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HOW TO USE
EVERNOTE
Nezel P. Yuronghttps://purposiveninja.wordpress.com
INTRODUCTION
Evernote
is the easy and powerful way to remember everything, like:
-lifelong memories-vital information-daily reminders
-to-do lists
Uses of Evernote:
-automatically synced your account across all of your
devices
-makes it easy to capture, browse, search and edit your notes everywhere you have
Evernote
Devices Evernote works with:
-smartphones-tablets
-computers-on the web
GETTING
STARTED
Open your browser and go to Evernote.com
For this Tutorial we will learn the Basic
Click SIGN UP
Enter your email, password and click Create Account
Download Evernote to your desktop
Click Save File
THE HOMESCREEN
From the Home Screen
you can create new notes and notebooks, as well as browse,
organize, and search your Evernote account.
Familiarizing the Home
screen
Sidebar: Offers many ways to browse the contents of your
Evernote account.
Note List: Displays all of the notes in your Evernote account, with the most
recently updated notes shown first.
Note Editor: Where you view and edit the note currently
selected from the Note List.
By default, your most recently updated note will be
displayed when you launch Evernote.
Search: Search your notes for keywords, locations, tags and
more.
New Note Button: Creates a new note in a specified
notebook
When clicked, a blank note will appear in the Note Editor
where it can be edited immediately.
Activity Stream Button: Click to view your Activity Stream,
which shows updates that have occurred in your Shared Notes, Shared Notebooks and
Joined Notebooks.
Sync Button: Click to manually sync your Evernote
account.
Evernote automatically syncs regularly, so using this button
is optional.
Account Info Button: Click to add a new Evernote account, sign out, or view information
about your account.
CREATING A
NEW NOTE
Click the New Note icon
By default, the note will be created in your default
notebook.
You can also click the drop-down menu to create the
note in another notebook.
Once created, your note will automatically be saved to
Evernote and synced across all your devices.
ADDING ATTACHMENTS
To add an attachment, drag and drop it into the body of your
note
or use any of the following buttons in the Note Editor:
Click to attach audio using any compatible microphone.
Click to attach an image or any file.
FORMATTING
TEXT
To format text in a note, use any of the formatting tools as you would in a normal word
processor:
Font Tools: Click to change the font, font size and font
styles.
Layout & Special Element Tools
Click to align text or create bulleted and numbered lists,
or to insert special elements such as a checkbox, table or
horizontal rule.
REMOVING
FORMATTING
TEXT
Sometimes you may prefer to paste text into a note and
remove all formatting on that text (remove bold, italics, sizes, and other rich text).
Paste as Plain Text: Instead of pasting into the note as
usual, select Edit > Paste as Text.
The pasted text will be inserted into the note without any formatting whatsoever.
Simplify Formatting: Select Format > Simplify Formatting to convert an entire note into a default font size, font color,
and line spacing.
Remove formatting: Select Format > Remove formatting to convert an entire note into a plain fixed-width font and size with no text formatting
whatsoever.
EDITING
A NOTE
Click the Note List to display its contents in the Note Editor
Then click anywhere in the body of the note to make
edits. You may also double-click the note to open
it in a separate window.
DELETING
A NOTE
To delete a note, simply click it in the Note List to select it,
Then hit the Delete key on your keyboard.
The note will be moved to your Trash Notebook.
CHANGING
NOTE
DETAILS
To edit information about a
note, click the i Note Info
button
You can change a note's location details, created and
updated dates, view Note History (Evernote Premium feature), and other details.
ADDING
REMINDERS &
ALARMS
Reminders
are a great way to keep track of notes that contain
time-sensitive information, or that you need in order to
accomplish tasks.
CREATING A REMINDER
Select a note from the Notes List and click the Reminder
button
Click Done when the Reminder Added box appears.
Your new Reminder will appear in the Reminders List
where it can be sorted, ordered, edited and more
ADDING AN ALARM
If you would like to be notified when a Reminder is due, click
the Reminder icon
Select Add Date to set up a deadline or due date.
There are two different ways to be notified when a
Reminder is due:
Notification Pop-ups:
Alarms appear as pop-up boxes on your device. You are given the option to clear the
alarm or open up and view the note.
Email Notifications:
You can opt to receive an email on the day timed
reminders are due.
