Types of pages in Nebo
When you tap a notebook (left sidebar), it displays all its pages. The big plus icon labelled Add creates a new page for your notebook. Nebo creates three types of pages:
- New page: for converting your handwritten notes to text. Ideally, you can use this page type to take handwritten notes during a meeting/lecture. You can then convert the notes to a Word document that you can share with your colleagues. We will refer to this as ‘normal’ or Nebo pages, to differentiate it from the other type of page in the app.
- New freeform page: an inifinite canvas for taking handwritten notes (only). The notes on this type of page are not converted to text. This page type is great for brainstorming ideas. The infinite canvas allows you write your notes in any direction and the page will keep expanding.
- Import as PDF: imports PDFs into the app for simple PDF annotation. It has similar functions to what you get with a freeform page, only its pages are finite (as they are restricted to the page sizes of the PDF).
Each of these notebook types has both its strengths and limitations.
| Features | Nebo pages | Freeform pages | PDF imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type with keyboard | ✔ | – | – |
| Mix text & handwriting | ✔ | – | – |
| Copy as | – | ✔ | ✔ |
| Add images | ✔ | ✔ | – |
| Add stretch | ✔ | – | – |
| Add diagram | ✔ | – | – |
| Add Math | ✔ | – | – |
| Add freeform section | ✔ | – | – |
| Gestures | ✔ | – | – |
Naming your new page
The name of your page, regardless of its type, is in the middle, top of the upper menu on the screen. Simply tap on it to either name/rename it.
Homepage thumbnails
Note: On the homepage, your pages look different. You can tell them apart, straight away without opening them. The ‘normal’ or Nebo pages have portrait thumbnails whereas freeform pages have landscape ones. PDFs display the first page from the PDF, which gives it away as a PDF.
