Some people find a 12-point font to be just right for many users, it’s too small. My vision isn’t terrible, but I do wear glasses, and I’d rather have a font that’s readable than squint. Not everyone wants to use Helvetica personally, I prefer a monospace font, such as Consolas, and I generally set it to 18 points. (Each time you press that keyboard shortcut, the font size increases by one point.) Rather than offer a default font size, Apple assumes that everyone uses a tiny font.īut they also don’t let you choose a default font. Go to Format > Font > Show Fonts, and then choose a size from the font picker, or press Command-+ several times until the font is big enough. You can change the font size of individual notes, either before you start typing, or after selecting their text. So all notes start out in a tiny (to me) font. (Not all apps support this Dynamic Type setting.) But there is no such system font size option on OS X. On iOS, the Notes app inherits the overall font settings you choose if you choose to increase the size of the system font, in Settings > Display & Brightness > Text Size, then the font in Notes gets bigger, as it does in apps such as Mail, Reminders, and others. You can add and view attachments, and you can even lock individual notes in the latest versions of Apple’s operating systems to protect them from prying eyes.Īpple made a bewildering design decision: They don’t allow users to choose a default font and size in the OS X version of the app. You can store notes on your Macs and iOS devices, and they sync via iCloud.

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