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iPhone Why does every note in the notes app have BOLD text?
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The app is automatically defaulting the first line to a "title" font format. You will need to manual change the font format to "body".
I haven't looked into how to change the default yet. To do it one time, you will need to look at the bottom of the note you're creating, there should be font options to select (similar to when you want to change fonts in MS Office).
Yup.
I personally prefer the rich text type of notes, but obviously everyone doesn’t.
I appreciate the front options. My use case for notes is just jotting down an errands/shopping list so I can get by with the minimalist font.
I have used notes for the last three years to dictate medical notes in the field. As a home nurse. This new default bold feature is quite frankly BS. I shouldn’t have to go through a bunch of extra steps to turn off such a ridiculous setting. The bold should be the option not the default. It really screws up notes in my charting and takes extra time I really would rather be more efficient, And not have to push a bunch of buttons to turn the damn thing off. this is crap simply put. Why do they keep fixing something that’s not even broken!!
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Omg! You saved my life. Thank you so very much!!!
I thought I would have to change each one every single time. Thank you again and again??
On all MacOS installs that I have, the "New notes start with:" setting was set to "Title"
The behavior has always been:
I think the proper behavior is to have the title formatted as a TITLE in bold, and then when hitting enter to type the body, it should switch to body text without the bold.
Hitting enter after the title and body text staying bold would seem to be a bug since when I delete every piece of content within a note, then manually format the title as a title, then hit enter it now somehow knows to switch off of bold for the body text.
I was able to get back to the original, correct behavior by switching the setting to "body" as others have suggested, creating a note, deleting it, then going back to preferences and switching it back to "title" - Now when I create a new note, I can type the title formatted properly, hit enter, then start typing my body WITHOUT IT BEING BOLD. Hallelujah!!!
The behavior has always been:
- Create a new note
- Type in note title -> formats as a Title.
- Hit enter, begin typing body -> format changes to Body - body text is NOT bold.
- Create a new note
- Type in note title -> formats as a Title.
- Hit enter, begin typing body -> format changes to Body - body text is bold.
- Select body text and remove bold.
I think the proper behavior is to have the title formatted as a TITLE in bold, and then when hitting enter to type the body, it should switch to body text without the bold.
Hitting enter after the title and body text staying bold would seem to be a bug since when I delete every piece of content within a note, then manually format the title as a title, then hit enter it now somehow knows to switch off of bold for the body text.
I was able to get back to the original, correct behavior by switching the setting to "body" as others have suggested, creating a note, deleting it, then going back to preferences and switching it back to "title" - Now when I create a new note, I can type the title formatted properly, hit enter, then start typing my body WITHOUT IT BEING BOLD. Hallelujah!!!