Feature Request: Import full PDF templates with hyperlinks
I have a separate post asking if this is the case, but I've now confirmed that Note templates do =not= load the hyperlinks. I think that is because they don't import all of the sheets of the template, only doing each page as added.
This effectively means that hyperlinked multi-page PDFs can't be used as a template (eg. a full yearly calendar with quarters/month/week/notee pages hyperlinked) -- which means that all of the advantages of Notes can't be used (eg. searching of user handwriting text being the biggest one!!)
Looking into this issue I see that SuperNote does this as expected -- importing the entire PDF into Notes complete with hyperlinks. I'm requesting that Boox be the same.
If there is an argument for one-page-at-a-time (save space, performance etc) perhaps this could be an option? When creating the notebook you could be asked if you want to start with the full document or just one page (listing advantages) and leave it up to the user to decide?
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Official comment
Dear customer,
We are sorry that when importing a template to the Notes app, the hyperlinks in the template do not work. However, this is known by our tech team and they will implement this feature in future updates. In this case, we appreciate it if you could kindly wait for the update.
Many thanks for your time and understanding.
Sincerely,
Derek -
Sounds good -- I haven't found a clear use case for this other than a full hyperlinked calendar which I've decided isn't really my use case for the device anyways. But it does seem like there would be potential for other notebook templates that I'm not thinking of yet ... so this function still seems like a good idea for future improvements.
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We've just bought a note air3 c purely to use as a digital filofax. We've bought a template with hyperlinks and they don't work.
Do we have any idea if this is coming in the near future? Or have we bought a device we can't use?0 -
Hyperlinked PDFs work =just fine= in Neoreader ... in fact I spent 5 or 6 hours on some plane rides just playing around with the On:Planner hyperlinked planner to see what I liked/disliked about it. It worked exactly as you would expect and as good as it would on, for example, my son's Remarkable 2. I think I might tear a few pages out of that for use separately but I didn't find that I really need/want all of the hyperlinking between document types that it offers -- so I'm going to keep using my custom made templates and manual hyperlinks in Notes.
There are a few compromises when using Neoreader instead of Notes - the biggest being OCR searching of handwritten mark-ups and inability to duplicate/copy pages (which is probably difficult with hyperlinks in any case). But if you want a fully digital planner/organizer to replace a physical notebook you won't be at all disappointed -- everything works exactly as the notebook creators intend.
I still think that importing PDFs with hyperlinks in full into Notes is a good idea and will likely unleash specific use cases -- but I wouldn't characterize this as an urgent or essential feature at this point.
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Hi service team,
Is import of full PDF templates with hyperlinks to notes app scheduled to come soon?
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Please "upvote" this issue (using the ^ button above the number at the top of the topic) if you're interested in this feature. I presume that this increases the attention that Boox gives the issue.
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It is still not working :-(
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So good news on this front -- the 4.0 firmware that ships on the Note Air 4c has this functionality and apparently there are plans to publish 4.0 for the 3c. I have another post asking "when?" and they replied "when it comes out, sorry, not able to give an indication when". But definitely moving in the right direction!
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I just got the Note Air 4c with the latest firmware and can confirm that this still doesn't work. My 6 page template has imported at 6 separate pages. Very frustrating.
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Sorry, Melissa, which isn't working? How do you mean 6 different pages? Like 6 different Notes? I mean, I would expect it to come in as 6 pages so I guess I'm not understanding.
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Just purchased hyperlinked templates from TabletTemplates specifically for Boox.
And now it seems the hyperlinks are not working, but these are meant specifically for Boox?!?
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