Using the toolbar

Using the toolbar


The toolbar on your Digital Paper is your central hub for writing, annotating, and navigating through your files. While the core layout remains consistent across Notebooks, Quick Notes, PDFs, and eBooks, each file type offers a few unique variations. This article introduces the shared functions of the toolbar and briefly summarizes how the options differ depending on the document you’re working with.

How to use the toolbar

To select a tool, simply tap the respective icon with your Digital Pen. Tools that open menus (like the Pen, Eraser, or More options) expand into sub-options for more control. Only one tool can be active at a time.


Common toolbar functions

The following tools appear across all file types:

  1. Collapse toolbar: Hide or show the toolbar to maximize writing space. Any notes written beneath the toolbar remain visible in exports or shared files.
  1. Writing tools: Includes pens, pencils, highlighters, and more. Each tool can be customized by color (black, gray, white) and thickness (fine, medium, broad).
  1. Eraser: Erase content precisely, erase by shape, or clear the entire page. Note that embedded PDF or eBook text cannot be erased.


  1. Selection tool (lasso): Encircle handwritten content to move, scale, copy, paste, cut, or delete it.


  1. Undo/redo: Step backward or forward through your last actions.


  1. More options: Opens a Contextual menu with additional features that vary depending on whether you’re in a Notebook, PDF, or eBook.


  1. Close file: Exit your document and return to the Home screen. All edits are automatically saved.
Document-specific variations

While the core tools remain consistent, certain options differ depending on the file type you’re working with.

  • Notebooks & Quick Notes: Options for managing pages and templates.
  • PDFs: Tools for adding comments, searching, and sharing.
  • eBooks: Reading adjustments, contents navigation, and note overviews.

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