The Apple Notes app has been a stable part of my toolkit and my go-to app for taking notes.

In case you use it as your note-taking app, here are some lesser-known tips that have been helpful for me and can be for you, too:

1. Link to a note section

We've been able to link one note to another in the Notes app for a while, but in the latest iOS and macOS versions, we can link to a specific note section.

On an iPhone, select the text you want to link from and choose Add Link from the pop-up menu. Then, select the note you want to link to and choose a section from the Link To Section option:

On a Mac, select the text you want to link from and press ⌘K to open the link pop-up, which presents the same Link to Section option.

2. Navigating nested notes

If you organise your notes in nested folders, navigating to the top folder or one up in the chain on an iPhone can be cumbersome because you need to swipe your way there one step at a time.

Instead, you can long-press the back button to reveal the folder hierarchy and choose the folder you want to navigate to:

3. Keeping the note window on top

Unless you're using split windows, taking notes from a web page or other document can mean going back-and-forth between the browser window and an open Notes window.

I like to keep the browser window maximised and instead have a new note opened in a separate window that I resize to its smallest size and keep it floating on top of the browser using the Window → Keep on Top option:

This gives me a floating scratchpad that always stays on top of all other windows in the space, including the browser, and I can quickly write or paste notes there.

That's all on the Notes app for now, but I've written a guide about Apple Notes with more workflows and tips.

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