INTRODUCTION TO
EVERNOTE
Your External Brain
How Does Evernote Work?
How Does Evernote Work?
• Capture things you want to remember in Evernote
How Does Evernote Work?
• Capture things you want to remember in Evernote
• Evernote synchronizes to its server and your computer,
laptop, iPod touch, iPad, or other mobile devices
How Does Evernote Work?
• Capture things you want to remember in Evernote
• Evernote synchronizes to its server and your computer,
laptop, iPod touch, iPad, or other mobile devices
• Add tags to organize if you wish
How Does Evernote Work?
• Capture things you want to remember in Evernote
• Evernote synchronizes to its server and your computer,
laptop, iPod touch, iPad, or other mobile devices
• Add tags to organize if you wish
• Search or filter when you want to find something
Evernote Accounts
Evernote Accounts
• Notes you create can be available anywhere you have
access to the internet. (A portable version is available.)
Evernote Accounts
• Notes you create can be available anywhere you have
access to the internet. (A portable version is available.)
• Create an Evernote account
Evernote Accounts
• Notes you create can be available anywhere you have
access to the internet. (A portable version is available.)
• Create an Evernote account
• Evernote accounts are FREE! Register at evernote.com
Evernote Accounts
• Notes you create can be available anywhere you have
access to the internet. (A portable version is available.)
• Create an Evernote account
• Evernote accounts are FREE! Register at evernote.com.
• Works with Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad, etc.
Download and install Evernote
Once Evernote installation completes, you will be greeted
with a welcome screen:
Download and install Evernote
Once Evernote installation completes, you will be greeted
with a welcome screen:
If you already have an account,
enter your account credentials or
create a new account by clicking
“Get a free Evernote account
now”.
This will launch the Evernote account
creation screen to create your user
name and password
Free Account
Free Account
Permits you to store notes in Evernote in
Free Account
Permits you to store notes in Evernote in
1. Plain or rich text—you can also type directly into
Evernote
Free Account
Permits you to store notes in Evernote in
1. Plain or rich text—you can also type directly into
Evernote
2. Images
Free Account
Permits you to store notes in Evernote in
1. Plain or rich text—you can also type directly into
Evernote
2. Images
3. PDF files
Free Account
Permits you to store notes in Evernote in
1. Plain or rich text—you can also type directly into
Evernote
2. Images
3. PDF files
(Premium/paid subscribers can save any type of file)
Attributes of notes
Attributes of notes
• The date the note was created, and if applicable, modified
Attributes of notes
• The date the note was created, and if applicable, modified
• The location where the note was created, expressed as a
set of GPS coordinates (optional—usually added when
the note was created using a mobile app)
Attributes of notes
• The date the note was created, and if applicable, modified
• The location where the note was created, expressed as a
set of GPS coordinates (optional—usually added when
the note was created using a mobile app)
• A URL if the note’s content was clipped from the web
Attributes of notes
• The date the note was created, and if applicable, modified
• The location where the note was created, expressed as a
set of GPS coordinates (optional—usually added when
the note was created using a mobile app)
• A URL if the note’s content was clipped from the web
• The notebook where the note resides
Attributes of notes
• The date the note was created, and if applicable, modified
• The location where the note was created, expressed as a
set of GPS coordinates (optional—usually added when
the note was created using a mobile app)
• A URL if the note’s content was clipped from the web
• The notebook where the note resides
• Searchable by keywords or by tags
If you have an Evernote account the contents can be synced on all your internet
connected devices. Copy it with one device and have it available on the others.
If you have an Evernote account the contents can be synced on all your internet
connected devices. Copy it with one device and have it available on the others.
Notebooks
Notebooks
• Evernote stores your notes in separate containers called
“notebooks”.
Notebooks
• Evernote stores your notes in separate containers called
“notebooks”.
• Your account starts with one notebook but you can add
additional notebooks at any time.
Notebooks
• Evernote stores your notes in separate containers called
“notebooks”.
• Your account starts with one notebook but you can add
additional notebooks at any time.
• Each notebook name must be unique.
Notebooks
• Evernote stores your notes in separate containers called
“notebooks”.
• Your account starts with one notebook but you can add
additional notebooks at any time.
• Each notebook name must be unique.
• Local notebooks are stored on your computer.
Notebooks
• Evernote stores your notes in separate containers called
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“notebooks”.
Your account starts with one notebook but you can add
additional notebooks at any time.
Each notebook name must be unique.
Local notebooks are stored on your computer.
There are two ways to create new notebooks.