To manage Reminders
preferences such as configuring email reminders
and time zones do the following:
Select Tools > Options
Select the Reminders tab
Tick the Receive reminder emails checkbox.
VIEWING, EDITING
& MANAGING
REMINDERS
Reminders
are a powerful tool for calling attention to and tracking your
notes
The following lists some ways you can manage your
Reminders:
To view a list of Reminders: Open the Notes List
Click the Reminder button
A number appears at top of the list indicating the number of reminders that have been
created.
To mark a Reminder as completed:
Click the checkbox to the left of a Reminder to mark it as
completed.
To cancel a Reminder, change or remove the notification
date:
Open the note in the notes editor
Click the Reminder icon and select the appropriate option: Clear Reminder, Change Date,
or Remove Date.
To reorder Reminders in your Reminders list:
Click and drag the Reminders to move them up and down
the list.
BROWSING
YOUR NOTES
You may browse notes easily by note, notebook, tag,
location, and more using the Sidebar.
To browse all the notes in your Evernote account, click
Notes in the Sidebar.
The Note List will be displayed.
Note View Options
The Note list can display your notes in three different views.
To switch between these, click the Note View Options button
Then select a desired view.
List:
Displays a list of your notes that includes the note title
and other information about the note.
Snippet:
Displays your notes as a list that includes excerpts next to
a thumbnail of an attached image.
Card:
Displays your notes as cards that include excerpts from
the note above a thumbnail of an attached image.
NOTEBOOKS
Click Notebooks in the Sidebar to see the list of all
notebooks.
To view all the notes in a notebook, double-click it.
Notebook Views
You can choose whether to view all your notebooks
(including any business or shared notebooks),
only your private notebooks, or only your personal
notebooks.
To switch between these, select them from the
drop-down list
TAGS
To view all of the tags in your Evernote account, click Tags
in the Sidebar.
Please note that if there are no tagged notes in your
Evernote account this option will not be visible in the
Sidebar
ATLAS
Atlas
lets you browse your notes based on where they were
created.
To open Atlas, click Atlas in the Sidebar.
Place Card View
In Atlas, you can view the location of all your notes at
once by clicking the All Notes card.
Map View
The map view will be displayed when you click any
of the Location Cards.
This view displays the locations of your notes on an interactive map that allows
you to zoom-in and zoom-out.
You may also move around the map by clicking and
dragging or using the Current Location button on the
bottom-left.
Numbered flags
indicate how many notes were created in a given
location.
To review notes,
click any of the flags.
If multiple different types of notes are listed in one flag, you may select your desired
note type from a list of options.
You may also click the Note Count button in the
lower-right corner of the map view to display all of the notes that are currently
shown on the map in the Note List.
SHORTCUTS
Click any note, notebook, Notebook Stack, or tag in the
Shortcuts portion of the Sidebar to display it in
Evernote.
Shortcuts
are the easy way to navigate directly to the items in your Evernote account you use
most.
ACTIVITY STREAM
The Activity Stream
lists all of the activity that has taken place in any Shared
Notes or Shared Notebooks that you have shared
The Activity Stream
includes information about what notes others have
created or updated and when.
When new updates are posted to your Activity Stream, the
Activity Stream icon will turn blue,
and show the number of events that have occurred since you last opened your
Activity Stream.
Click on the button to show a list of which notes were
updated.
ORGANIZE YOUR
NOTES
Notebooks
Notebooks
are the most common way of organizing notes in Evernote,
and are commonly used to separate notes by category,
location or purpose.
For example, you might create one notebook called 'Work Notes' and one called
'Personal Notes' to keep these types of notes separate
and easier to find.
All Evernote accounts have one default notebook that is automatically created when
the account is created
Shared Notebooks
can also be used to selectively allow others to
see and edit the contents of your notebooks.
Creating a New Notebook
In the Sidebar, click Notebooks. The Notebook List
will be displayed.
Click the + New Notebook button.
Enter a name for your new notebook and press the return
key. You can add notes to your new notebook
immediately.
Adding Notes to a Notebook
By default, all new notes will be saved to your Evernote
account's default notebook.
In the Sidebar, click Notes. The Note List will be
displayed.
Click the note you want to move. The note will be
displayed in the Note Editor.
Click the Notebook selector drop-down in the upper-left corner of the Note Editor
Click the notebook that you want to move the note to.
Evernote will automatically save and sync the change.
