HOW TO USE EVERNOTE 1
HOW TO USE
EVERNOTE
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First, download the
installation software
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Open your favorite
web browser
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visit the Evernote
Web site at
www.evernote.com
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The Web site will
automatically detect
what type of
computer you are
using
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and provide you with
the correct download
option:
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For phone and
mobile:
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Windows Users
Download the setup
executable
file anywhere on your
Windows PC.
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When the download
completes,
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double-click the file
to launch the setup
program
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After the setup
program completes,
click Finish
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To launch Evernote,
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click the icon in your
All Programs menu
within the Evernote
folder:
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Creating your
Evernote User
Account
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The first time you
launch the Evernote
application,
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you will be prompted
to enter your
username and
password,
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or create a new
Evernote account
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To create a new
Evernote account,
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click "Get a free
Evernote account
now":
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Clicking this link will
open a new window
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where you can input
your information and
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choose a username :
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choose a password:
Once you've filled in
all of these fields,
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click "Register"
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This will create your
account and
immediately log you
in
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with your new
account in Evernote
on your desktop
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Creating Your First
Note
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Evernote can store
many different types
of content,
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and the most
common is simple
text
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At the top of the main
Evernote window,
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you'll see a large
button labeled "New
Note":
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Click that button
Evernote will create a
brand new note
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and place the cursor
into the body of the
note:
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You can give the note
any title you like
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For this example, a
simple title:
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Now, click in the
main body of the
note and start typing!
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you can style the text
by:
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a. changing the font
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b. increasing or
decreasing the size
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c. change the color
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You can also bold,
italicize or underline
the text
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all of these options
are available
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in the toolbar above
the note body.
Once you're finished
typing your note,
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you don't need to do
anything else.
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Evernote will
automatically save
and
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synchronize your
new note to Evernote
on the Web
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That same note will
then be available
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on all of your devices
where Evernote is
installed.
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How to add images to
your note
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Evernote is a great
tool for saving all
kinds of information,
not just text.
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Evernote makes it
extremely simple to
add
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all kinds of images to
your account
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and keep them
forever
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Open the main
Evernote window,
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click that "New Note"
button
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fill in a title for your
first image note,
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drag the image
directly into the note
body:
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Understanding
Evernote Sync
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Evernote for Windows
or Mac will
automatically
synchronize your
notes
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with Evernote on the
Web every few
minutes,
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but you can manually
sync any time
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by clicking the "Sync"
button:
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Saving Web Content
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First, highlight a
webpage
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that you like to save
to your Evernote
account:
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For example:
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just click the
Evernote button in
the browser toolbar:
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And a brand new
note is created
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with the content that
was highlighted:
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Setting Reminders
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Set a Reminder for
any note by opening
the note
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and clicking or
tapping the Reminder
icon.
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For time-sensitive
Reminders, you can
also set a due date:
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Reminders appear in
a To-do List at the
top of your Note List,
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where they can be
sorted, ordered,
edited and more.
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Open a notebook to
see only those
Reminders
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or to create new
reminders inside that
notebook.
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You can opt to
receive emails on the
day timed reminders
are due.
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Once you've
completed a task
associated with a
Reminder,
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check it off in the
Reminders list
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Checking off a
Reminder does not
delete the original
note
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We travel not to
escape life but for
life not to escape
us...
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