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.
Getting started with 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.
Customize stroke thickness
- Tap the Highlighter tool. The first 3 slots save your desired stroke thickness for convenience.
- Adjust the thickness slider and this will automatially save. You can change this anytime.
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 and tap on the icon acgain to open the Highlighter settings.
- Make customizations:
- To create straight highlighting, enable Draw in Straight Line.
- 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.