Renaming a Notebook
Select it in the Notebook List
Then right-click on the notebook name and select
'Rename Notebook'.
Deleting a Notebook
Click the Notebooks icon in the Sidebar.
Control-click or right-click the notebook you want to delete
in the Notebook List
Click Delete Notebook... A confirmation box will be
displayed.
Click Delete. The notebook will be deleted and any notes
in it will be moved to the Trash Notebook.
Notebook Stacks
Notebook Stacks
are an optional way to organize multiple notebooks by grouping them into sets.
Notebook Stacks
are an optional way to organize multiple notebooks by grouping them into sets.
For example, you might create a Notebook Stack called 'Recipes' then add
Notebooks to it called 'Breakfast Recipes,' 'Lunch
Recipes,' and 'Dinner Recipes'.
Each Notebook Stacks appears in the Notebook List
as a notebook
with larger box that displays the name of the Notebook Stack and the number of notebooks it contains.
Creating a Notebook Stack
Click the Notebooks icon in the Sidebar.
Drag and drop any other notebooks you want to include on to the new
Notebook Stack.
Drag and drop one notebook on to another notebook. A
new Notebook Stack containing both notebooks
will be created automatically.
Adding a Notebook to a
Notebook Stack
Just drag and drop the notebook on to the Notebook Stack you want to add it to.
Deleting a Notebook Stack
In the Sidebar, click Notebooks.
Control-click or right-click the Notebook Stack you want to
delete.
Click Delete Stack... A confirmation box will be
displayed.
Click Delete
SHORTCUTS
Shortcuts are listed beneath the Shortcuts heading at the
top of the Sidebar.
You can create Shortcuts for notes, notebooks, Notebook Stacks and Tags, which will
each be listed with a corresponding icon.
Adding a Shortcut
Just drag and drop a note or notebook to anywhere on the
Sidebar.
To create multiple shortcuts at the same time, hold the
Shift key,
Then click multiple items from your Evernote account
to select them and drag them to anywhere on the Sidebar.
Deleting a Shortcut
Click and drag it to anywhere outside the Sidebar.
TAGS
Tags
are an optional way to associate keywords to notes and improve searchability.
To view all of the tags used in your Evernote account, click the Tags icon in the Sidebar
Tagging a Note
Open a new or existing note.
Click the Click to add tag... field.
Begin typing the tag you want to add.
Click OK
The tag will be highlighted in blue.
Creating a New Tag
In the Sidebar, click Tags.
Click the + New Tag Button in the upper-left corner of the
Tag List. A new tag will appear in the Tag List.
Enter the name for the new tag.
Deleting a Tag
In the Sidebar, click Tags.
Control-click or right-click the tag you want to delete.
Click Delete Tag
Click Delete
SEARCHING YOUR
NOTES
TypeAhead Search
TypeAhead Search
makes finding the exact notes you're looking for
easier than ever.
Just start typing in the Search notes the field
you're looking.
a drop-down will display search suggestions based
on the contents of your Evernote account,
including:Keywords and phrases
NotebooksTags
Recent searches
Document & PDF Search (Evernote Premium Feature)
Evernote Premium and Evernote Business
subscribers may also search for typed and
handwritten text inside the following attached file
types:
Scanned PDFsDocuments (Microsoft
Office, and iWork)Spreadsheets (Microsoft
Office, and iWork)Presentations (Microsoft
Office, and iWork)
Search Options
Recent Searches
Evernote automatically saves your five most recent searches and
makes them available with just a couple clicks.
SHARE YOUR WORK
Share notes and request feedback
To invite others to view or edit a note:
Select a note from the note list.
Tap the Share button at the top of the note editor
Set the permission level to 'Can edit and invite', 'Can
edit', or 'Can view'.
Make sure there's at least one recipient, type a
message, then click or tap Send.
To share a notebook and invite others to add or edit content using Work Chat:
Open your list of notebooks and find the notebook you want to
share.
Select the notebook and click Share.
Select one or more recipients, select an
existing chat group, or enter at least one email
address.
Set the permission level to 'Can edit and invite' or
'Can edit', add an optional note, then tap Send.
Present or project your notes
When you're in a group setting or at a meeting,
you can use presentation mode to share a full-width version of your notes on your desktop or laptop
computer, or secondary monitor.
Notes you're working on at the moment can now be
easily viewed by everyone at your meeting.
Congratulations!
You are now an expert of Evernote.