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Getting text into Obsidian on the go needs to be quick and painless. There’s nothing like the feel of fresh (recycled) pages in my notebook!
This week —
Welcome! I’m Ellane, and this is a once-a-week taster of the unusual, the helpful, and the delightfully mundane, as well as the next instalment of my quest to future proof and simplify my digital-analog workflow.
Here’s a detailed tutorial from Nuno Campos for capturing information into Obsidian using Shortcuts. It looks cool. I’m still very happy with Drafts as the entry point for most things that I write so I’ll be sticking with that, but it’s always good to find alternatives that don’t require a subscription.
[[../../_Files/ptpl-056-text-into-obsidian-with-shortcuts-and-drafts.png]] ↑ Screen capture by the Author, showing the Drafts action for adding text to her daily note in Obsidian
Obsidian is behaving better on my iOS devices these days, but Drafts is just so simple! Now that my actions are refined, I can do the following with just one click:
Prior to going interstate to see family, I’ve set up my Paper Saver with a brand new set of pages. Love the fresh start! This time my collection of recycled paper includes the backs of a large envelope I received in the mail, and the back of Mother’s Day wrapping paper made from pictures drawn by my grandchildren.
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I’m still happily planning with the paper calendar pages (template) in the middle of my Paper Saver. This way of bird’s-eye planning, taking fleeting notes, and sketch noting talks on recycled paper feels like something I’ll be sticking with for the foreseeable future.
I’m back to using the iPad when I want to plan in the peaceful darkness of the early morning. I’m using the French version of the Passion Planner for additional passive immersion learning. To make it easier to navigate, I imported the file into Affinity Publisher and added some anchors to create a PDF outline on export.
iPad notes app of choice — now that I’m using a PDF planner on my iPad again, I’ve had to once more face the struggle of deciding which app to use. Wouldn’t it be nice if annotations made in one were editable in the others! But no. A choice must be made.
Noteful’s two-finger tap to undo, plus layers and zoom super-powers, made it my initial choice this time round, but using it for a week helped me to see that Noteshelf’s pencil, and pinch to snap the page to the screen, weren’t features I was happy to do without.
So which is the best app for your interactive planning adventures? You’ll just have to compare and see.
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