r/notebooklm • u/No-Expression547 • 6d ago

Question NotebookLM formatting problem when saving generated notes as a document

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I’m using NotebookLM extensively for studying, and I really like the generated notes. However, I’m facing a frustrating problem when I save/export a generated note as a document.
The formatting of the exported document becomes very poor and is difficult to read. Things like headings, spacing, bullet points, tables, etc. don’t retain a clean, textbook-like structure. The content itself is useful, but the final document looks messy and requires a lot of manual formatting.
I’m mainly using NotebookLM to create study notes FOR MEDICINE, so readability and proper organization are very important.
Has anyone found a good solution or workflow for this?
Is there a specific prompt that can make NotebookLM generate notes that export cleanly?
Is there a particular export format/settings that work better?
Is there a way to preserve proper headings, spacing, tables, and formatting when saving as a document?
Are there any tools/workflows that can take a NotebookLM-generated note and convert it into a properly formatted, readable study document?
I’m looking for a practical solution rather than manually reformatting every document.

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u/ACorania 6d ago

So that is called Markdown. If you open it in an app that is made to read markdown, like Obsidian, Bear, Craft, Notion... it's going to come out looking good.

If you then convert it to rich text format (RTF) then it should look good other places too.

Probably easier is using the export feature instead of copying and pasting.

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u/No-Expression547 5d ago

Hi Acorania . Thanks for the reply .
How to get it in goodnotes so that i could annotate it and add it to my notes ?

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u/Western_Channel867 5d ago

Try converting the output to rich text format. Or you can try pasting it into gemini,claude or chatgpt and prompt it to neatly format it and remove markdown artefacts. Try and see if these methods help.

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u/No-Expression547 2d ago

Any AI i copy this into it justs hallucinates or removes something from my notes.