Sunday, September 2, 2012

Nuance Impresses. Yet again!


Wow! This is a cool app! PaperPort Notes... maybe one of my new favorites!

Early on in the world of iPads, I was a fan of Notarize. It allowed me to capture PDF's and enter text into the form on my iPad. I could even take a picture from the web, or with the introduction of the iPad-2 take a snapshot of a student's test. Using Notarize we could enter text easily.


Unfortunately, the company that made Notarize quit making it. So, while I still have it, I was unable to provide it for students.

Document in Notes





Well, that's no longer an issue! The smart folks at Nuance, makers of Dragon Dictate and Mac-Speech have acquired Notarize, renaming it PaperPort Notes, and making it even better!




Help Box



All the bells and whistles from the original app are present. Now though, they have included a built in web-browser, with the ability to take "web-shots". Even more impressive though is the ability to insert a text box, and instead of typing your answer, dictate it. It works really well!





Free-hand





There is a nicely designed help feature that pops up whenever your doing something for the first time. Or, if you prefer, you can download the user guide, and read it in the app itself.







Web Browser





Notes can be shared in PDF format, and can be password-protected.  There is also the ability to write free-hand, or add drawings as necessary.

Also nice is the price... Free.






Import Capabilities




So once again, kudos to Nuance!


Happy therapy!

4 comments:

  1. This has been my go-to app for quite a while for kiddos who need a variety of ways to input text and images, import docs, and export them as well. I personally use it almost exclusively for professional purposes, sharing, etc. Thanks for putting it out there - surprised there are so many who don't know about this one!

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    1. I was very happy to see Nuance re-introduced the app. Thanks for your input Wendy!

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