Evernote Tutorial

How to install EVERNOTE for

Windows

Go to https://evernote.com/download/

1.Download and InstallClick the Evernote file in the lower left corner of your browser window.

2. Run the installerFollow the steps in the installer. It only takes a minute.

Check the License Agreement box and click Install

Check on the installation status bar.

Click the Finish button.

Click on the Evernote icon on your desktop or Start menu bar.

Fill up the Email and password box

Click the Register button

Welcome page will open then click Get Started button

Evernote Home screen will open.

Parts of the EVERNOTE

Homescreen

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. This is also where search results are displayed.

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. Evernote searches the titles and contents of your notes, as well as text inside images attached to notes.

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. Sync ensures that everything in your Evernote account is available anytime and anywhere that you have access to Evernote, including on your phone, tablet, computer and on the Web.

Account Info Button: Click to add a new Evernote account, sign out, or view information about your account, including your current monthly usage, your Evernote email address and more.

Create a note.

Add text, files, photos and more.

Click on the New Note down arrow task.

Choose which kind of Note you want to use.

Click on New Note

Type on the Title of your Note

Adding Attachments to your Note.

To add an attachment,just drag and drop (photos, files,

images and audio etc.) it into the body of your note.

Right click on the Note Editor or body of the Note and choose Attach Files.

Use any of the following buttons in the Note Editor

Audio: Click choose to attach audio using any compatible microphone.

File: Click choose 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:

1.Font Tools: Click to change the font, font size and font styles.

2.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 Text Formatting

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). Removing formatting is especially helpful when copying and pasting text from a webpage with a variety of fonts, layouts.

Ways to eliminate the formatting:

1. 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.

2. Simplify Formatting: Select Format > Simplify Formatting to convert an entire note into a default font size, font color, and line spacing while retaining basic rich text formatting (bold, italics, underline, hyperlinks, and bullet points).

3. 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

To edit the contents of a note, click it in 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 Note Info button at the top-right of the Note Editor. You can change a note's location details, created and updated dates, view Note History (Evernote Premium feature), and other details.

How to Add Reminders & Alarms

1. Select a note from the Notes List and click the Reminder button  in the top-right corner of the Note Editor.

2. 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. Notes with Reminders appear in the Notes List with a clock icon displayed next to them.

Add an Alarm

Click the Reminder icon and select Add Date to set up a deadline or due date.

 2 different ways to be notified when a Reminder is due:

1. 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. .

2. 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:

1. Select Tools > Options.

2. Select the Reminders tab.

3. Tick the Receive reminder emails checkbox.

To view a list of Reminders: Open the Notes List, then 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 in the top-right of the note itself, then select the appropriate option: Clear Reminder, Change Date, or Remove Date.

Browse Your Notes

You may browse notes easily by note, notebook, tag, location, and more using the Sidebar.

Notes

Note View Options The Note list can display your notes in three different views. To switch

between these, click the Note View Options button at the top-right of the Notebook list, 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. This was the default Note List format in previous versions of Evernote.

Card: Displays your notes as cards that include excerpts from the note above a thumbnail of an attached image.

Notebooks

Notebook Views

Tags To view all of the tags in your Evernote account, click Tags in the Sidebar. The Tag List will be displayed. Please note that if there are no tagged notes in your Evernote account this option will not be visible in the Sidebar. To view all of the notes associated with a tag, double-click the tag. The notes will be shown in the Note List.

Atlas

Shortcuts

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, as well as Joined Notebooks that others have shared with you. The Activity Stream includes information about what notes others have created or updated and when.

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

1. In the Sidebar, click Notebooks. The Notebook List will be displayed.

2. Click the + New Notebook button. A new notebook will appear in the Notebook list.

3. 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

1. In the Sidebar, click Notes. The Note List will be displayed.

2. Click the note you want to move. The note will be displayed in the Note Editor.

3. Click the Notebook selector drop-down in the upper-left corner of the Note Editor. A list of all your notebooks will be displayed.

4. Click the notebook that you want to move the note to. Evernote will automatically save and sync the change.

Renaming a Notebook

To rename an existing notebook, select it in the Notebook List, then right-click on the notebook name and select 'Rename Notebook'.

