Gospel Library, Goodnotes & The Apple Pencil

Wouldn’t it be nice while reading the scriptures using the Gospel Library you could pick up your Apple pencil and start writing and drawing as shown in this example?

While this can’t be done with the native Gospel Library app, there is an alternative.

For this, to work you need the following additional apps –

- Genius Scan - the basic version is free

- GoodNotes - $7.99 one-time-fee

Here is how to use the Gospel Library, Genius Scan, and GoodNotes:

1. Open the Gospel Library and go to the scriptures you want to study

2. Turn the iPad to portrait mode

3. Scroll up or down, so the verses you want to markup are visible

4. Take a screenshot by swiping the Apple pencil diagonally out from the lower left-hand corner of the screen

5. Tap on Share

6. Find the Genius app and tap on it (this converts the screenshot to a PDF)

7. Tap on Share

8. Find the GoodNotes app and tap on it

9. Now, with the app in the GoodNotes you can write over, around and in verse, draw shapes and highlight

10. When finished tap on Share

11. Tap on Export This Page

12. Tap on PDF

13. In Options turn-on “Include Page Background” and “Include Annotation”

14. Tap on Export

15. Scoll down and find “Save to Files”

16. Save to a folder of your choice. I would recommend creating a “Gospel Library” folder and saving it there

17. Go to Files

18. Find the document you just saved

19. Press and hold on the document until a menu appears

20. Tap on Share

21. Scroll down and find “Share file in iCloud”

22. Tap on “Share Options”

23. Tap on “Anyone with the link” and “View only”

24. Tap on Share File

25. Tap on Copy Link icon

26. Tap on Copy Link in the upper right-hand corner

27. Go to the Gospel Library and the section of the verses you are studying. Select on of the verses and create a note then paste the link in the Note.

Next time you read the verse you can tap on the Note and then on the link to see your comments about the verse.