When your notebook runs out or when you don't have it with you you can print XNote paper on your own printer and keep writing. Printed papers work exactly like notebook pages: the pen records what you write, and your notes appear in the app once you sync.
Access: On the Home screen, tap Printable Papers, or go to Settings → Pen & Notebooks → Printable Papers.
2.7.1 Browsing Paper Types
The Printable Papers screen lists the available paper types with previews. Tap a type to see a larger preview.
2.7.2 Printing Paper
- Tap the paper type you want to print.
- Select the [number of pages] and tap Print. The app generates a PDF in A4 size.
- Transfer the PDF to your computer.
- Open the PDF in a PDF application such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print it using the settings below.
- Print a single test page before printing the rest.
The pen reads a dot pattern printed on the paper to know where you are writing. If the pattern is distorted, the pen cannot recognize the page and your writing is not saved. For this reason, all of the following settings are required:
Print at 100% actual size. In the print dialog, select "Actual size" (100%). An option such as "Fit to page" changes the spacing between the dots, and the pen cannot recognize the page.
Set the printer's paper size to A4. Load A4 paper into the printer and select A4 in the print dialog as well. If the paper in the tray differs from the PDF, the printer scales the page on its own and the pattern is distorted.
Print from a computer, using a PDF application. Printing from a phone goes through AirPrint, which may shrink the page to fit the printer's margins — and there is no setting to turn this off. Browsers (Chrome and others) redraw the pattern as well.
Use a laser printer with a resolution of at least 600 dpi. The pen cannot read pages printed on an inkjet printer at all; what makes the pattern visible is the carbon in laser toner. Below 600 dpi, the dots blur together.
Use original toner. Most refilled and third-party toners contain no carbon. The pen sees a blank page where the pattern should be.
Use a PS or PCL driver. The printer driver on your computer must be PS or PCL. If you are not sure, you can download one from your printer manufacturer's support page.
Turn off ECO and grayscale. ECO, draft, and grayscale modes make the pattern too faint. On a color printer, leave the color output setting enabled.
Use 80 g/m² white paper. Plain white, high-grade copy paper. The pen cannot read the pattern on recycled, textured, colored, or letterhead paper.