You may need to double-tap the Pencil to activate markup on the image, but this is just about the quickest way to scan and sign a paper. Sign a document with Apple PencilĪlso in the Notes app, you can scan a document into the app using the iPad’s camera, then just tap the Apple Pencil onto the scanned image to sign it. The app will detect it, and snap the line to make it perfectly straight. Draw a straight line, and pause when you reach the end. Linea, the best drawing app on iOS, goes one better, using a draw-and-hold shortcut. You’ll now see the ruler along with the other drawing tools. Oh, and at 0.5 ounces, its lighter than the 0.7-ounce Apple Pencil Gen 2 Pretty good for a pen regularly priced at 80, which is 50 less than the latest Apple Pencil. Then choose Add Sketch from the pop-up menu. To find it, tap the + button at the bottom right of any note. On an Apple Pencil (2nd generation), you can double-tap near the tip of your Apple Pencil to quickly switch back to the tool you used last.

PCMag editors select and review products. The built-in Notes app has a ruler that can be moved around with two fingers and used to draw straight lines. For artists and creative professionals, Apples second-generation Pencil is the only iPad stylus worth considering.

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