iPad Notes by MagicalPad - Freeform iPad Notes, Outlines and Checklists

Best MagicalPad Release Yet

MagicalPad Admin — Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:55:55 +0000

Improved performance and support for large content, what you see is what you get – WYSIWYG – export for print, and much more

This release is now available on iTunes. This update brings the following enhancements:

New Features & Enhancements

IOS6 support and Retina display UI
Improved performance and support for large content
True unlimited workspace area using content tiles loading like Google maps. Now you can organize your content the way you want without worrying about content size or workspace size limits
What you see is what you get – WYSIWYG – export. No messing with page guides or margins. Just pan and zoom for the right content area then export what you see on your screen; focus on another area and export what you see on your screen again. This is for JPEG and PDF so you can print what you see – your page is your screen. Other export formats export the full content of the workspace.
Item sharing – Select a list note or a text note to export only selected item. This is for all file types.
All new formatting dialogs with custom colors, recently used colors, text formatting preview, and much more
Color themes – automatically format your full outline with one click of a button. Many themes to choose from
Workspace colors
Retina UI with cleaner UI graphics for sharing dialogs, checkboxes and many more
Improved accuracy for drag&drop, alignment of objects and indent outdent using swipe gestures
Pasting from the clipboard inserts child items for lines starting with tab – great time saver for copying stuff from books or email

Fixes

Fixed crashing due to large content
Fixed Extreme zoom bug where content gets too small
Fixed export as PDF small content issues
Rewrote rendering engine to support content tiles (like Google Maps) to improve stability and support large content
Improved workspace loading time
Many other bug fixes

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Release Notes

MagicalPad Admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:04:57 +0000

MagicalPad What’s New

It just keeps getting better

ENHANCEMENTS

Much easier formatting. Introducing *level formatting* and *branch formatting*:
*Branch formatting*: Once you format a level-1 list item, any item after that that you add and indent (to make a child) inherits all the parent levels. This accomplishes branch formatting.
*Level formatting*: when you are adding any list item at a second or higher level, formatting one item automatically formats its siblings (all under the same parent) not the full list (for more flexibility). This works with every action i.e. add, copy/paste, drag/drop, indent/outdent.
You can still format level-1 items independently the way you want
Export as JPEG in Email, Dropbox, Evernote and Google Docs
Open RFT and TXT files using MagicalPad from anywhere in your iPad (in addition to OPML and MPX)
Other small enhancements to improve interactions

FIXES

Improved outline item priorities based on X,Y coordinates for email body and all export file types
Fixed export to Evernote due to special European characters and ampersand character.
Fixed export as RTF bug

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Improved move and resize

MagicalPad Admin — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:30:37 +0000

MagicalPad improved iPad notes experience.

Improved lists and notes move and resize is now available on iTunes. This update brings the following features:

Enhancements

Improved move of lists and items
Improved resize of lists and items
Resize handles are now bigger for easier resizing
Some performance improvements

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iPad Notes for Business Users

MagicalPad Admin — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 23:21:28 +0000

MagicalPad Introduces iPad Notes Exclusively for Business Users; Reminds You of Minority Report – The Movie

MagicalPad™ brings a new meaning to organizing iPad notes and structuring ideas. Business users now have a better way to plan projects, organize meetings, uncover new creative ideas and communicate more effectively.

Boston, Massachusetts October 25, 2011
MagicalPad™ brings a fresh approach to iPad notes, much more than a conventional note-taker, outliner or mind-mapping app. This notes app shows an amazing success with thousands of business users in less than a month including C level executives. Built exclusively for the business user, MagicalPad is truly a business tool helping users structure their thoughts, organize ideas, and visually present information to support decision making and prioritize actions.

Freeform Layout
Freeform layout is what makes MagicalPad powerful; users can create unlimited outlines and notes on the same page and move them around on the screen to create their own information dashboard. “It reminds you of Minority Report – the movie,” said Lisa T. a MagicalPad user. Business users are using MagicalPad for brainstorming, meeting notes, project planning among other day to day productivity tasks.

Highly Interactive
MagicalPad is highly interactive, users can move things around, expand and collapse lists to focus on the right level of details, and they can zoom in on a specific area of their dashboard or zoom out to see the full picture. This way, users always have everything in front of their eyes and are able to focus on what’s important and interact with their content like never before.

