Samsung Notes is a Paperless/Digital Note-Taking App where you can import documents, take notes, and use digital planners. We need a PDF annotation app for using PDF Planners and Note-Taking. As someone with a Samsung Tablet, I can definitely say that; Samsung Notes is our best option as it is the most compatible app for Samsung Tablets. Besides that, it is free and provides you with numerous possibilities that we will discover together!
GETTING STARTED WITH SAMSUNG NOTES
UNZIPPING YOUR FILES
1. Open ‘Files’ on your tablet and locate your downloaded files.
2. Tap the zipped file and select ‘extract’ on the bottom right.
IMPORT YOUR PDF PLANNERS AND NOTEBOOKS INTO SAMSUNG NOTES
Method 1: Import directly within Samsung Notes
1. Open Samsung Notes App.
2. Tap on the PDF icon.
3. Select your desired PDF file.
Method 2: Import from your files
1.Open ‘Files’ on your tablet and locate your download files.
2. Tap on the PDF file you want to import.
3. Open with ‘Samsung Notes,’ do not select ‘Samsung Notes Reader.’
USE THE FREE TEMPLATES ON SAMSUNG NOTES
There are free templates that Samsung Notes provides for digital note-taking and planning.
Select’ Three Dots’ in the top right corner.
Select ‘Page Template.’
Select the template you want to use.
Note: Don’t forget to check out the PDF Templates too!
DUPLICATE THE PAGES IN SAMSUNG NOTES
1. Open your document on Samsung Notes App.
2. Tap on The ‘Page Sorter 
Icon.’
3. Tap on the ‘Three Dots’ and select ‘Copy.’
4. To paste the page to the desired location, tap on ‘Three Dots’ of the previous page and select ‘Paste.’
DELETE THE PAGES IN SAMSUNG NOTES
1. Open your document on Samsung Notes App.
2. Tap on the ‘Page Sorter Icon.’
3. Tap on the ‘Three Dots’ and select ‘Delete.’
REORDER PAGES IN SAMSUNG NOTES
1. Open your document on Samsung Notes App.
2. Tap on the ‘Page Sorter Icon.’
3. Tap and hold the thumbnail of the page you would like to move.
4. Drag and drop the thumbnail of the page you’ve chosen to the desired location.
USE HYPERLINKS IN SAMSUNG NOTES
1. Open your PDF File on Samsung Notes.
2. Tap on the ‘Reading Mode 
Icon.’
If this is not working, follow these steps:
1. Go to your ‘Samsung Notes Settings.’
2. Select ‘Page Style and Template’ in the ‘General’ section.
3. Select ‘Individual Pages.’’
4. Re-import your file.
5. Open your file on Samsung Notes.
6. Tap on the ‘Reading Mode Icon.’
BOOKMARK PAGES IN SAMSUNG NOTES
1. Open your document on Samsung Notes App.
2. Tap on the ‘Page Sorter Icon.’
3. Tap the ‘Bookmark 
Icon’ on the top right of a page’s thumbnail.
Select the ‘Bookmark Icon’ from the pop-up menu for the pages you bookmarked.
ADD ELEMENTS TO YOUR NOTES
ADD VOICE RECORDINGS
1. Tap the ‘Insert 
Icon’ on the front page of your document.
2. Select ‘Voice Recording’ to add voice recordings.
ADD STICKERS AND IMAGES FROM YOUR GALLERY
1. Tap on the ‘Insert Icon.’
2. Select ‘Image.’
3. Select ‘Gallery.’
4. Select the stickers you want to use.
5. Resize them and move them to the desired place.
How to Make Stickers on Samsung Gallery?
1. Tap ‘Text Mode.’
2. Select the ‘Emoji Icon’ from the keyboard.
3. Select ‘+’ to download more stickers.
ADD IMAGES FROM THE SAMSUNG INTERNET
Drag and drop the image you want to add in the Split-Screen View.
1. Open up your Sticker Book and Notes in the ‘Split-Screen View.’
2. Select ‘The Lasso Tool’ on both screens.
3. Copy and Paste The Stickers.
USE SPLIT-SCREEN VIEW ON YOUR SAMSUNG TABLET
1. Open Samsung Notes App.
2. Press the ‘Recents’ icon.
3. Tap on the Samsung notes icon.
4. Select ‘Open in Split Screen View.’
5. To choose a secondary app, search for the app you want to open up.
In split screen view, you can switch windows, rotate them and open the screen in pop-up view.
