evernote

www.evernote.com

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What is Evernote?

A free software that can be used to archive, organize, search, and share:

• E-mail messages• Web pages• PowerPoint presentations• Word and Excel documents• PDF files• Pictures

– Evernote has the ability to recognize and search printed and handwritten text within snapshots and images.

• Screen clips• Notes created on Evernote

One Account, Many Devices

Evernote can be used on:• Computer• Mobile phone• Web (Chrome, Firefox, Safari,

Explorer) • Tablets• Other internet capable devices

Evernote on the Web is constantly updating all of your computers and devices with the latest versions of your notes so you’ll always have the right information, wherever you are.

How Information Is Organized

Notes

• Everything added to Evernote is saved as a note.• Every notes lives in a notebook. • You can have as many notes as you like.• The maximum size of a note is 25 megabytes. • Each note can contain

– Text– Images– PDF files– Attached files such as PowerPoint presentations

• The built-in note editor also allows for simple styling like different fonts, text sizes, bold/italic text, simple tables, ect.

• All data can be dragged, copied, or typed into the body of the note.

How Information Is Organized

Notebooks

• Notebooks are containers for notes.• New accounts start with 1 notebook. • Each Evernote account is limited to 250 notebooks.

Getting Started

1. Download Evernote

Download Evernote to the devices you will be using it on.

2. Create an Evernote Account

RegistrationRegistration is simple just fill in the blanks and click register. You don’t have to give up a lot of

personal information.

Account Homepage

How to Create a New Note

1. Click on the File tab

2. Click on New Note

or

3. Click on the New Note button located in the top center of the screen.

or

4. Press the Ctrl and N buttons at the same time.

New Note View

Inserting an Image into a Note

Drag the image from your desktop or the web into the body of the note.

Inserting an Image into a Note

1. Copy the image

2. Right click and select Paste

or

Click the Edit tab and select Paste

Insert a PowerPoint into a Note

Add a PowerPoint or other file to a note

by dragging the file and dropping it into

a note.

Insert a PowerPoint into a Note

1. Click the File Tab

2. Click Attach Files…

3. Select the PowerPoint or file you want to insert

4. Press Open

Notebooks

The list of notebooks is found at the left of

the screen under Notebooks.

How to Create a New Notebook

1. Right-click on the Notebooks heading above the notebook list and select New Notebook.

or

2. Click the File tab

3. Select New Notebook

How to Move Notes Between Notebooks

1. Dropdown the Notebook List at the upper right-hand corner of the note.

2. Select the notebook you want the note in.

How to Move Notes Between Notebooks

You can drag a note onto any notebook to move it

to that notebook.

Delete Notes/Notebooks

To delete a note or notebook simply select it and then press the delete button at the top of the

page.

Tags

• Evernote uses tags rather than sections or folders to classify notes.

• Tags are keywords or labels that you manually assign with a note to quickly search and filter notes later using those tags.

• Notes can have multiple tags. • Assign the same tags to notes on similar

topics.

How to Tag a Note

1. Click the File Tab

2. Select New Tag

3. A pop up box will appear. Simply type in a tag keyword.

Search Tags

You can search tags by clicking

the Tags button at the top of the page and typing in the tag you want to

search.

Searching

• You can also search through notes by typing in a keyword.

• This is different from tagging as the search feature will search for a specific word or phrase as it appears in all notes.

How to Perform a Search

Type in a search word into the box.

The word will be highlighted wherever it appears in each note.

Sharing

You can share individual notes and entire notebooks.

• Send via e-mail• Post to Facebook• Post to Twitter• Copy Note URL to Clipboard

How to Share

At the top of the page click the Share dropdown menu and

select the way in which you want to share the note or

notebook.

View Notes 3 Different Ways• By clicking on the View

tab at the top of the page or select the dropdown menu to the left of the search box you can adjust the way you view your account and notes by selecting one of the three options.– List View– Snippet View– Thumbnail View

List View

Note

List of Notes

Snippet View

List of Notes Includes a

brief clip of text from

each note.

Note

Thumbnail View

Note

List of Notes in the form of Thumbnails

(small picture)

Organizing Note List

• Notes can be organized by – Title– Date created– Last updated– Source URL– Size– Author– Notebook– Tags – Source– Subject– Shared

• To organize notes select the dropdown box above the notes list titled Notes by…