Import the PDF file into GoodNotes and keep the original download as a backup.

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How to import a NozomuNoto PDF in GoodNotes

Import the PDF file into GoodNotes and keep the original download as a backup.

On this page
  1. Before importing into GoodNotes
  2. Reference links
  3. Import a NozomuNoto PDF into GoodNotes
  4. What to choose in GoodNotes
  5. 1. Use PDF for planners and notebooks
  6. 2. Start with a new document first
  7. 3. Keep one clean backup outside GoodNotes
  8. If the file will not import
  9. Next GoodNotes setup links
  10. Video walkthrough

Applies to: PDF planners & notebooks · Goodnotes · iPad (iPadOS).

Files: Planner/notebook PDF. Import/open the extracted planner PDF, not the ZIP or access instructions.

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 importing into GoodNotes

Make sure you are choosing the real planner or notebook PDF, not a receipt, preview, ZIP, or instruction-only PDF.

  1. Save the original download as your clean backup.
  2. If the download is a ZIP, extract it first and open the extracted folder.
  3. Choose the actual NozomuNoto planner or notebook PDF.
  4. Open it from Files, Safari, Google Drive, or your download folder.
  5. Use Share or Open in, choose GoodNotes, then import it as a new document.
  6. Test one link and write one small note before setting up the whole planner.

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

Import a NozomuNoto PDF into GoodNotes

  1. Save the NozomuNoto download somewhere easy to find, such as Files, iCloud Drive, Google Drive, or Downloads. Keep this original download as your clean backup.
  2. If the download is a ZIP file, extract it first, then open the extracted folder.
    Full GoodNotes library screen
    Full GoodNotes library screenFull screen view first, then use the cropped highlight below to see the exact area.
    + New button
    + New buttonStart from the GoodNotes Documents library and tap the highlighted + New button.
  3. Choose the actual NozomuNoto planner or notebook PDF. Skip receipts, preview pages, ZIP files, and instruction-only PDFs for the planner import.
    Full GoodNotes import menu
    Full GoodNotes import menuFull screen view first, then use the cropped highlight below to see the exact area.
    Import option
    Import optionChoose Import to add the planner or notebook as a clean GoodNotes document.
  4. Open GoodNotes in the Documents library, tap + New, then choose Import. You can also open the PDF from Files, Safari, Google Drive, or Downloads, then use Share or Open in and choose GoodNotes.
    Full file picker screen
    Full file picker screenFull screen view first, then use the cropped highlight below to see the exact area.
    Choose the PDF
    Choose the PDFSelect the extracted NozomuNoto PDF in the file picker, not the ZIP file.
  5. Import the PDF as a new document so the planner or notebook is easy to find.
    Full imported document screen
    Full imported document screenFull screen view first, then use the cropped highlight below to see the exact area.
    Imported document
    Imported documentAfter import, the planner appears in the GoodNotes library as its own document.
  6. Open the imported planner, test one Index link or month tab, write one small note, and rename the document with the product name, year, orientation, week start, and color.

What to choose in GoodNotes

1. Use PDF for planners and notebooks

NozomuNoto planners and notebooks should be imported as PDF files. PNG files are for stickers, covers, images, or product extras when the download includes them. GoodNotes-specific files should be used only when the product clearly includes one.

2. Start with a new document first

For the first import, make the planner its own GoodNotes document. Adding it inside another notebook can make it harder to find and harder to troubleshoot.

3. Keep one clean backup outside GoodNotes

Keep the original NozomuNoto download in Files or cloud storage. If page moves, exports, stickers, or tests make the working copy confusing, the clean PDF is your fresh-start copy.

If the file will not import

If the PDF is greyed out, missing, or absent after import, check three things first: the ZIP is extracted, the cloud file is fully downloaded to the device, and you selected the actual planner or notebook PDF. If the planner opens but links fail to move, keep this imported copy and go to GoodNotes hyperlink help next.

Video walkthrough

Watch: Etsy download to GoodNotes on iPad (1:33, 2023)

Published in February 2023. Etsy, Safari/Files and GoodNotes screens may look different now; follow the written steps first.

Written version: Open Etsy in an iPad browser, find the purchase and download its files. Save them in Files, extract a ZIP if supplied, then import the actual planner PDF into GoodNotes. Use the individual PNGs or supplied editable sticker file for stickers.

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