How to Use Evernote

How to Use Evernote

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What is Evernote?


Evernote is a suite of software and

services designed for


Notetaking and Achiving


A note can be


a piece of formatted text


A full webpage or webpage excerpt


A photograph


a voice memo


Or a handwritten ink note


Organize, remember and store all

your stuff in one place


And access it from any of your

devices


Lets go ahead and see what Evernote can do


Go to your browser and type in

www.evernote.com


This page will display on your screen


Lets sign up first


This page should display


Lets use the free version for this tutorial


This form will appear


Type in your email


And your password


Then click register


Congratulations! You have now

created your Evernote account


Now lets get Evernote installed in your computer


For this tutorial, well download the Windows version


Go back to www.evernote.com


Scroll down


Then click Download Evernote


Your download should start

immediately


The website will automatically

detect your computer


And provide you with the correct

download option


When your download is complete


Run the installer


Click on run when prompted to


Complete the installation


Tick the box to accept the License

Agreement


Then click Install


Wait until the installation setup is

complete


Click on Finish to exit the Setup

Wizard


Congratulations! You have now

installed Evernote


Now lets login and get started


Since we already have an account

click on:


Type in your email/username


And password


Then click on Sign In


A welcome note should display on

your screen


Click on Get Started


You will be shown with this display


Lets try and create our first note


Click on Create a note


This should show up on your screen


Click on New Note


You will have this


Lets take time to review your Evernote Home Screen


This area is your note editor


Sidebar shows the content of your Evernote


Note List displays all your notes


Search Bar look up notes, keywords, tags, location and more


Activity Stream Button shows your activity details


Sync Button used to manually sync


Account Info Button add Evernoteaccount or Sign Out


Type in your first note


Type in the Note Title here


Type in the body of your Note here


You can also create an audio or

video note


To create an audio note, click on

New Note dropdown


Your note options will appear


Select New Audio Note


This is what should display on your

note editor


Type in your note title


Click record to create your audio

note


Once youre done, click Save


To play your audio note, click on the

play button


To create a video note, click on New

Note dropdown


Select New Webcam Note


You need to have your webcam

connected to do this


Your webcam should start up


Click on Take Snapshot


Your snapshot should display


You can retake your snapshot


Or save to Evernote


You can annotate your images using

texts, arrows or shapes


Your snapshot will be opened in a

window like Paint


The icons on the left let you edit

your image


For further emphasis on your notes


Add arrows


Add text


Add shapes


Draw on your image


Pixelate your image


Add stamps to your image


And crop your image


To create an ink note, click on New

Note dropdown


Select New Ink Note


Your Note Editor should look like

this


You can write your note as if you

were doodling


You can also take a screenshot with

Evernote


Click on New Note dropdown


Select New Screenshot


A screenshot or clip of your screen

will be displayed


The clip will be displayed in a Paint

like window


Remember when we annotated the

webcam note earlier?


Works exactly the same!


Your screenshot note is done!


Now that we have created your

notes, lets organize!


Organize your notes around projects

or interests in your Notebook


To create your Notebook, click File


Select New Notebook


This box will pop up


There are 2 types of Notebook


Synchronized Notebook shared notebook


Local Notebook stored only on your hard drive


For this tutorial, lets create a synchronized notebook


Type in your notebooks name


Tick the box, to make it your

default notebook


Then click OK


Your Notebook should now be saved


You can move files by dragging it to

your Notebook


Or alternatively you can click Note


Select Move


Then select the Notebook you want

to move it to


Evernote lets you share your

notebook


Keep projects, resources and ideas

in one shared place


So you and your team can be more

productive


On Evernote, select Notebook


Your Notebooks should display


Select the Notebook you wish to

share


These icons will show beside your

folders name


Click on this icon to share your

folder


This box will display


You can share it with individuals


Or create a public link


If you share with individuals, this

box will show up


Enter the email addresses of your

collaborators


You can control their access by

clicking on the dropdown


View notes


View notes and activity


Modify notes


Modify and invite others


Tick the box to allow notebook

preview without requiring login


You can also add a message if you

want to


Click on Share once youre done


Click on Done once youre finished


If you want to create a public link,

click


Your link should display


You can share this link via e-mail


Or your social media sites


Click on Done once youre finished


We did say earlier that we can save

a webpage


Or a webpage excerpt


To do that, we need to add Evernote

Web Clipper


Click on download


Your option will vary depending on

your browser


For this tutorial, lets download web clipper for chrome


This pop up will appear


Click on Add


The add on will automatically be

added to your browser


To save a webpage, click on the

Evernote icon


This window should display


Choose which saving type you prefer


Click on save, to save it in Evernote


You can also add annotations


And share the webpage or excerpt


Choose how you want to share it


Remember Batmans utility belt?


Where he has different tools he uses


Evernote works similarly like that


Here are some add ons that might

be helpful


Evernote Clearly reformats webpages and removes ads


Evernote Hello a networking tool that helps you remember people


Penultimate write notes, mark up images, save to your notebook


RightSignature turns notes and attachments into PDF to be signed


Peek make your notes into flashcards for study material


Evernote Skitch draw attention by using annotation, shapes and sketches


And that ends our tutorial


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Thank you!


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How to Use Evernote