Help needed for iPad allowing users to write?

Karthiksugumar · 07-11-2017, 04:20 AM

the print book contain lines for readers to write on. Do these come out in epub? can they be made “live” for the iPad allowing users to write?

Deskisamess · 07-11-2017, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Karthiksugumar

the print book contain lines for readers to write on. Do these come out in epub? can they be made “live” for the iPad allowing users to write?

As far as I know, no epub reader apps can be used for handwritten notes. You can use the note feature in iBooks to type a note, but you can't use handwritten notes. All other epub apps I've tried have note features for typing a note, not using handwriting.

There may be apps that can be used that way...just not any that I've tried.

JSWolf · 07-11-2017, 09:37 AM

PDF can have live fields for typing into. But ePub, no.

kyteflyer · 07-12-2017, 09:17 AM

Try Marginnote. It does epub and pdf. Might not be quite what you want but its the closest that I can think of.

https://marginnote.com

johnnyb · 07-14-2017, 07:26 AM

Another possibilty: use a handwriting keyboard, e.g. https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/mysc...931394264?mt=8. Depending on the stylus you use, it provides not too shabby results.
Workflow: Install “keyboard”, use note feature in your reading app, [select keyboard as input method,] write with a stylus instead of typing...

Julius Caesar · 07-17-2017, 03:31 AM

The only way I can think of is by taking a screenshot for each and every page by pressing the on off and home screen at the same time. You can then write on the line with an image editor of your choice.

Ps: this is why it makes no sense for a publisher to sell a workbook with lines to write on in ebook format. What good does it do if you can't write on it?

07-11-2017, 04:20 AM	#1
Karthiksugumar Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: INDIA Device: none	Help needed for iPad allowing users to write? the print book contain lines for readers to write on. Do these come out in epub? can they be made “live” for the iPad allowing users to write? Last edited by Karthiksugumar; 07-11-2017 at 09:12 AM.

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JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,938 Karma: 128903250 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	PDF can have live fields for typing into. But ePub, no.

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kyteflyer Wizard Posts: 1,841 Karma: 9547754 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Newcastle, Australia Device: iPhone SE2020	Try Marginnote. It does epub and pdf. Might not be quite what you want but its the closest that I can think of. https://marginnote.com

07-14-2017, 07:26 AM	#5
johnnyb Cloud Reader Posts: 1,110 Karma: 4000066 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle Oasis, Kindle Scribe, iPad Pro 11	Another possibilty: use a handwriting keyboard, e.g. https://itunes.apple.com/de/app/mysc...931394264?mt=8. Depending on the stylus you use, it provides not too shabby results. Workflow: Install “keyboard”, use note feature in your reading app, [select keyboard as input method,] write with a stylus instead of typing...

07-17-2017, 03:31 AM	#6
Julius Caesar Addict Posts: 341 Karma: 1244808 Join Date: Oct 2012 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	The only way I can think of is by taking a screenshot for each and every page by pressing the on off and home screen at the same time. You can then write on the line with an image editor of your choice. Ps: this is why it makes no sense for a publisher to sell a workbook with lines to write on in ebook format. What good does it do if you can't write on it?

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