Does note taking with a tablet make you more productive?

Julius Caesar · 06-25-2017, 02:26 PM

Aside from portability, does note taking with a tablet make you more productive especially if you are a student or an office worker? Or does it have its own problems that you wouldn't have with a traditional pen and paper?

GlenBarrington · 06-25-2017, 02:50 PM

Well, doodling, is a lot more difficult with a tablet. This seems silly, but the mindless hand activity helps me absorb the information presented, and sometimes the doodles are actually a part of my note taking. With a keyboard, i find that I'm so busy trying to 'capture' words and ideas that I don't have time to actually make the information my own.

I'd rather type up the contents of my notes after the meeting or class situation.

frahse · 06-25-2017, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Julius Caesar

Aside from portability, does note taking with a tablet make you more productive especially if you are a student or an office worker? Or does it have its own problems that you wouldn't have with a traditional pen and paper?

Both methods have their own problems, but both should make you more productive all other things being equal.

Gotadimple · 06-26-2017, 01:10 PM

Depends on the note-taking software. If your software offers an email option, you can take notes, email them to yourself, and copy them to a word processing program for final editing.

HarryT · 06-27-2017, 04:31 AM

I can type far faster than I can write by hand, even on the on-screen keyboard of a tablet. When I'm doing serious note-taking on my iPad, though (as I do, for example, when I take notes at the lectures of my local Egyptology society) I use an external Bluetooth keyboard.

ebusinesstutor · 06-27-2017, 09:46 PM

I have actually timed myself taking notes and I can write faster on my phone or tablet with a swipe keyboard than I can hand write.

As a bonus, I can also actually read my notes when they aren't in my own handwriting...

Another benefit with digital notes is they are instantly searchable and sharable. I put all my notes in OneNote so I can access them from any device.

Deskisamess · 06-27-2017, 10:04 PM

The only time I take notes on a regular basis is in church. I'm pretty fast with a sharp pencil and piece of paper. I'd be much slower using an onscreen keyboard, even on my iPad Pro. With a regular physical keyboard I'd probably be pretty fast, but that's not convenient in a quiet church setting.

My note taking ability is also effected by the person who is speaking. The more organized the speaker, the better my notes.

I believe I remember what I've written down also, which isn't so true when I type.

kyteflyer · 06-28-2017, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Gotadimple

Depends on the note-taking software. If your software offers an email option, you can take notes, email them to yourself, and copy them to a word processing program for final editing.

This is what I used to do when I was still working, but instead of a word processor, they would get copied directly to patient files. It was a time saver for me. I had to export to email, but that wasnt a hardship. It was the first generation of ipad so note taking stuff wasnt as sophisticated as it seems to be now.

It was bad enough that I had to go to meetings which droned on and on and on, without having to take notes by hand and then copy those to where they needed to be.

cromag · 06-29-2017, 02:51 AM

I have a couple of Android tablets and an Android phone that's no longer in service. I find it convenient to use the voice-to-text feature (click the microphone icon on the keyboard) to record notes on the go that can be imported into text editors and word processors. This is especially convenient with the old cell phone, since it can easily be carried in my pocket.

Krazykiwi · 06-29-2017, 04:50 PM

Depends a great deal on the tablet and pen too. A Surface pro or a Yoga or any top end tablet with an N-trig or Wacom digitizer, using an active stylus pen with pressure sensitivity, is a million miles away from whatever you get on a low-end tablet using a capacitive pen. One is pretty indistinguishable from writing on paper, once you get the hang of it, except you get instant ocr and all the benefits of online note-taking tools, like syncing your notes to audio/video recordings etc. The other is like taking your notes using a stick in wet sand.

06-25-2017, 02:26 PM	#1
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06-25-2017, 02:50 PM	#2
GlenBarrington Cheese Whiz Posts: 1,986 Karma: 11677147 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Springfield, Illinois Device: Kindle PW, Samsung Tab A 10.1(2019), Pixel 6a.	Well, doodling, is a lot more difficult with a tablet. This seems silly, but the mindless hand activity helps me absorb the information presented, and sometimes the doodles are actually a part of my note taking. With a keyboard, i find that I'm so busy trying to 'capture' words and ideas that I don't have time to actually make the information my own. I'd rather type up the contents of my notes after the meeting or class situation.

06-26-2017, 01:10 PM	#4
Gotadimple Zealot Posts: 104 Karma: 1129486 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Nook Simple Touch, Nvidia Shield	Depends on the note-taking software. If your software offers an email option, you can take notes, email them to yourself, and copy them to a word processing program for final editing.

06-27-2017, 04:31 AM	#5
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I can type far faster than I can write by hand, even on the on-screen keyboard of a tablet. When I'm doing serious note-taking on my iPad, though (as I do, for example, when I take notes at the lectures of my local Egyptology society) I use an external Bluetooth keyboard.

06-27-2017, 09:46 PM	#6
ebusinesstutor Star Gawker Posts: 526 Karma: 6944314 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Spruce Grove, AB Canada Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I have actually timed myself taking notes and I can write faster on my phone or tablet with a swipe keyboard than I can hand write. As a bonus, I can also actually read my notes when they aren't in my own handwriting... Another benefit with digital notes is they are instantly searchable and sharable. I put all my notes in OneNote so I can access them from any device.

06-27-2017, 10:04 PM	#7
Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,777 Karma: 45827761 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 13 Pro, iPad mini, iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8", Scribe 2022	The only time I take notes on a regular basis is in church. I'm pretty fast with a sharp pencil and piece of paper. I'd be much slower using an onscreen keyboard, even on my iPad Pro. With a regular physical keyboard I'd probably be pretty fast, but that's not convenient in a quiet church setting. My note taking ability is also effected by the person who is speaking. The more organized the speaker, the better my notes. I believe I remember what I've written down also, which isn't so true when I type.

06-29-2017, 02:51 AM	#9
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,763 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	I have a couple of Android tablets and an Android phone that's no longer in service. I find it convenient to use the voice-to-text feature (click the microphone icon on the keyboard) to record notes on the go that can be imported into text editors and word processors. This is especially convenient with the old cell phone, since it can easily be carried in my pocket.

06-29-2017, 04:50 PM	#10
Krazykiwi Zealot Posts: 137 Karma: 2156958 Join Date: Jan 2013 Device: Too many random androids to list	Depends a great deal on the tablet and pen too. A Surface pro or a Yoga or any top end tablet with an N-trig or Wacom digitizer, using an active stylus pen with pressure sensitivity, is a million miles away from whatever you get on a low-end tablet using a capacitive pen. One is pretty indistinguishable from writing on paper, once you get the hang of it, except you get instant ocr and all the benefits of online note-taking tools, like syncing your notes to audio/video recordings etc. The other is like taking your notes using a stick in wet sand.