ORGANIZING YOUR NOTES
ORGANIZE YOUR FILES IN SAMSUNG NOTES
You can create folders and subfolders to organize your notes on Samsung Notes.
1. On your folders page, select three dots.
2. Select ‘Create Folder.’
3. Tap and hold the file or note that you want to move.
4. Select ‘Move’ and then select the destination folder.
Method 1: Import from Images
1. Tap on the ‘Insert Icon’ on the first page of your document.
2. Select ‘Image.’’
3. Select ‘Gallery.’
4. Select the extra cover you want to use.
5. Resize it.
Method 2: Import Your Cover as A Pdf File
1. Tap on the ‘Insert Icon’ on the first page of your document.
2. Select ‘PDF.’’
3. Select ‘Gallery.’
4. Select the extra cover you want to use.
5. Move your cover to the top in the ‘Page Sorter View.’
SEARCH YOUR NOTES
LOCK YOUR NOTES
SYNC YOUR NOTES
Sync with Samsung Cloud:
1. On the main screen, Select ‘Settings,’
2. Select Sync with Samsung Cloud.
3. Sign in to Samsung Cloud Account.
4. Your notes will be synced automatically between your devices.
SAMSUNG NOTES TOOLBAR FOR BEGINNERS
The Tool Bar and The Navigation Bar in Samsung Notes.
PEN MODE
TEXT MODE
ERASER MODE
SELECTION MODE
S PEN TO TEXT
STRAIGHTEN YOUR TEXT
CONVERT TO TEXT
CHANGE STYLE
EASY WRITING PAD
AUTO-FIX SHAPES
DRAW & HOLD TO MAKE SHAPES
MOVE THE TOOLBAR
Change the toolbar location by dragging and dropping
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Thanks. When I open my edited pdf again, it always go to the first page. Is it possible that it opens in page where I left?
Tbh, it doesn’t happen to me, so I don’t know the solution. However, it can be about the page settings, maybe. Can you check out the page style setting is set as individual pages. Please let me know about it, looking forward to your message!
Hi, can I know if I wanna read a pdf file through Samsung notes, how do I read it by flipping the pages side to side instead of scrolling up and down? Bc sometimes pdf has lots of pages, and I prefer to flip pages so it’s more convenient
Oh, I understand you, it is very simple.
1. Go to the Samsung Notes Setting
2. Select “Style of New Notes” in the general section.
3. Set the scroll direction as horizontal.
I hope this is helpful, good luck! 🙂
Hi, amazing blog first of all. Veryy good explanation for beginners! I just wanted to ask a question. I am trying to find a feature that helps me add a page link in existing page of Samsung notes. Like the feature of Notion. Because I want to create notes in such a way that I have the chapter overview on a page and then clicking on each element of chapter overview, I can go to the respective notes on that topic. If there is no such option, can you suggest an alternative to this on samsung notes?
I’m using Samsung Notes on a Galaxy A8 tab and I’m having 2 problems with getting the sticker book to work. First, the lasso tool lets me draw a shape around multiple stickers, but then nothing happens, the lasso disappears, and I can’t pick up the group of them to move them. Second, if I try to move the stickers around, it’s not letting me put them side by side. If I try to put a sticker next to another one, it moves it either above or below that sticker, so I can only have one vertical line of stickers going all the way down the document. Any suggestions for these issues?
Thanks!
Hello Erika, I apologize for the delay in my response. Unfortunately, there is no such feature available on Samsung Notes at the moment. However, I can suggest using the bookmark feature in Samsung Notes. This way, you can easily add pages and switch between them, similar to switching between chapters. I hope this solution is helpful for you. Thank you so much for your support; it means a lot to me!
Hi!
Your page is incredible, you really helped me improve my notes, they are way better now!
I just have one question, I have a Samsung Tab A7 lite and I’m not sure if it has the same options as yours (s pen text, auto-fix shapes, convert to text), I would like to know if there’s a way that I could download them some how, I’d love to have them.
Thanks a bunch!
Hello! Thank you so much for your kind words, it means a lot to me! Your tablet model is a bit older, so some of the new features may not be compatible. Also, your tablet doesn’t support the S Pen, which is why it’s lacking certain functionalities I think. I’m so sorry for this! 🥺