Connected to the Cloud
MagicalPad plays well within the cloud. With impressive sharing options including Dropbox, Evernote, Google Docs and email, users can easily export their notes in different formats including PDF, OPML, RTF and a native MagicalPad Xchange file format (MPX), which is great for sharing with other MagicalPad users.

About MagicalPad
MagicalPad is a Massachusetts based start-up provider of innovative mobile and web-based applications for visually organizing and managing information and ideas to drive structured thinking, spark creativity, and enhance business innovation and team effectiveness.

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IOS 5 Support & Pinch Zoom

MagicalPad Admin — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:21:22 +0000

MagicalPad IOS 5 and Pinch Zoom release is now available on iTunes. This update brings the following features:

Changes

Tap-and-Hold to move items – To move a list, select it using single tap on the title and Tap-hold to move, we added transparent effect to show the move mode.
Tap-and-Hold to resize items – Tap and hold the resize handles to resize lists and notes.
Removed pan dial (joystick) – based on request from many users and with the natural IOS zoom and pan it is not needed anymore

Enhancements

IOS 5 support
Pinch zoom
Standard one finger pan
PDF export enhancements
Tap-hold title to move lists (more controlled moves)
Add new items to the middle of viewed screen area
Dynamic workspace size
Zoom out shows all your content
Remembers your zoom level and position when you change workspaces
Performance improvement and other minor fixes and enhancements

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iPad Notes for the Touchscreen

MagicalPad Admin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:23:34 +0000

Finally, an iPad Note Built for the Touchscreen! MagicalPad™ Introduces Freeform Notes for iPad

It might just be starting a new category of productivity apps. MagicalPad™ brings a fresh approach to notes for iPad, much more than a conventional note-taker, outliner, or mind mapping app. By introducing freeform notes for iPad, MagicalPad users truly make full use of the iPad touchscreen using multi-gestures to freely organize their content.

Boston, Massachusetts October 05, 2011
“Your iPad Note is now free to move about the screen” jokingly said Brian, a frequent business-traveler and user of MagicalPad. Users truly make full use of the iPad touchscreen making notes for iPad using MagicalPad more effective than a conventional note-taker, outliner, or mind mapping app. MagicalPad™ provides a better way to take notes, build outlines and checklists while brainstorming, planing projects or running meetings, and helps users communicate more effectively.
Freeform layout puts users in control of their content, they can place and organize notes, outlines and checklists with unprecedented interactivity and flexibility, and seamlessly share them with other users and apps, which drastically expands productivity and enhances structured thinking and decision-making. With thousands of users in the first couple of weeks only, MagicalPad is becoming the iPad note of choice for business users. “This is the best iPad note application for structuring your ideas” said Stacy M, a MagicalPad user.

Sparks Creativity.
MagicalPad™ provides an intuitive visual framework that fosters clarity, innovative thinking and communication to improve business results. It allows users and groups to quickly take notes while brainstorming to keep the flow of ideas coming, then organize them later with drag and drop ease and structure them in a beautiful dashboard-like setting to give every idea the attention it deserves. With Video mirroring using the iPad HDMI adapter, your HDTV or HD projection screen becomes a bigger version of your MagicalPad to brainstorm, vote for items, rank and prioritize ideas and plans with your team. This makes it great for collaboration and presentation for school and business.

Structures Thoughts.
“Structured thinking demands structured notes” said Adil Berdai, founder of MagicalPad. Users can focus project planning using structured lists to quickly capture and organize stakeholder input, prioritize goals and actions and optimize most valuable resources. With unlimited checklists and outlines on the same page, freeform layout, unlimited hierarchy with expand & collapse and drag & drop features, users have everything in front of their eyes and are able to focus on what’s important and interact with their content like never before.

Enhances Productivity.
Dynamic structured view of the data is what makes MagicalPad unique; we always visualize, consume, share, and think of information in organized structured way. MagicalPad is a note app that delivers on this promise allowing users to take iPad notes the way they think – Naturally. “The power of this app is in its simplicity – your content is the STAR” said Bouchra Benchekroun, product manager of MagicalPad. The minimalistic white design of MagicalPad lets the app get off the user’s way and enables users to focus on their content. They can just add lists and notes anywhere on the iPad screen and start typing, then worry about formatting and structuring later. Or they can start from a high level outline, then flesh out the details by splitting lists and using drag/drop to move items to where they belong.

