Auto conversion of Handwriting to text - How to DISABLE??

[Kirpal 0]

I have recently purchased a iPad Air and need some good note taking apps, I have been using Evernote, but It is frustration as my handwritting is automatically and immediately  converted to Text and a lot of the time it doesnt pick up correctly, which means I am stuck with some words, e.g, 20 shows as 10, VAD shows as DAD, ROI goes to ROE, while the meeting is going on and i am missing key parts. Is there any setting where I dont convert handwriting to text immediately but only do it once I have completed my note? Similar to Notability, thanks

[evje knudson 0]

Please help here, Evernote - I am so frustrated that this turned on automatically.  I used my apple pen and ipad no problem until your recent change.  I cannot find a solution anywhere to disable.

[Gman Iowa 0]

Any progress or information on this?

[CFMan 0]

I would also like to know how to do this. A response and solution would be appreciated - thank you!

[the fridge 1]

I think I found the solution! The  setting is Scribble on iOS. It is not a change in Evernote. Scribble allows you to hand write in any text field and iOS transcribes it to type. disable this in the Apple Pencil settings and you should be back to normal!

[PinkElephant 8,305]

Correct !

The only problem arises when you want to use the Scribble feature in one app, but skip it for another. 

The basic system setting enables it for all apps, or disables it.

The only workaround AFAIK is probably to create a shortcut, that enables or disables it without the need to click through several levels of iOS settings just to toggle this feature.

[egkjgsdfasdf 1]

My handwriting keeps automatically converting to text. I do not want this. Evernote did not previously do this, is it because of an update?

The only option is to disable it in Scribble, but then the handwriting does not work at all in Evernote. 

The Apple website says that "With Scribble disabled, your Apple Pencil will only be able to write in apps designed to support handwriting."

So does Evernote no longer support handwriting? This is the entire purpose of me using it. 

[JK-T 0]

I am having the same issues as the previous user. I cannot use the Apple Pencil to enter text

 

[MonicaD10 0]

Would love to see a response to this. I bought an Evernote subscription recently because I assumed it would support note taking with pencil on iPad.  The automatic conversion to text is distracting and I don't want to have to create a 'sketch' for every single note. If I can't find a way to support this I'll be cancelling that subscription...

[DTLow 5,738]

21 minutes ago, MonicaD10 said:

I assumed it would support note taking with pencil on iPad. 

What kind of support are you looking fo

As previously mentioned, Apple has a Scribble feature that auto converts handwriting to text; this can be disabled
For images, Evernote indexes handwriting for search purposes    
As you mentioned, Evernote haas a sketch feature that some users use for handwriting

Personally, I use an external editor (Notability)   
i store the note in Evernote in pdf format

[PinkElephant 8,305]

To stop the conversion of handwriting to text, you need to turn off the scribble feature of iOS.

This has nothing to do with EN.

To take a handwritten note in EN you need to use a sketch canvas. To avoid it, use a true handwriting app - I am using GoodNotes 5, for example.

Whoever told you that EN would be great for handwriting had no good understanding of EN. The code base of EN notes is HTML, which is not a platform that natively supports handwriting. Thus the need to use Sketch to jot down a handwritten text, or a drawing.