How to Import Individual PNG Files* into GoodNotes

Instructions for importing your digital stickers into the GoodNotes app on your iPad

*PNG files support transparent backgrounds, ideal for layering digital stickers to create fun designs.

  • Step 1: Download Your Digital Stickers

    Once purchased, from meleacreative.com, download your digital stickers on your device. It is preferred to download your digital stickers to your FILES app.

  • Step 2: Open GoodNotes and Add a New Note

    Open the GOODNOTES application on your device. Click the +NEW icon to open a new note. Then select NOTEBOOK then CREATE.

  • Step 3: Tap the Elements Tool Icon

    While in GOODNOTES, in the HANDWRITING TOOLBAR, tap the ELEMENTS tool icon. It resembles a star in a round sticker.

  • Step 4: Tap the + Icon in the Elements Toolbar

    In the ELEMENTS TOOLBAR, tap the + icon in the lower righthand corner of the popup window. If the icon is not automatically visible, scroll to the right to get to the end of the digital sticker collections.

  • Step 5: Write a Title for a New Collection

    Write a digital sticker book TITLE for a NEW COLLECTION.

  • Step 6: Position Your Digital Stickers in the Split View

    Click on the THREE HORIZONTAL DOTS in the upper middle part of the screen to open the option to select SPLIT VIEW.

  • Step 7: Open Your Files App

    Once inside your FILES app, click the THREE HORIZONTAL DOTS IN A CIRCLE icon in the top righthand corner. A popup window will open. Click on SELECT.

  • Step 8: Select All Digital Stickers in Your Files App

    Choose the SELECT ALL button in the top lefthand corner of the FILES app.

  • Step 9: Drag and Drop All Digital Stickers into the New Collection Window in GoodNotes

    DRAG AND DROP all digital stickers into the NEW COLLECTION window in GOODNOTES. This process is much quicker than importing PNG files into GOODNOTES one digital sticker at a time.

  • Step 10: Creating a Collection

    Click CREATE. Once the PNG files are fully imported into GOODNOTES, your digital sticker book will be accessible in the ELEMENTS TOOLBAR. Please note that the import process will likely take several minutes.

  • Step 11: Deselect All Digital Stickers in Your Files App

    Choose the DESELECT ALL button in the top lefthand corner of the FILES app.

  • Step 12: Click Done in Your Files App

    Choose the DONE button in the top righthand corner of the FILES app.

  • Step 13: Swipe Up on Your Device to Close Your Files App

    SWIPE UP on your device to close your FILES app.

  • Step 14: Use Split View Mode to Easily Utilize Digital Stickers in GoodNotes

    Back in the GOODNOTES application, click on the SPLIT VIEW icon in the upper righthand corner of the ELEMENTS TOOLBAR. It resembles a square divided in half vertically. Once clicked, you can position the SPLIT VIEW digital sticker book on either side of your device.

  • Step 15: Have Fun with Your Digital Stickers

    You're now ready to use all of your digital stickers in your planning, note-taking, scrapbooking. Just drag, drop, and create!