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.