge differently for tablets. On my phone the search is a basic feature with the subscription for the upgraded tools. We'll see what happens to me at the end of the month when I get the S4.