New to Mac. Bought Alfred app first, and now KB...so please pardon any ignorance
I used this from the forum here to get an Apple Note created, but I still have to find the actual note.
Is there a way to make the actual note window appear on top of everything, front and center in the middle of the screen or smth so I can begin typing immediately?
Trying to recreate the quick note taking experience that I was using with Notepad++....fast & simple.
TIA and looking forward to learning + giving back.
Welcome aboard! I'm not sure if this will help or not, but you can use the Activate a Specific Application action to start Notes, or bring it to the front if it's already running.
Thanks Chris...yea that's the one I'm using now (thank you btw)...
But I'd simply like to bring the individual note to the front by itself so I can type whats needed, and then just close it out...vs having to look for the note etc.
Not sure if that's possible, so figured I'd ask.
Edit: Just added this to the end. Kinda does what is needed, so I guess good enough...
You can do this with AppleScript, but the behavior of the new note is a bit different. Normally a new note's first line is formatted in title-format, but when created with AppleScript it's body-format.
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# Auth: Christopher Stone
# dCre: 2021/08/05 03:43
# dMod: 2021/08/05 03:43
# Appl: Notes, System Events
# Task: Make a New Note and Focus for Editing
# Libs: None
# Osax: None
# Tags: @Applescript, @Script, @Notes, @System_Events, @Make, @New, @Note, @Focus
# Test: macOS 10.14.6 & Notes 4.6
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tell application "Notes"
activate
set newNote to make new note
show newNote
end tell
tell application "System Events"
tell application process "Notes"
tell window "Notes"
tell splitter group 1
tell splitter group 1
tell group 2
tell scroll area 1
tell text area 1
set focused to true
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
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I don't have good access to any version of macOS later than Mojave at the moment.
This might work on the Big Sur version of Notes.app.
tell application "System Events"
tell window "Notes"
tell splitter group 1
tell splitter group 1
tell group 1
tell scroll area 1
tell text area 1
set focused to true
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
end tell
If not you'll have to try to figure it out for yourself: