Wow. I get way worse. Do you all have WiFi turned off? I have WiFi on and screen on most of the day, and at best I get 2 days. I have to have a security PIN, so not as easy as just hitting the power button.
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You can rotate any PDF to landscape on a remarkable, but it’s not the best e-reader and has no search. Its main purpose in life is a great distraction free writing experience.
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It’s better than I thought it would be. Pinch and zoom and panning on a remarkable is a little harder than a phone, but once you get it down, it’s not bad. If reading is a primary use case, I’m not sure the remarkable is the best option, but if you want a remarkable for writing AND also reading a newspaper, it’s fine. Just know that there are no apps, so you have to pass a PDF in. I use OneDrive and just opened your PDF from a hotel wifi with no issues. Google Drive and Dropbox are also supported.
I don’t think you can move PDF pages outside of a file, only within the file. I would use a PDF editor on my computer to combine them. They generally cost money, but maybe there are free ones? Adobe Acrobat comes with Creative Cloud if you have that. I’ve used https://www.pdf-xchange.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor for years, but it looks more expensive now. There are probably online tools that could do it if you don’t mind copying the files on a website. Or we could ask rmhacks to add this to his RCU utility.
The reMarkable subreddit is usually pretty tame, but in general, an iPad hating group, but I think they were afraid you might be trying to add numbers without a spreadsheet or calculator and they panicked at the thought of anyone doing a column of sums with a pencil…
All joking aside, come back and ask more questions here after you get your reMarkable. This really is a helpful group!
I don’t understand most of the comments here. They seem to think you need a spreadsheet, when you were pretty clearly asking about uploading documents. The comments are way too negative for something that works great!
So my documents are in OneDrive, but Google Drive or Dropbox work the same. You set up the connection between reMarkable and your cloud drive on the reMarkable website. Then, right from the reMarkable device you can import a new copy of the document, and write on it like any other file. It can import Office documents (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), PDFs, ePub files, and image files (jpg, png), and Google files (Docs, Slides, Sheets). So if you have an Excel budget, you can pull it right in, or if you have a statement in a PDF file or even take a picture of a piece of paper, you can import them in. I haven’t done much with Excel, but I think it’s “printing” a copy, so I think you need to do a print preview on your computer and get your print settings set up and saved first for best results before importing. You can also import files via the reMarkable app, but I just do it from the reMarkable device. Why switch to another device and risk distraction!
Note with all of this, you are importing a new copy to the reMarkable. It is completely separate from the original copy. Think of it like a photocopy or print-out. If you want to access the reMarkable copy elsewhere, you can use the reMarkable app from your phone or Windows/Mac computer, or you can send the file via email or export them from the reMarkable device back to a cloud drive.
If you are doing simple tracking or simple math, you’ll love it. I do health tracking on mine, and even chart my weight daily. The lack of distractions and ease of integration with my cloud files works perfectly for me.
This article covers setup and use of cloud services with pictures: https://support.remarkable.com/s/article/Integrating-with-Google-Drive-Dropbox-and-OneDrive#
And this one shows exporting files: https://support.remarkable.com/s/article/Exporting-files
To print a file, I open it from my phone and print from the app. Unless you have printer that accepts email (some do!), this is easiest way to print a reMarkable document.
In short, this is a great device and if you are looking for focus and productivity, I highly recommend it!
I was worried about that... I haven't run into it yet, but I know it's going to happen. I don't see any way to turn it off. That would be a great option under the Accessibility settings.
As long as you can live within its limitations, it's life changing. I agree with the other comment that as long as you are not looking for an iPad with apps and internet, or a nice e-reader, you shouldn't be disappointed. The reMarkable is geared for WRITING, and creating, and thinking. I find that I can get into a flow state and get so much more done on it, but I've learned to stay within the lanes of what it does and avoid what it doesn't do well.
If you get stuck trying to make it work for you, ask a question here and you'll get great help!
Totally agree. Unless I can move a text block like PowerPoint, it is unusable to me. Plus I need to be able to change font styles. I so want checkboxes to work for me, but the text is so small it is unreadable to me, even with “Large” selected in Accessibility options. I’m glad to know this before I purchased a Type Folio. Maybe someday…
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I don’t have the Type Folio, but the current implementation of typing is super awkward. You can’t control where the text shows up or how wide it is. You have limited control over the font. You get one style per line. There isn’t a good search from the device. Someday they will probably improve some of these pain points, but I would rather type on my phone or iPad or computer when I need to type. If typing is important to you, check out some video reviews first.
If price is an issue, be patient and watch this group and Facebooks groups and eBay for a deal. You should be able to get a cheaper price within 2-4 weeks. If you want new, use a referral code from the pinned post in this group.
As others have said, the writing experience is excellent. No other tablet matches reMarkable for the writing experience. Low light is an issue, just like writing on paper in that regard. Organization of files is good too. I think this device is a great fit for someone who likes taking paper notes.