The Highlighter Tool is very easy to use in Goodnotes and is useful for drawing over any words or objects on the page to highlight them without affecting their visibility.
Use the Highlighter
You can find the Highlighter Tool in the Handwriting Toolbar. You can then set the size and color of your strokes by using the contextual menu on the right-hand side. Customize a color or thickness slot by tapping it twice.
Set stroke style and thickness
- Tap one of the stroke slots in the contextual section located on the right-hand side.
Set stroke color
- Tap one of the color slots in the contextual section located on the right-hand side.
Customize stroke thickness
- Tap the stroke slot again.
- Adjust the thickness slider.
Customize the Highlighter
The highlighter allows you to set the option for always drawing straight lines, no matter how uneven your stroke is. This can be activated and deactivated in the Highlighter settings:
- Select the Highlighter tool in the toolbar by tapping on it
- Tap on the icon a second time to bring up the settings
- Make customizations:
- To create straight highlighting, enable Draw in Straight Line.
- To create straight highlighting, enable Draw in Straight Line.
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- To have the app help you write more smoothly, adjust the Stroke Stabilization slider.
Tips & Tricks
- If annotating a PDF, you can select some PDF text with a long-press, then choose Highlight to highlight the selection. Note that the highlighting stroke created this way will always be in yellow, but it can still be erased.
- You can draw shapes with the Highlighter Tool.