The new macOS Big Sur made some improvements in Apple Notes' features that most users will find advantageous and useful.
Apple's new macOS Big Sur brought many enhancements to its core apps, which further improved Mac's usability. While the system did not exactly overhaul some of the apps like Apple Notes, it brought new enhancements to its features that users found convenient.
As far as aesthetics or visual changes that macOS Big Sur brought to Apple Notes, you might miss them entirely, particularly if you are a casual user. However, if you frequently use the app, you will immediately notice the improvements that the new macOS Big Sur brought to Apple Notes' features.
Apple's macOS Big Sur implemented some changes in the commonly used features in Apple Notes, making it more convenient and giving users more control. For instance, if you have hundreds or even thousands of notes, just use the modified search function in Notes and you will find ease in getting to the note you want. To do this, click on the magnifying glass symbol located at the top right, then type what note you are looking for into the search box, which expands out as you search.
The new macOS Big Sur also made some improvements in the Top Hits section of the Apple Notes. For those who are not regular users of Apple Notes, Top Hit is a collection of search results that appears on top of a long list of searches. The changes that macOS Big Sur implemented in this particular feature is similar to that on Mail's search function and also provides you the same convenient effect. While Top Hits intends to guess and show you what you could be looking for, it is actually more intelligent than that. It appears that its algorithm is based on how many references there are to a particular search term on any note, as well as how recently such a note was opened.
Another improvement that Apple's macOS Big Sur brought to the Notes app is its speed. This makes sense as one of the goals of Notes is being fast, which means you launch the app, click a button, and go right down in jotting notes. Big Sur made it a bit faster to allow users to do a little more and at the same time, use a bit more of its formatting choices. Like the old version, the first line found on Apple Note is immediately displayed in bold letters while subsequent lines are the default font and size. In the new version, you can highlight some text and then use the modified text styles button to get quick access to different font formatting like bold, italic, underline, and many more. Click on the Aa button to do this.
There are many other improvements that macOS Big Sur brought to the Notes app. To learn about other modified features of Apple Notes, head over to the Apple Support page and see the host of improved features that macOS Big Sur made. You can also check it out yourself by launching Apple Notes on your Mac.
