

In iOS 9.3, just tap Use iCloud when prompted on your first launch of iBooks presumably you can disable it in Settings > iCloud > iCloud Drive. If the books don’t appear, click the Sort By pop-up menu in the main iBooks window and choose Show iCloud Books. Then, in iBooks, click Use iCloud in the dialog that appears. To sync PDFs in iBooks via iCloud, make sure iCloud Drive is enabled in System Preferences > iCloud, click Options next to iCloud Drive, and make sure iBooks is selected. You can import plain text and rich text documents, including folders of such documents, as well as exported notes from Evernote. You can now import files into Notes, under File > Import Notes. They’re also locked when you quit Notes, of course. Reset Password: If you forget your password, this command changes the password for all new notes going forward, but the password for already-protected notes remains the same.Ĭlose All Locked Notes: This locks protected notes, prompting you to enter the password if you try to view them.Change Password: As you’d expect, this changes the password for all protected notes.There are also a few new commands that appear under the Notes menu: Keep in mind that if you set a password for a note, you can’t view that note in iOS unless that device is running iOS 9.3 or later.Īfter you set a Notes password, that password will be used for all notes you protect with a password. Then, to lock a note, open or select a note and choose File > Lock Note.

You’re prompted to enter and verify a password and password hint. To do so, first choose Notes > Set Password.

You can install the 1.44 GB update via Software Update, and we expect standalone downloads will appear soon on Apple’s Support Downloads page.Īs in iOS 9.3 (see “ iOS 9.3 Works the Night Shift, Protects Notes, and More,” 21 March 2016), you can now protect notes in the Notes app. The update also enables iBooks to store PDFs in iCloud for sharing between devices and makes it possible to share Live Photos between iOS and OS X via AirDrop and Messages. OS X 10.11.4 Improves Notes, iBooks, and Live Photo SupportĪpple has released OS X El Capitan 10.11.4, with the main new features being improvements to Notes, including password-protected data, note sorting, and import from Evernote and text files.

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