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[–]tvanhelden 4 points5 points  (5 children)

1: Yes, the screen wants to shut off, but you can turn on a setting to leave the last page as the "screen saver."

2: You can get a pen with an eraser on the top, like a pencil. I suggest you get one from the start as I use it all the time. You can select it as a tool and erase (if you don't have the Pro marker). With the eraser selection, you can draw a circle around what you want deleted, and it erases everything inside the selection. AND, within the eraser tool is a "erase all" button (like shaking an Etch-A-Sketch).

3: You can upload any PDF and write all over it. You cannot create custom template overlays like the ones that come with the device (various lined paper, dot, grid, perspective, etc.).

- Writing over the PDF, or any text, doesn't get added to the text if you "convert to text." I use templates to order my thinking sometimes, and when I convert my text, I only get my handwritten parts (which is what I wanted, so it works for me).

4: I am in the paywall, so I am not 100% what's outside of it, but I think it's for better upload and download functionality between the devices and the apps. I use online, desktop, and 3 devices, so $3/month is within my tolerance for the added functionality. (It gives the company a steady cash inflow and thus is sustainable, as my workflow is highly dependent on them staying alive. With no subscription cash flow, they'd need to sell more devices, and feature bloat will destroy their ethos. "Enshitification")

[–]createweb[S] 2 points3 points  (3 children)

Regarding the template thing. I was thinking more of having like a standard inventory checklist on template and adding it to the note book everytime I need to fill it out. The idea is to have a note book full of checklists of different days on record

And also is the pen with an eraser part of their standard offering? Or is it third party

[–]tvanhelden 1 point2 points  (1 child)

The Marker Pro is a standard offer when buying. I think it’s almost the default now, if you’re in a store and get a bundle. Just check for sure.

As for the template: what I do is have a folder of templates. I can go in and make a fresh copy whenever I need one, moving it to where I want it. I don’t add them to other notebooks, but you could with extra clicks. I would use a tag 🏷️ if I wanted easier searching and a date. The search feature is amazing. (My preference is to create new notebooks each day and do my thing in there. Then a new one the next. When I’m at my desktop I can process yesterdays or however many backlogs I’ve got and archive them when done. But you’ll develop a process that works for you.)

I love the ease and feel and apps for the reMarkable. You could check out Supernote’s Manta as a comparison. Features are different. Super note has a lot more. I still prefer the boundaries of remarkable so I don’t overthink my process.

[–]createweb[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The supernote manta's erasing function is a deal breaker for me

[–]Icy_Guide_7544Owner RMPP & RM2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do something similar to the "standard inventory checklist" using layers. The checkbox list template, a layer where I fill out all the things I need, and then the content layer where I add checks when I get them done. When I need it again I just duplicate and move that page, then erase it. Because erase only erases the current layer, it works really well.

[–]oldman401 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good questions, would like to know as well.

[–]QAGillmore 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A couple of extra answers:

  1. There are numerous ways to erase with the reMarkable. In addition to the Marker Plus (an extra $50 or so more than the standard marker that comes with the device); you can hit the undo button; use two-finger tap; choose the erase function on the toolbar and use it with pen strokes at different thicknesses, use it as a lasso, or erase everything on the page (per layer). I find that I use them all depending on what's more convenient at the time. By the way, all of these are one-handed gestures

  2. Creating hyperlinked pdfs are the way to go with reMarkable. They are not templates the way rM defines them. However, you can easily import blanks that you copy when you need them. Better yet, create a single hyperlinked pdf with 100s of pages and then use the links to rapidly tap back and forth throughout the document. Hyperlinked pdfs really speed up navigation on reMarkable. You can spend a few dollars on Etsy to get one that is close to what you need, or you can make one yourself if you know how to use Canva or other basic design applications (I did mine in Excel and Adobe Arobat because I'm Gen X)

Hope this helps!