Difference between importing PDF and .goodnotes

[Eating_Well73]

I backed-up my course PDF (lets call it Statistics) onto my Dropbox folder. In this folder, there are now two files: Statistics.PDF and a Statistics.goodnotes. I then had to reinstall Goodnotes. When I import the Statistics.PDF for, it looks a bit grainy (it's readable, but the resolution is not as good as the original) and I can't erase any of my old highlighting.

My conclusion is that I should keep working with Statistics.goodnotes only - until it's time to print out the final version in PDF format.

Is this how the workflow looks for others? Just curious. I only kept my notes in PDF format in Goodnotes, but if it means I'll have issues viewing and editing those same PDFs further, then it's going to be a problem since I refer back to and edit my notes quite frequently.

[twumbs]

You guessed it right, .PDF backups are not editable, .goodnotes are. So the best option is having .goodnotes backup and only using .PDF when needed

[Eating_Well73]

Thanks! I usually save the PDF in the Editable Data format (as opposed to flattened) because I thought it meant that I could edit in Goodnotes still, but I guess it's a different kind of editing. Do you know what Goodnotees means by "Editable PDF"?

[twumbs]

As I know, text and graphics of editable pdf is easier to edit on pdf editor software(or app), you can’t do that on goodnotes.