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Apple Evernote is used to create notes quickly, complete with files
and attachments, in order to store and access them across several
devices online, such as laptops, tablets and smartphones, or to share
them with friends and colleagues. These features make Evernote perfect
to organize business jobs or your own personal homework.
Evernote comes with several plans, divided into Basic, Plus, Premium
and Business. In this video we will see just the Basic version, which
is free and does not require any subscription, including most of the
features inside Evernote. Other plans allow bigger storage size,
customer support, offline access, and other extra features we will see.
To start using Evernote you need to sign in with your account with
email and password. If you don't have it, you can create a new one
quickly under Create Account, and then verify your email address.
Once done, Evernote opens with its interface, with the main black
panel on the left, and the selected content on the right.
Evernote works with the Notes, which are objects containing text,
media files and any kind of attachment. To see how to use this
software, let's just start with a new Note, by clicking on New Note
on top. This shows up on the right panel, where you can start typing.
Set up a Title on top, and type the content at the bottom.
Right above you can manage and adjust the properties for the text,
such as font family, size, style and color, or apply any highlighter.
Consider that the new settings affect either the new text or any text that
is selected inside your Note.
Moreover, you can find additional font styles for your selected text
by right-clicking on it and going to Format.
In case you add hyperlinks, Evernote recognizes them and these become
clickable, allowing a direct visit online.
In addition, you have advanced tools to organize the content of your
Note. For example, you can create bullet and numbered lists on each
new line; or use the third button to make ''to-do'' lists, with
interactive squares for each task you have to complete.
The forth button is used to divide the Note into several sections by
extending simple horizontal lines.
You can also adjust the text distribution by using the paragraph
buttons.
Inside the Note you can also add tables by using the table button,
choosing the number of rows and columns. Then click on each cell to
type inside, adjusting the text properties on top.
To add other rows or columns you can click on the grey nodes around
the table. To manage the cells size, just click and move from their
own edges.
You can also color each cell by clicking on the arrow inside it and
choosing the color you like most. If you need to color the entire rows,
columns or the whole table, just click and hold on the interested
cells to select them before adding colors.
The same arrow is used either to merge the selected cells, or to
remove the entire row, column, or table selected.
Notes can also collect files as attachments, including media files,
such as sound, pictures and videos. You can import one inside your
Note by dragging and dropping it inside.
Depending on the kind of file, this is shown inside your Note in
a different way. Most of these files are shown within a rectangular
contour, complete with the file name, size, and two buttons on the
right. Quick Look is used to open, check and edit the file; whereas
Save as.. is used to download the file in your Mac, useful in case
you are reading the Note from another device or email.
In case of audio files, the Play button is used to playback the file
content through the player that shows at the top.
Images and pictures are opened directly inside the Note. Click on it
to select it. At this point, you can click once again to preview the
picture, or drag from the blue node at the bottom to size the image.
When you import presentations or pdf documents, Evernote shows a
complete preview of each page. In case of pdf files, you also get the
Annotate... button to add notes, arrows and comments inside the
document. Pay attention that this feature is available only through
a 30-day trial period, then it becomes part of the Premium plan.
Moreover, with a Basic plan you can't get Notes over 25 MB in size
each. You may need to upgrade to store and save bigger Notes.
All these tables and attached files are always in-line with the text.
You can click and drag these objects to move them within the note,
from one line to another. You can also remove them as you do with
simple text, by using the backspace key.
Use CMD+X, CMD+C and CMD+V to cut, copy or paste selected text or
objects inside your note. If you make a mistake, use CMD+Z to undo
your latest actions.
Besides the text properties, you also have advanced tools right on
top of your Note. Use Record Audio to start recording external
sound with your Mac.
Use Take Snapshot to take a photo from your webcam or browse for
a default picture available.
Use Attach File to search and import files from your Mac folders, and
Attach File from Google Drive to add files from your Google Drive account.
As you type inside your note, this automatically saved and synced
online, in particular every time you see the sync button enabled.
As soon as the sync finishes, the latest version of your note is stored
online to be downloaded by any device or user.
In the top right corner you get other advanced options for your note.
Click on the first button to add reminders, in order to receive
notifications when the deadline is near.
Whereas, use Note Info to check and edit the metadata of your note,
such as title, dates, location and authors.
Use the bin button to move the note into the Trash. The Trash section
collects all the discarded notes, which can be restored on Evernote
or deleted forever. Consider that you won't be able to edit any note
inside the Trash until you restore it first.
As long is you write and sync your note, this will be available
online, but is not shared with anyone yet. To start sharing, click on
the Share button in the top right corner, and enter the email address
of the receiver and his permissions rules with such file, such as
inviting, editing or just reading.
At the bottom under Members, you can check the list of all the people
sharing or editing the note. You can also choose to share the note by
copying and pasting a hyperlink as it is, or via social websites
through the right button. In this way, all the people with the link
can consult your note without a direct invitation.
Other features, such as the Presentation Mode and the Annotations
are available only through a Premium account, and include the
ability to open your Note as a ready presentation, or transform
it into a pdf file complete with comments and annotations.
As you create notes inside Evernote, all of them are listed on the
left side, under All Notes. You can change the way to check and
browse for your notes with the View options button. The default one
used is called Card View.
Evernote allows to organize your notes efficiently, especially when
you start getting lots of them. You can either use the Shortcuts, the
Notebooks or the Tags.
Shortcuts is a personal section placed on the left panel, that lists
all the notes you have dropped inside. This is perfect in case you are
working on the same notes and you want to pick them up quickly.
Notebooks are folders collecting several notes, just like sheets of
paper inside a workbook. By default you have a Notebook plus the Trash
section, but you can create others by going to New Notebook on top,
defining a name and its privacy settings, which can be either Private
or Shared online.
At this point, you can double-click on a Notebook to check its content
inside, or you can select the Notebook directly from the All Notes list.
Pay attention that each note can be collected inside one single
Notebook. You can change its Notebook by clicking on the Notebook
name at the top of the Note and choosing from the list.
To manage, rename and delete your Notebook just right-click on it.
Consider that you can't restore any Notebook deleted, but retrieve
all of its Notes inside the Trash section.
To share an entire Notebook online, just use the Share button, and
insert the email addresses. To share it with a simple hyperlink, just
use the down arrow and then go to Publish Notebook....
Also Tags are used to organize your Notes. These are custom key words
related to the content of your Note.
On top of your Note, next to its Notebook, you can type all the tags
separated by a comma. When you go to the Tags section on the left, you
can double-click on one tag to open the list with all the Notes
matching such key word.
If you are not able to find your Note, you search for it by using
the Search notes bar at the very top. This looks for anything
matching your keywords, inside the Notes, Notebooks and Tags.
In case you have a device that does not have Evernote, you can
retrieve all your Notes and Notebooks by logging in Evernote.com.
Its interface may change a little, but all the basic features are exactly
the same.
Evernote is also a great software to get quick notes and screenshots
while working with your Mac.
When Evernote is open, its elephant icon appears on the top Mac bar.
If you click on it, you get a small window where you can directly type
a new Note and make some quick useful operations, such as taking a
snapshot to your whole screen with Clip Full Screen, or to a selected
region with Clip rectangle. Use the third button to start recording
audio with your microphone.
In case you are going to share your notes inside a team, you can
directly chat with your Members by using the Work Chat in the bottom
left corner, providing their email addresses.
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