Frequently Asked Questions
You can find lot of tips and tricks in the quick guide and user manual on the app accessed from the help icon at the bottom right of the menu bar.
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Tap-and-Hold to move or resize
You need now to tap-hold then drag to move or resize lists and notes.
You will notice that the list or note becomes semi-transparent.
11/3/2011 - Update: An improved move and resize update is now available on iTunes.
How to pan around content?
One finger to pan. Use one finger to move around content; you can also use two fingers to pan and zoom at the same time. To zoom in and out use standard IOS pinch zoom gestures.
How to format items quicker?
We built list items in a smart way that every created list item inherits all properties of the list item above it. This includes background-color, border-color, font-type, font-size, font-color and checkbox/no-checkbox status. This way you can format your current list item the way you want, then tap enter and the new list item will be similar to the one before it.
Export/Import
These are a couple of things you might need to know about the export/import dialog:
- To select a folder and see content on the right side, tap the folder "bar"/name not the blue arrow.
- If you tap the blue arrow, then you drill-down to the folder (to see sub-folders).
- The same thing if you are exporting you have to select a folder from the left to export to.
- Root folder for dropBox is not supported. Other apps allow you only to export to their AppName folder, we allow to export to any folder, so you need to export your content to any folder not the root; and you can create folders right from the export/import dialog.
Rename workspace MagicalPad
To rename a workspace in MagicalPad, you need to double-tap fast. For some reason you need to double-tap faster than regular. We will address this in a subsequent release so you don't have to do it fast.
How to pan around content?
One finger to pan. Use one finger to move around content; you can also use two fingers to pan and zoom at the same time. To zoom in and out use standard IOS pinch zoom gestures.
How to edit or enter text?
Double-tap a title, list item or text note to edit or enter text
How to add a list item to the list?
Tap Enter on a selected list item to insert a new item below it. Like you do in bulleted lists on a word processor
How to make text changes?
While editing text (on edit mode), tap-and-hold till you see text cursor to move around text for edits, selects, copy/paste and replace
How to rename a workspace?
Double-tap selected (current) workspace name or icon on the workspaces list to rename it. Workspaces (pages) are automatically named with date and time for automatic journaling. Newly created ones are placed on top.
How to create checklist items?
Tap the bullet to the left of the list item to convert it to a checkbox, tap it again to check it, tap it a third time to convert it back to a bullet. Once you have a checkbox in a list item, every new list item created inherits the checkbox for faster action items entry
How to indent/outdent list items?
Use the Move Tool on the toolbar. While editing or while selecting a list item you can indent it (right), outdent it (left), move it up or down in the list using the move tool from the toolbar. The move tool stays visible while you need it for faster access.
When an item is selected and not on edit mode you can simply swipe selected list item right to indent, left to outdent.
How to format items quicker?
We built list items in a smart way that every created list item inherits all properties of the list item above it. This includes background-color, border-color, font-type, font-size, font-color and checkbox/no-checkbox status. This way you can format your current list item the way you want, then tap enter and the new list item will be similar to the one before it.
Can I get plain text notes?
Set border color and background color to none to get a plain-text look and feel for your text notes and list notes
Why do I lose indentation in Evernote export if edited in Evernote?
MagicalPad exports well formatted indented plain text to Evernote; Evernote edit is different if you edit from the web client, desktop or mobile client. This is due to Evernote formatting changes; you can even export an Evernote note from Evernote iPad, edit it on the web client, then you can see that your indentation is lost on Evernote for iPad. This has nothing to do with MagicalPad.
