Notes

Writing in Document notebooks

Type rich-text notes in a Document: headings, lists, tables, images, ayahs and videos.

Last updated 28 September 2026

A Document is for typed notes: rich text, like a word processor. Create one from the dashboard (New Mushaf > Notebook > Document) or inside a Notebook (New Notebook > Document).

A Document titled Reflections on Surah Al-Fatiha, with a heading, a paragraph, a bullet list and a task list, and the formatting toolbar along the top

Documents are for typing only. To draw or handwrite, add a Canvas page to the notebook (New Notebook > Canvas) or write in a Qur'an note.

—Undo, Redo, Bold, *Italic*, Underline, Strikethrough
—Text style: Normal, Heading 1, Heading 2, Heading 3
—Fonts, including Arabic fonts Amiri, Scheherazade New and Noto Naskh Arabic, and font size
—Text colour and highlight
—Alignment (left, centre, right, justify)
—Bullet, numbered and task lists
—Insert: Image, Honourific, Table, Quote and Divider
—Insert Ayah or Hadith (the quote-mark button): search for a verse or hadith and insert it
—Outline: shows your headings in a side panel so you can jump around a long document
—Download document

The Document Insert menu: Image, Honourific, Table, Quote and Divider

Keyboard shortcuts such as Cmd/Ctrl+B, I and U work as usual. You can also start a line with #, ## or ### for a heading, - for a bullet list or [ ] for a task.

The toolbar shows Saved to cloud once your changes are saved.

Type / in a Document to open a menu with Link to annotation or page, Search Ayah, Search Hadith and honourifics such as ﷺ (PBUH), SWT, RA and RH.

The / menu in a Document: Link to annotation or page, Search Ayah, Search Hadith, then honourifics

Outline

Tap the outline button at the top right to see your headings in a side panel. Tap a heading to jump to it.

Pages

A Document is one continuous page that grows as you write, so there's nothing to add or delete.

Images and videos

Add images with Insert > Image, by dragging a file in, or by pasting. Images need an internet connection to upload. If you see "Couldn't add the image. Check your connection and try again", reconnect and retry.

Paste a YouTube link into a Document to add a playable video.

Older documents

Older documents are converted to this format the first time their owner opens them. The original pages, including any handwriting, are kept: tap Original pages (read-only) at the top of the document to see them.

Exporting

See "Exporting your notes".

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