How to manage pages in GoodNotes

Use the safest page workflow for GoodNotes without breaking your planner setup.

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How to manage pages in GoodNotes

Use the safest page workflow for GoodNotes without breaking your planner setup.

On this page
  1. Before moving pages
  2. Reference links
  3. Manage pages in GoodNotes
  4. Safe GoodNotes page management
  5. 1. Copy templates before writing
  6. 2. Move copied pages, not important linked originals
  7. 3. Test links after page changes
  8. Common page-management problems
  9. 1. The copied page is hard to find
  10. 2. Too many page copies pile up
  11. Next GoodNotes page checks

Use these steps to work with NozomuNoto PDF planners, notebooks, stickers, covers, and template pages in GoodNotes. The official links below are for downloads, updates, and current help pages.

Before moving pages

Save one clean backup of your planner or notebook before changing pages in GoodNotes. Page tools are useful, but it is easy to change more than you meant to.

  1. Index pages
  2. Template source pages
  3. Main section pages
  4. Tutorial pages
  5. Pages with important links
  6. Filled pages you already wrote on

Safer workflow: copy or duplicate the page first, move or edit the copy, keep the original page clean when possible, and keep one original file saved outside GoodNotes as your backup.

Use these for current app or device help, downloads, updates, vendor help, and manual references.

Manage pages in GoodNotes

  1. Open the planner, then open the Pages panel.
    Full Pages panel screen
    Full Pages panel screenFull screen view first, then use the cropped highlight below to see the exact area.
    Page thumbnail
    Page thumbnailOpen Pages to see page thumbnails and choose the page you want to manage.
  2. Use the page thumbnails to find the page you want to copy or manage.
  3. Open the page menu for that page, then choose Copy Page when you want to reuse the page.
    Full page actions menu
    Full page actions menuFull screen view first, then use the cropped highlight below to see the exact area.
    Copy Page
    Copy PageUse the page menu and choose Copy Page when you want to reuse a planner or template page.
  4. Open Add Page, then choose Paste Page when you want to insert the copied page in another place.
    Full Add Page menu
    Full Add Page menuFull screen view first, then use the cropped highlight below to see the exact area.
    Paste Page
    Paste PageUse Add Page, then Paste Page, to insert the copied page where you want it.
  5. After copying, adding, moving, deleting, or organizing pages, test Index and a few tabs before writing more.

Safe GoodNotes page management

1. Copy templates before writing

For NozomuNoto template pages, copy the clean template first. Write on the copy so the original page stays reusable.

2. Move copied pages, not important linked originals

Moving a copied notes page is usually fine. Moving core linked pages, such as Index, Monthly, Weekly, or dated pages, can make the planner harder to navigate. Test experiments in a copied planner file first.

After copying, moving, deleting, or inserting pages, test Index and a few tabs. If anything jumps somewhere unexpected, stop editing that copy and return to a clean backup.

Common page-management problems

1. The copied page is hard to find

What happens: the template copy exists, but the original template button still goes to the clean template section.

What to do: bookmark the copied page or use Add Page to Outline from the page menu when you want it in the Outline list.

2. Too many page copies pile up

What happens: every idea gets its own copied page and the planner becomes hard to scan.

What to do: keep only active copied pages in Bookmarks Only and delete or archive test pages from your working copy after you know you are finished with them.

Next GoodNotes page checks

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