First way to create a notebook
First way to create a notebook
Click on File/New/Notebook
First way
Click on File/New/Notebook
You are presented with these option:
First way
Click on File/New/Notebook
You are presented with these option:
Local notebooks are stored on your computer. Images will
not be processed but text will be searchable.
Second Way to Create a New Notebook.
Second Way to Create a New Notebook.
Click in the Left-Hand Notebook Pane and hit the “Insert”
key, or Right-Click and select “New Notebook”. The same
options appear:
Second Way to Create a New Notebook.
Click in the Left-Hand Notebook Pane and hit the “Insert”
key, or Right-Click and select “New Notebook”. The same
options appear:
Synchronized Notebooks
Synchronized Notebooks
• Are uploaded to the Evernote Web service and will be
available on other devices when you log in to your
Evernote account.
Synchronized Notebooks
• Are uploaded to the Evernote Web service and will be
available on other devices when you log in to your
Evernote account.
• Your Default Notebook will receive new notes when you
do not have another notebook selected.
Managing Notebooks
Managing Notebooks
• The notebook name can be changed after it has been
created.
Managing Notebooks
• The notebook name can be changed after it has been
created.
• You can also change the properties by right-clicking and
selecting “Properties”
Managing Notebooks
• The notebook name can be changed after it has been
created.
• You can also change the properties by right-clicking and
selecting “Properties”
How to Capture with Evernote
How to Capture with Evernote
• Type text into a new note
How to Capture with Evernote
• Type text into a new note
How to Capture with Evernote
• Type text into a new note
• Copy and paste or drag and drop from any source
How to Capture with Evernote
• Type text into a new note
• Copy and paste or drag and drop from any source
• One-click clipping from internet browser
Evernote as a Web Clipper
Use Evernote in your web browser
Use Evernote in your web browser
Extensions (add-ons or plug-ins) are available for several
web browsers:
Use Evernote in your web browser
Extensions (add-ons or plug-ins) are available for several
web browsers:
Firefox
Use Evernote in your web browser
Extensions (add-ons or plug-ins) are available for several
web browsers:
Firefox
Chrome
Use Evernote in your web browser
Extensions (add-ons or plug-ins) are available for several
web browsers:
Firefox
Chrome
Safari
Use Evernote in your web browser
Extensions (add-ons or plug-ins) are available for several
web browsers:
Firefox
Chrome
Safari
Opera
Use Evernote in your web browser
Extensions (add-ons or plug-ins) are available for several
web browsers:
Firefox
Chrome
Safari
Opera
Internet Explorer
Evernote Chrome Extension
Evernote Chrome Extension
Click on the Evernote icon.
A dialog box opens that enables you to
edit the title of your clip, add a tag or
tags, and select the notebook you wish to
save the clip to. The clip is saved when
you select “Clip article” or “Clip
selection”.
Or use one click clipping—right click and
select the appropriate option
Some Uses of Evernote
Some Uses of Evernote
• Take notes
Some Uses of Evernote
• Take notes
• Take pictures
Some Uses of Evernote
• Take notes
• Take pictures
• Save documents
Some Uses of Evernote
• Take notes
• Take pictures
• Save documents
• Photograph business cards
Some Uses of Evernote
• Take notes
• Take pictures
• Save documents
• Photograph business cards
• Track expenses
Some Uses of Evernote
• Take notes
• Take pictures
• Save documents
• Photograph business cards
• Track expenses
• Track checks
Some Uses of Evernote
• Take notes
• Take pictures
• Save documents
• Photograph business cards
• Track expenses
• Track checks
• Track deposits
More Uses of Evernote
More Uses of Evernote
• Archive your prescriptions
More Uses of Evernote
• Archive your prescriptions
• Store online passwords and receipts
More Uses of Evernote
• Archive your prescriptions
• Store online passwords and receipts
• Retain news and content from websites
More Uses of Evernote
• Archive your prescriptions
• Store online passwords and receipts
• Retain news and content from websites
• Record the wisdom of whiteboards
More Uses of Evernote
• Archive your prescriptions
• Store online passwords and receipts
• Retain news and content from websites
• Record the wisdom of whiteboards
• Archive voicemail messages
More Uses of Evernote
• Archive your prescriptions
• Store online passwords and receipts
• Retain news and content from websites
• Record the wisdom of whiteboards
• Archive voicemail messages
• Dictate your thoughts
More Uses of Evernote
• Archive your prescriptions
• Store online passwords and receipts
• Retain news and content from websites
• Record the wisdom of whiteboards
• Archive voicemail messages
• Dictate your thoughts
• Preserve your tweets
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18 Dec 2011 RJS