Deleting a Notebook

1. Click the Notebooks icon in the Sidebar.

2. Control-click or right-click the notebook you want to delete in the Notebook List. A menu will be displayed.

3. Click Delete Notebook... A confirmation box will be displayed.

4. Click Delete. The notebook will be deleted and any notes in it will be moved to the Trash Notebook.

Creating a Notebook Stack

1. Click the Notebooks icon in the Sidebar.

2. Drag and drop one notebook on to another notebook. A new Notebook Stack containing both notebooks will be created automatically.

3. Drag and drop any other notebooks you want to include on to the new Notebook Stack.

Adding a Notebook to a Notebook Stack

Adding a notebook to a Notebook Stack is easy. Just drag and drop the notebook on to the Notebook Stack you want to add it to.

Deleting a Notebook Stack

1. In the Sidebar, click Notebooks.

2. Control-click or right-click the Notebook Stack you want to delete. A menu will be displayed.

3. Click Delete Stack... A confirmation box will be displayed.

4. Click Delete.

Adding a Shortcut

1. To add a shortcut, just drag and drop a note or notebook to anywhere on the Sidebar. You can create up to 250 shortcuts.

2. 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

To delete a shortcut, click and drag it to anywhere outside the Sidebar.

Tagging a Note

1. Open a new or existing note.

2. Click the Click to add tag... field.

3. Begin typing the tag you want to add. A list of suggested tags will appear.

4. Click the tag you want to add.

5. Hit the Return key. The tag will be highlighted in blue.

Creating a New Tag

From the Tag List:

1. In the Sidebar, click Tags.

2. Click the + New Tag Button in the upper-left corner of the Tag List. A new tag will appear in the Tag List.

3. Enter the name for the new tag.

From the Note Editor:

1. Open a new or existing note.

2. In the Note Editor, click the Click to add tag... field.

3. Type a name for the new tag.

4. Hit the Return key. The new tag will be highlighted in blue.

Deleting a Tag

1. Tag.... A confirmation dialog will be displayed.

2. Click Delete. In the Sidebar, click Tags.

3. Control-click or right-click the tag you want to delete. An options menu will be displayed.

4. Click Delete

Search Your Notes

Everything in Evernote is searchable, including the contents of notes, tags and attachments. Evernote even searches for typed and handwritten text inside attached images.

TypeAhead Search makes finding the exact notes you're looking for easier than ever. Just start typing in the Search notes field, and a drop-down will display search suggestions based on the contents of your Evernote account, including:

• Keywords and phrases• Notebooks• Tags• Recent searches

How to share your work.

To invite others to view or edit a note:

1. Select a note from the note list.

2. Tap the Share button at the top of the note editor

3. Set the permission level to 'Can edit and invite', 'Can edit', or 'Can view'.

4. 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:

1. Open your list of notebooks and find the notebook you want to share.

2. Select the notebook and click Share.

3. Select one or more recipients, select an existing chat group, or enter at least one email address.4. 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 in a group meeting/setting, use presentation mode to share a full-width version of your notes on your desktop or laptop computer, or secondary monitor.

1. Open the note you want to present.

2. Click on the projection screen with a play button on it

Auto-detection when people view or edit a note:

If someone else is editing a note you've shared with them, you can see a profile photo of others who are working on it. Evernote also prevents multiple people from editing the same note.

What happens when multiple users edit the same note?

Evernote detects when multiple users are editing or updating a note at the same time. Once a user clicks inside a note and starts editing, other users can only view the note, but are prevented from editing it.

Note: This feature is currently available on Evernote for Windows; Evernote for Mac; Android; iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch; and the Web

Notification that someone else is editing a note (Windows)

A notification appears near the top of the note to let users know when a note is being edited by someone else. Once this notification disappears, the note is no longer locked and is available for others to edit.

Edit anyway

Note: This feature is currently available on Evernote for Windows and Evernote for Mac

If the option is available, and you choose to select “Edit anyway," Evernote creates a duplicate note with any edits made. This duplicate note is automatically saved to a notebook named “Conflicting Changes...” along with a unique timestamp. Users are responsible for determining which changes they would like to keep or discard.