Once Alexa+ is active, go to the notebook you want to share and tap the share icon in the top right corner. (You may need to tap the top of the page to see the menu bar.) Once you click on it, it will ask if you want to share the page or the notebook. Both options can be used to share with Alexa. If you choose one of them, a new menu will appear at the bottom of the screen with a prompt to send an email linked to your Amazon account, and an option “Send to Alexa” should be under those. Click it and you’re good to go.

When you’re ready to ask questions about the notes you sent, you’ll want to prompt Alexa with a question like “Give a summary of (notebook name).” I asked things like, “Give me a recap of my Disney planner notes,” and “Did you get my to-do note?” which prompted Alexa to tell me she saw a Quick Notes document I sent.

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The summaries that Alexa gives are simple, although the Disney one is more accurate than the to-do list, because Disney doesn’t use only cursive. I get questions like, “What days should I book Lightning Lane?” and get an accurate answer on which days I write to book my Disney World Lightning Lanes. I didn’t get a completely accurate to-do list; It says things like “set up robot role” instead of my bullet point of “set up robot vac,” and “Unite Alexa Stay” instead of my item of “Write Alexa story.” (Yes, that’s the story.)

It’s a solid conversation starter, at least, and gives Alexa a good base for what I want to talk about and handle. I also asked if it thought I didn’t have anything from my packing list that was exclusively clothes and shoes, and the assistant flagged that I should pack sunscreen, a charger, and a small backpack. Right, but what I really need to remember to bring is toothpaste. But I’m not sure Alexa can save me from always forgetting to bring toothpaste.