Tables, mind maps, and connectors
These tools are used to organize information: tables are good for side-by-side comparisons, mind maps are good for developing hierarchies, and connecting lines are good for expressing processes and relationships. You can combine handwriting, text and pictures to organize scattered records into an easy-to-understand structure.
Tables: Putting information together to compare
Select Table in the "+" menu of handwritten notes, and a small table that can be edited will be inserted. After selecting the table, you can add or delete rows and columns, select cells, merge or split cells, and adjust fill color, border color, text style and alignment. You can also copy, cut, and paste table contents.
It's suitable to start with a course comparison, reading excerpt, or project plan: first determine what each column represents, and then add content row by row. When it is necessary to emphasize the conclusion, use a small amount of color to distinguish the header and the key points.
The table in the handwritten note is placed as a canvas object; the table in Text document flows with the text, and the operation methods of the two are different.
Step-by-step guides:
- Create a canvas table and edit its contents
- Adjust table rows and columns and merge cells
- Adjust a canvas table’s style and size
Mind mapping: starting from a topic and developing it step by step
Select Mind Map in the "+" menu and add branches starting from the central topic. You can also select a supported canvas object and enter the mind map from its menu, using existing content as a starting point.
The map can combine text, pictures and handwritten content to adjust the branch connection style and layout density. As the content increases, you can collapse branches and look at the overall picture first, then expand the details; you can also export the map when you need to share it.
Suitable for organizing chapter knowledge, meeting discussions or project ideas. Write down the main line first, and then gradually add examples and explanations, which is easier to review than covering the canvas all at once.
Step-by-step guides:
- Create mind maps and add nodes
- Organize mind maps and collapse branches
- Style mind maps and attach handwriting to nodes
- Export a node, branch, or entire mind map
Connecting lines: Make relationships clear at a glance
Select the connecting line in the shape tool of Pen Boxes to connect the objects that need to be associated. The endpoints connected to the object will move with the object, and the style of the connection line can also be adjusted to express sequence, cause and effect, or grouping relationships.
For example, write "problems, causes, and solutions" in three objects respectively, and then connect them with connecting lines to form a simple analysis diagram.
For shape drawing, adjustment and fitting, see Drawing and editing. Shapes express individual elements, and connecting lines illustrate relationships between elements.
Step-by-step guides:
Place your content where it belongs
In Infinite and Vertical document, you can arrange independent areas for these contents; in Paged notes and PDFs, you can place tables and maps on the corresponding pages to read them in conjunction with the original materials.
When you need to quickly get back to the point or explain things in order, continue to learn about Pins, navigation, and presentationsnstrations.
Step-by-step guides:
- Add a text box to the canvas
- Format fonts and characters in a text box
- Format paragraphs, lists, and spacing in text boxes
- Save text styles and set text box backgrounds
- Enter and edit canvas math formulas
- Convert handwriting to a formula
- Create artboards and group existing content
Last updated: October 12, 2026.