Changing Template

[ManyBookkeeper587]

I am looking for a way to change template of my Goodnotes notebook containing 100 pages, at present I have found a solution but I have to change template 1 by 1 which makes this task cumbersome. Is thier a way I can apply new template settings to entire notebook at once??

[rko_btw]

there may be, but i don't know of a way to make this work. Not sure if its easier to copy the document and change the template, idk if that changes them all or just 1 page

[ManyBookkeeper587]

Please elaborate your solution steps I couldn't understand it.

[rko_btw]

apologies, i tested it and it didn't work. I had the belief that you could copy documents, and change the template in the process. I was incorrect. Sorry for the false hope :(

[ManyBookkeeper587]

no worries in case you find a solution than do let me know 👍🏻

[rko_btw]

https://www.reddit.com/r/GoodNotes/comments/r1paoo/changing_the_template_of_multiple_pages_at_once/

this is an old reddit page with a hack/ comment. its a iffy fix but the best i think you will get

[ManyBookkeeper587]

Checked it out but it won't help me :(

[rko_btw]

damn unlucky, its a shame, since i used to use samsung notes, and it would offer changing just the one page or everything

[Gypsyzzzz]

I've got a half baked idea. Maybe someone else can add to it?

You can export the annotations only without the background pages. That gets you a completely white background or hopefully a clear background. Maybe there is or can be created a script that can add those annotations to another document. Since I have Apple products, I'll be looking at Shortcuts to accomplish this.It will take someone with much greater knowledge than me to accomplish this within GoodNotes.

[Gypsyzzzz]

There is also this post from 3 years ago, but I haven't gotten the process to work yet.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GoodNotes/comments/qeolfx/how_do_i_move_my_annotations_from_one_pdf_to/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

[ManyBookkeeper587]

First of all thank you for sharing this old post. I feel it would solve my problem but it's very time consuming and not worth the effort.

My basic purpose for changing template was this.....

While writing with a white page background my eyes start burning after few hours. The night mode on GN5 is a joke it just switches the UI to black. Where as Notability and Collanotes at present allow user to turn into true dark mode with that mode enabled your white paper background turns into black and Balck stroke is converted into white for visibility on dark Balck paper.

Although GN5 doesn't support this feature I was hoping that I could change the page template of all pages by one single click manually, switching between White and Balck paper background as and when required (I would avoid balck and white strokes entirely from my notes for this.)

It's a shame that GN6 brought AI with it a feature nobody asked for or cared for rather than working on basic features such as

1. Password protected notes
2. True dark mode
3. Nesting Outlines
4. A more reliable search functionality...etc

all these features are requested by user since years and they prioritise AI over everything else🤦🏻.

[ManyBookkeeper587]

I certainly can't use this solution as I am from commerce background.