In the Notes app, you can search through all your notes for typed and handwritten text, objects in images, and text in scanned documents. You can also search for text within a note.
You can search for tags, too, and handwritten text works in supported languages. A locked note shows only its title in search results, and you can search inside an attachment, too.
Here’s how to search through your notes on iPad.
Search for text, objects, and more in all your notes
Search covers tags, objects that appear in images, text in scanned documents, and typed and handwritten text in supported languages.
Note: For a locked note, the search results show only its title.
- Open the Notes app on your iPad.
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Tap the Search button, then enter what you’re looking for. You can also choose a suggested search, such as “Notes with Drawings” and then enter additional text to refine your search.
If a note is locked, only its title appears in the search results. The search includes handwritten text (in supported languages), photos, and scanned documents.
Search within a note or attachment for typed and handwritten text
- Open the Notes app on your iPad.
- Open the note you want to search.
- Tap the Note Actions button and then tap Find in Note.
- Tap the Search button and select any of the options. To search PDFs and other attachments, select Include Attachments.
- Enter the text you’re looking for in the search field.
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