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Smart Notebooks & Pens: Rocketbooks

Checking Out Rocketbooks from MSU Main Library

The MSU Main Library has 2 Rocketbooks and their required pens (Pilot FriXion) available for checkout from our Circulation Desk (main help desk on the first floor). They can be checked out for 14 days. They must be returned directly to the Circulation Desk (NOT placed in a book drop). Please wipe Rocketbooks clean before returning.

Basic description

Rocketbooks are reusable notebooks that allow you to digitize handwritten notes.

 

You write on the notebook paper with a Pilot FriXion pen. Any other pen will damage the notebook. Then using the Rocketbook app, you use the device's camera to scan the page and export it to your preferred destination, or keep it saved locally on the app. Destinations include Google Drive, Dropbox, Evernote, Slack, Box, iCloud and more.

 

Rocketbook also gives the option to convert the handwriting from the scanned document to digital text. The neater your handwriting, the better the translation. When you no longer need the physical version of the notes, you wipe the page clean with a damp cloth. To see how to transcribe handwritten notes, see Rocketbook's guide on their website.

 

To learn more about Rocketbooks and all its unique features, check out the videos on Rocketbook's page or refer to the links below.

Handwriting OCR

Handwriting Recognition (OCR)

Links to articles concerning the ability of the Rocketbook app to recognize your handwriting and transcribe it to text.

Destination Set Up

Destination Set Up

Below are links to Rocketbook help articles on how to set up your app and notebook to send your notes to a particular destination.