Connected to the Cloud.
MagicalPad plays well within the cloud. With impressive sharing options including Dropbox, Evernote, Google Docs and email, users can easily export their notes in different formats including PDF, OPML, RTF and a native MagicalPad Xchange file format (MPX), which is great for sharing with other MagicalPad users. Enterprise and business users can easily share project and meeting notes; students can seamlessly share class or project notes. “It is magical! I can import a project to MagicalPad from Mindjet, Curio, Merlin, or any other software or app that supports OPML, work on it on my iPad using MagicalPad with great flexibility, then export it back to continue working on it on my laptop” said Ben Nabil, one of the first users of MagicalPad.

Visit http://www.magicalpad.com for more information.
You can also view a quick video demo on YouTube.

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iPad Notes – a Fresh Approach

MagicalPad Admin — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:04:34 +0000

MagicalPad Brings a Fresh Approach to Note-taking; Much More than a Conventional Note-taker, Outliner, or Mind Mapping App for the iPad

Through an intuitive and innovative design, MagicalPad allows professionals and students to take notes, organize ideas, build outlines, prioritize actions and share their thoughts seamlessly.

Boston, Massachusetts September 21, 2011
MagicalPad, a Massachusetts based start-up provider of innovative mobile and web-based applications for visually organizing and managing information and ideas, announced last week the launch of MagicalPad™ – an iPad app that brings a fresh approach to note-taking, much more than a conventional note-taker, outliner, or mind mapping app for the iPad. MagicalPad™ enables users to take control of their notes through freeform layout to place and organize notes, outlines and checklists with unprecedented interactivity and flexibility, and seamlessly share them with other users and apps, which drastically expands productivity and enhances structured thinking and decision-making.

Structured. Natural. Beautiful. Magical.
MagicalPad™ provides a better way to take notes, build outlines, brainstorm, organize information, plan projects, organize meetings, uncover new creative ideas and communicate more effectively. “MagicalPad enables users to control their information spark their creativity and have fun.” said Adil Berdai, founder of MagicalPad.
Users can focus project planning using structured lists to quickly capture and organize stakeholder input, prioritize goals and actions and optimize most valuable resources. With unlimited checklists and outlines on the same page, freeform layout, unlimited hierarchy with expand and collapse and drag & drop features, users have everything in front of their eyes and are able to focus on what’s important and interact with their content like never before.

Connected to the Cloud.
MagicalPad plays well within the cloud. With impressive sharing options including Dropbox, Evernote, Google Docs and email, users can easily export their notes in different formats including PDF, OPML, RTF and a native MagicalPad Xchange file format (MPX), which is great for sharing with other MagicalPad users. Enterprise and business users can easily share project and meeting notes; students can seamlessly share school notes. “It is magical! Now I can exchange files with Mindjet, Curio, Merlin, or any other software or app that supports OPML.” said Ben Nabil, one of the first users of MagicalPad.

MagicalPad™ Features

Freeform Layout – One of the most innovative features of MagicalPad™ is the freeform layout and the flexibility in which users can place and organize their content to create a dashboard-like layout of structured information with everything at their fingertips.
Advanced Interactivity – Structured thinking demands structured notes; MagicalPad™ users can expand and collapse content to focus on the right level of detail. With advanced drag/drop capabilities they can easily prioritize actions, split and merge outlines, create sticky-like notes and format content to effectively express their ideas and organize their thoughts.
Share with the Cloud – MagicalPad enables users to share their work with other users and other apps through the cloud using Dropbox, Evernote and Google Docs; it also allows users to import outlines, tasks and notes from other apps, desktop and Mac software to continue their work, and then export them back.
Interoperability – MagicalPad™ utilizes open standards such as OPML to import and export content to other IOS, Mac and desktop apps seamlessly.

Built to Last
MagicalPad’s team has a vision for making MagicalPad mobile and web solutions in the center of today’s productivity toolset for professionals and students; the iPad app is just the beginning according to their founder and product management.
With impressive built-in features, great customer service, strong vision and inspiring product roadmap, MagicalPad™ has already won the hearts of thousands of users in the first week only. “MagicalPad is poised to top the charts from looking at the overwhelming response, record downloads and huge positive feedback we received so far. I think we’re off to a good start,” said Bouchra Benchekroun, product manager with MagicalPad.
MagicalPad™ is available today globally for a very special introductory price $0.99 only and may be purchased through iTunes.

Visit http://www.magicalpad.com for more information.
You can also view a quick video demo on YouTube.

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