OS X El Capitan: 5 ways Notes just got useful

Note different

It wasn’t too long ago that Apple’s Notes app was relegated to the ‘never really use it’ stack by most Mac users, but this changes in OS X El Capitan, as Notes has become far more powerful.

Upgrade

You may need to upgrade your iCloud Notes to use these new features. You can see this is the case if you see an ‘Upgrade’ button besides your iCloud account in the Notes sidebar. Once you upgrade your notes you’ll be able to view and edit them on other devices running iOS 9 or El Capitan that are signed into the same iCloud account. However, if you don’t upgrade all your Macs and devices then new version notes won’t be available to devices running the older OS’s, while notes created on devices running older OS’s won’t appear on your updated devices. Once everything is upgraded, your notes and associated data will be available across all your devices.

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