I typically have a notebook for each case. When the case is over I export to PDF and save it in my document management system. -Jeff

Whatever you use to backup your iPad will also backup documents. I use iTunes on my Mac to backup my entire iPad, so that way if I lose it and have to buy a new one, I can just restore from the backup and all of my documents will be there. You can also use iCloud to backup your device, and you have the same ability to restore. If you want to just copy (to backup) the documents in GoodReader, you can connect it a computer running iTunes and access the files on a computer. For example, on my Mac running MacOS 10.14.6, I can open iTunes, select my iPad, click on File Sharing on the left, and then select one or more files to copy them to your computer desktop. This doesn't seem to work in PDF Expert. However, PDF Expert has another way to access files. Tap on the "Computer" selection under Connections in PDF Expert. That will give you a special Internet address and code that you can access using a browser on your computer. From there you can select multiple files to download them to a computer, or you can upload from your computer to PDF Expert. -Jeff

Thanks. Fixed now. -Jeff

If an app isn't working, and if force-quitting the app doesn't solve it, you might try removing the app from the Apple Watch and installing a fresh copy. I think that to do that you would need to remove the iPhone version of the app too, then download a new version from the App Store on your iPhone, then sync to your Apple Watch again. Once the new version of watchOS comes out with its own App Store there may be a way to do this directly on the watch, but I don't know. -Jeff

Nate, that isn't a position that I myself use, but I tried it out and it seems to work fine. The Canopy is sturdy enough to support my third generation iPad Pro in either landscape or portrait orientation. And I have to admit that after trying it out, I may use it more often. I can see the appeal of having a page in that orientation as I type. -Jeff

This mode continues to work for me. Just tap the button at the top right between the magnifying glass and the Share icon. If it isn't working for you, maybe it has to do with the particular document and not the app itself? I'm not sure. -Jeff

Dale, I didn't get into that issue in the above post, but I'm certainly thinking about it as well. Hopefully this won't be too cumbersome to use. Part of me wonders if Apple is taking baby steps, allowing mouse support this year using accessibility features and then in the future, after they see how it is being used, they make it a more mainstream feature. From the day that the iPad was first introduced in 2010, Apple was promoting the use of a keyboard with the iPad. In my mind, if you are going to be using a keyboard, it should be possible to also use a mouse if you want to do so. -Jeff

Thanks, Sean. I hope you are right. -Jeff

Thank you for sharing all of this, Judge Wilson! -Jeff

I don't know if the Mac version of PDF Expert will allow you to edit/create form fields. I looked at the website too, and I see a reference to filing out fields, but not creating them. You should send an email to the folks at Readdle and ask them about this feature. -Jeff

If you are part of the Microsoft early access program, the new icons came out in March. I just use the regular version and my Mac isn’t showing the new icons yet. -Jeff

That's a shame ... especially with the second generation AirPods, which are specifically advertised as having less lag. -Jeff

My understanding is that the risk hasn't been established, but it is possible because it hasn't been disproved either. For example, here is a Consumer Reports article on the subject: https://www.consumerreports.org/radiation/do-i-need-to-worry-about-radiation-from-wifi-and-bluetooth-devices/ -Jeff

I don't believe that is possible because GoodReader 5 is an update to GoodReader 4, not a separate app. You can contact the developer of the app to ask about this, but I'd be really surprised if you could downgrade. I haven't noticed a delay on large documents, but I using a third generation iPad Pro, so I don't know if GoodReader 5 runs slower on older iPads. If you find that GoodReader 5 doesn't work for you, I recommend that you take a look at PDF Expert. My review: https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2019/02/review-pdf-expert-readdle.html -Jeff

I’ll try! I know that I can speak quickly when I have a ton of great stuff to cover in a short amount of time. -Jeff

The prior version of GoodNotes definitely had this problem. But in this new version, GoodNotes has now switched to a list of folders type of approach with as many folders-within-folders as you want. The old approach didn't bother me, but I suspect that they changed this in GoodNotes 5 specifically because of complaints like yours. -Jeff

Jan, GoodNotes replaces a legal pad for me. I use it to take notes in notebooks. I used GoodReader / PDF Expert to organize documents into folders and read and annotate those documents. GoodNotes dosn't work well for managing files because it assumes that it owns the notebooks; it isn't set up to sync with a service like Dropbox with its own folder structure. There is some cross-over. I prefer the annotation tools in GoodNotes, so everyone once in a while, when I have a PDF file that I want to extensively annotate, I will load it into GoodNotes, annotate it there, and then export it out. Also, sometimes within a notebook I will import a PDF document -- such as an agenda for a meeting -- and then write on that PDF file within a noteboook. But despite this cross-over I really do think of the two types of apps as having very different roles in my law practice. If you don't need the file management and organization aspect of GoodReader / PDF Expert and you simply want an app to annotate a specific PDF file, then you are correct that GoodNotes / Notability might be all that you need. -Jeff

I haven't seen this error message before. Don't know what to suggest. -Jeff

Thanks for the plug for Notability! Like I said, I've had it on my iPad for a very long time. I'll use your comment as an excuse for me to go back to it again and see what I like and dislike. -Jeff

I'm running this app through its paces right now. It is stable -- I haven't had any crashes. There is lots of new great stuff. It is also missing some features that other apps have. I'll post a full review after I have finished testing it, but in short, I'm thrilled to see that the app is finally available. -Jeff

It depends, but most of the time, yes I do scan them. Sometimes I put them in GoodNotes along with all of my other notes — it is easy to import a PDF file into a notebook. If I think it less likely I'll need them in the future, I just put them in my firm's document management system. -Jeff

And as of Sunday night, January 28, 2019, it is now available in the App Store. -Jeff

If I am following what you are saying, you are in the Mail app and you hold down on the icon to create a new message and you see the pop-up list of your prior drafts, but then when you tap on one of those drafts you don't actually see the draft? If that is what you are describing, I've never seen that behavior. When I click on the title of the draft, I am brought into the email composition screen with the draft of the email, picking up on the email where i last left it. But perhaps I'm not understanding what you are describing? -Jeff

The only thing that occurs to me is to restart the Apple Watch. Hold down the large button for a few seconds, slide the Power Off button to the right, wait a little while, and then hold down the large button to restart the watch. Then bring up your app screen again and hold down in the middle of the screen to see if it works this time. Good luck! -Jeff

This app well for me in early 2017. But lately it hasn't been blocking any spam calls at all. I only get a few a week, but they do manage to get past this app. -Jeff